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Lo peor aparece unas tres semanas despu\u00e9s. El perito que sol\u00eda devolverte la llamada ha dejado de llamarte. Llega la carta de oferta. El n\u00famero que aparece est\u00e1 tan por debajo de lo que realmente pagas que lo lees dos veces, seguro que te has dejado un d\u00edgito.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No lo hiciste.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As\u00ed que \u2014 hablando con cualquiera en Texas que est\u00e9 pasando por esto \u2014 hay siete cosas que un <a href=\"https:\/\/mckaylawtx.com\/es\/\">abogado de lesiones personales<\/a> realmente hace en un caso grave de accidente de tr\u00e1fico que mueven la cifra. No es magia. No hay trucos. Es simplemente el trabajo, y si entiendes lo que es el trabajo, entender\u00e1s por qu\u00e9 hacerlo por tu cuenta (o contratar a alguien que en su mayor\u00eda resuelva las cosas r\u00e1pido para mantener las luces encendidas) deja mucho dinero sobre la mesa que nadie te va a contar despu\u00e9s.   <\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Llegar a las pruebas antes de que desaparezcan<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El reloj empieza en el accidente. No cuando contratas a alguien. No cuando por fin te sientes capaz de afrontarlo. En el accidente.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00bfEsa c\u00e1mara de gasolinera en la esquina? La mayor\u00eda de los sitios sobrescriben las im\u00e1genes en dos o cuatro semanas. Algunos en siete d\u00edas. El coche del otro conductor tiene un m\u00f3dulo de control de airbag en su interior que registra su velocidad, su frenada, su \u00e1ngulo de direcci\u00f3n en los cinco segundos previos al impacto \u2014 y ese coche est\u00e1 en una subasta de desguace en menos de un mes. Una vez que est\u00e1 separado, los datos se van con \u00e9l. Testigos, mu\u00e9vanse. Se olvidan. Alguien que estaba seguro de lo que vio a las 2 de la tarde de un martes est\u00e1 mucho menos seguro seis meses despu\u00e9s, cuando un investigador de defensa finalmente lo localiza en su nuevo apartamento.       <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As\u00ed que el primer d\u00eda importa, y la mayor parte del primer d\u00eda son recados. Alguien tiene que enviar cartas de spoliaci\u00f3n a todos los negocios que pudieran haber tenido una c\u00e1mara en la intersecci\u00f3n. Alguien tiene que retener ambos veh\u00edculos antes de que se muevan o vendan. Alguien tiene que enviar a un reconstruccionista antes de que la pr\u00f3xima lluvia borre las marcas de frenado de la carretera, extraer el audio del 911 y las notas de despacho, y perseguir la c\u00e1mara corporal de cualquier unidad que haya respondido \u2014 todo en su propio reloj, todo antes de que se acabe la ventana de esa prueba en particular.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No puedes hacer nada de eso desde una cama de hospital. La mayor\u00eda de la gente ni siquiera sabe que hay que hacerla. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. El historial m\u00e9dico es el caso<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seguir\u00e9 diciendo esto hasta que la gente lo crea. Los peritos y abogados defensores leen tus historiales m\u00e9dicos como un editor hostil lee una nota de prensa: buscando cualquier cosa que puedan usar en tu contra. Quieren dos cosas. Un hueco, para que puedan argumentar que has mejorado por tu cuenta. Y una lesi\u00f3n previa, para que puedan argumentar que ya estabas roto antes de que todo esto ocurriera.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Falta tres semanas de fisioterapia porque tu hijo cogi\u00f3 gripe o tu coche estaba en el taller, y ese hueco est\u00e1 desapareciendo en su movimiento. Menciona un dolor de espalda a tu quiropr\u00e1ctico en 2018 y esa nota aparecer\u00e1 en tu declaraci\u00f3n. Dile a la enfermera de urgencias que tu dolor es un seis porque intentas no ser dram\u00e1tica delante de desconocidos, y tu dolor es un seis. Ese es el r\u00e9cord ahora.