{"id":27,"date":"2020-06-29T16:39:43","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T16:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norwoodlegal.com\/tulsa-car-accident-attorney\/"},"modified":"2020-11-07T05:53:54","modified_gmt":"2020-11-07T05:53:54","slug":"tulsa-car-accident-attorney","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/norwoodlegal.com\/tulsa-car-accident-attorney\/","title":{"rendered":"Tulsa Car Accident Attorney"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Oklahoma is a \u201cmodified comparative negligence \u2013 50%\u201d state. This means that people injured in car accidents can only recover damages if it is determined that they are 49% or less at fault. Under the principle of modified comparative negligence, a person\u2019s recoverable damages will be reduced by the percentage of their fault. As a result, insurance companies have an incentive to investigate car accidents in order to claim an injured driver is partially or mostly at fault.<\/p>\n

Joe Norwood investigates the cause of a car accident in order to establish fault and protect the interests of his clients. Using accident investigators, he can often determine how and why a car accident happened. In court, Joe uses the evidence collected to challenge claims of investigators working for the insurance companies.<\/p>\n

Uninsured & Underinsured Coverage and Car Accidents<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the state of Oklahoma, a surprising number of drivers are uninsured or\u00a0underinsured. If you have uninsured \/\u00a0underinsured\u00a0coverage, you can recover damages under your own policy if you are struck or injured by an uninsured \/\u00a0underinsured\u00a0driver. However, it\u2019s not unheard of for an insurer to balk at offering fair compensation to a policyholder trying to collect under the uninsured \/\u00a0underinsured\u00a0terms of his or her own policy.<\/p>\n

Joe will make sure the terms of your uninsured \/ underinsured coverage are honored and is prepared to file a bad faith insurance practices lawsuit if your insurer stalls or delays the payment of a legitimate claim.<\/p>\n

What to Do After a Car Accident<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s not uncommon for insurers to want to talk to an injury victim after a car crash. While a claims adjuster may sound empathetic, the reality is that he or she is looking for any statement or evidence that could justify them reducing or denying your claim.<\/p>\n

In order to protect your interests, it\u2019s important to consult a car accident attorney\u00a0who can represent you in any communications or dealings with insurers. As a personal injury lawyer, Joe has years of experience in counteracting tactics used by insurers to reduce or deny claim payouts throughout Oklahoma.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to protect your financial interests and legal rights after a car accident. Before speaking to an insurance agent,\u00a0contact Joe to ensure your interests are protected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Oklahoma is a \u201cmodified comparative negligence \u2013 50%\u201d state. This means that people injured in car accidents can only recover damages if it is determined that they are 49% or less at fault. Under the principle of modified comparative negligence, a person\u2019s recoverable damages will be reduced by the percentage of their fault. As a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Be it an uninsured, underinsured or insured auto accident or if you need help with what to do after an accident, reach out to Tulsa's Norwood Law Firm","_seopress_robots_index":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/norwoodlegal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/norwoodlegal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/norwoodlegal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norwoodlegal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norwoodlegal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/norwoodlegal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1508,"href":"https:\/\/norwoodlegal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions\/1508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/norwoodlegal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}