Why wouldn’t an insurance company want to settle a claim? Isn’t that the right thing to do?
First and foremost, you need to understand that insurance companies are in business to make money, not necessarily to do the right thing. Although many cases settle without ever having to step foot in a courthouse, there are many reasons too exhaustive to list as to why an insurance company would make a “low ball” offer and not make a fair effort at settling your claim: many times, there is a question as to liability (responsibility) for the incident at hand; insurance companies may attempt to place blame on a third party, or even the plaintiff himself or herself and may therefore deny the claim outright or offer a very low amount to settle the claim. Other times, the insurance company will simply claim that the Plaintiff was not injured in the incident. When these defenses are raised by insurance companies and the case cannot be fairly resolved, then we will go to court for you if in your best interests. John V. Trujillo, Jr., P.A. will be with you every step of the way if the courtro
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