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El trabajo aqu\u00ed no es dram\u00e1tico. Se trata de asegurarse de que tus m\u00e9dicos tratantes incluyan la causalidad en frases reales del historial, no solo en c\u00f3digos de facturaci\u00f3n \u2014 frases como \u00aben probabilidad m\u00e9dica razonable, relacionada con la colisi\u00f3n de veh\u00edculos de motor de [date]&#8230;\u00bb Se trata de asegurarse de que los especialistas adecuados participen y que nadie pierda el hilo entre visitas. Es asegurarse de que alguien, en alg\u00fan lugar del expediente, haya apuntado lo humano. Que ya no puedes recoger a tu hijo. Que dejaste de dormir toda la noche en marzo. Que dejaste la liga en la que estabas desde la universidad.      <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A los jurados les importa eso. Los peritos tambi\u00e9n lo creen, porque saben lo que les importa a los jurados. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si intentas averiguar c\u00f3mo es realmente una ayuda legal seria en un caso de lesiones, esta es la parte que decide discretamente la mayor\u00eda de los casos. Y nunca lo sabr\u00edas desde fuera. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Lo que realmente te corresponde<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La mayor\u00eda de la gente, trabajando por su cuenta, sumar\u00e1 la factura de urgencias, el deducible y unas semanas de n\u00f3minas atrasadas, y llamar\u00e1 a eso la reclamaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No lo es.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La ley de Texas te permite recuperarte para futura atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica \u2014 incluida la cirug\u00eda que tu ortopedista ya dice que probablemente necesitar\u00e1s en tres o cuatro a\u00f1os. P\u00e9rdida de capacidad de ingreso, que no es lo mismo que p\u00e9rdida de salarios. Los salarios son lo que perdiste el mes pasado. La capacidad es lo que ya no puedes ganar en el futuro, y si antes trabajabas para ganarte la vida y ahora no puedes arrodillarte m\u00e1s de diez minutos, la diferencia entre esos dos n\u00fameros puede ser un dinero que acabe con tu carrera. Tambi\u00e9n hay discapacidad f\u00edsica. Desfiguraci\u00f3n. Angustia mental, pasada y futura. La p\u00e9rdida de servicios dom\u00e9sticos tambi\u00e9n \u2014 eso suena t\u00e9cnico, pero solo significa que la cocina, el jard\u00edn y el cuidado de los ni\u00f1os que sol\u00edas hacer gratis tienen un valor real en d\u00f3lares, y s\u00ed, puedes recuperarlo. Y luego est\u00e1n los peque\u00f1os gastos de bolsillo que la gente deja de registrar alrededor del tercer mes. Aparcar en el complejo m\u00e9dico se acumula m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido de lo que pensar\u00edas durante un a\u00f1o de citas, y el trayecto de ida y vuelta acaba siendo un punto aparte cuando alguien se sienta a sumarlo.         <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Para casos mayores, traes a un economista. A veces un planificador de cuidados vitales. La hoja de c\u00e1lculo que preparan es sobre la que realmente se basa la demanda, y la cifra que una persona se hace por s\u00ed sola casi siempre es incorrecta por un factor de dos o tres veces. A veces m\u00e1s.   <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. La mala fe tiene fuerza real en Texas<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mucha gente no sabe esta parte.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El Cap\u00edtulo 541 del C\u00f3digo de Seguros, junto con la Ley de Pago Puntual de Reclamaciones, te da una causa real de acci\u00f3n contra una aseguradora que ha estado retrasando sin motivo, o denegando reclamaciones sin investigarlas realmente, o simplemente se ha quedado callada contigo durante meses. La ley te otorga un 18% de inter\u00e9s sobre lo que te deben, m\u00e1s los honorarios de un abogado, y en el caso adecuado a\u00f1ade otra capa de da\u00f1os adem\u00e1s de lo que val\u00eda la reclamaci\u00f3n subyacente desde el principio. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un perito que ignorar\u00eda encantado a un reclamante durante seis semanas se comporta un poco diferente cuando hay un abogado en el expediente que ya ha presentado esas leyes antes. La estrategia de alargarlo solo funciona hasta que alargarlo se convierte en una demanda propia. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. La pila de p\u00f3lizas \u2014 donde suele estar el dinero real<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un trasero en la autopista de peaje parece sencillo. Casi nunca lo es. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Por el lado del otro conductor: su p\u00f3liza de auto personal. Quiz\u00e1 un paraguas encima que nadie ofreci\u00f3 voluntariamente. Si estaban conduciendo para trabajar cuando ocurri\u00f3 \u2014 incluso haciendo un \u00abrecado r\u00e1pido\u00bb para un jefe \u2014 hay una pol\u00edtica comercial en juego, y los l\u00edmites comerciales suelen ser diez o veinte veces los l\u00edmites personales. Por tu parte: tu propio UM\/UIM, que la mayor\u00eda de la gente no se da cuenta que tiene hasta que lo necesita. PIP. MedPay. Posiblemente cobertura a trav\u00e9s de la p\u00f3liza de un miembro del hogar en la que sigues sin saberlo.      <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ahora a\u00f1ade un segundo driver con la culpa. Quiz\u00e1 el neum\u00e1tico que revent\u00f3 estaba defectuoso, lo que es una reclamaci\u00f3n por responsabilidad de productos contra el fabricante y vive completamente separada de la reclamaci\u00f3n del coche. Y si un veh\u00edculo de la ciudad o del condado estuviera en alg\u00fan punto de la ecuaci\u00f3n, ahora has activado la Ley de Reclamaciones por Responsabilidad Civil de Texas, que tiene un plazo de notificaci\u00f3n tan corto que perderlo acaba con la reclamaci\u00f3n contra el gobierno para siempre: sin pr\u00f3rrogas, sin arreglarla despu\u00e9s, sin juez que pueda rescatarte.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cada capa tiene sus propios plazos y sus propias reglas de aviso, y el lenguaje de apilamiento y subrogaci\u00f3n dentro de cada p\u00f3liza fue escrito por personas cuyo trabajo real era hacer que resultara confuso a prop\u00f3sito. Trabajar con todo eso es, en su mayor\u00eda, un trabajo poco glamuroso con hojas de c\u00e1lculo, y resulta que es donde acaba escondi\u00e9ndose la mayor parte del dinero en un caso serio. He visto c\u00f3mo el valor de una reclamaci\u00f3n se duplicaba aproximadamente despu\u00e9s de que alguien finalmente se sentara un martes por la tarde y revisara todas las p\u00f3lizas que pudieran afectarla.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. La negociaci\u00f3n es en su mayor\u00eda una econom\u00eda de farol y deber\u00edas saberlo<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Esta parte me molesta de escribir, porque la mayor\u00eda de art\u00edculos como este hacen parecer que el acuerdo es un intercambio educado donde dos bandos acaban encontr\u00e1ndose en alg\u00fan punto intermedio. No lo es. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La negociaci\u00f3n de un acuerdo se reduce a una sola pregunta. \u00bfCree el perito \u2014 y el supervisor del perito y el comit\u00e9 de reclamaciones que est\u00e1 por encima de ellos \u2014 que si no te pagan de forma justa, tu abogado presentar\u00e1 una demanda y llevar\u00e1 el caso a veredicto? <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eso es todo. Esa creencia es todo el juego. La carta de demanda, el ir y venir, el movimiento de n\u00fameros en incrementos de cinco mil d\u00f3lares \u2014 eso es coreograf\u00eda. Debajo de la coreograf\u00eda hay solo esa pregunta.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Las aseguradoras llevan un registro de qu\u00e9 empresas presentan demandas. \u00bfQu\u00e9 despachos realmente juzgan casos? Y \u2014 esta es la que importa \u2014 que las empresas env\u00edan una carta de demanda alarmante y luego se retiran para recibir dinero de molestias en cuanto se anota una declaraci\u00f3n en el calendario. Establecen las reservas en tu expediente en consecuencia. Lo cual es una forma amable de decir que un abogado con un historial real recibe una primera oferta m\u00e1s alta que uno conocido en la ciudad por resolver cualquier cosa que se mueva, y son los mismos hechos y el mismo cliente en cualquier caso. La cifra es diferente, a veces mucho, y se fija en alguna oficina de reclamaciones antes de que nadie diga nada sobre dinero en voz alta.     <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Que, por cierto, es la respuesta larga a \u00ab\u00bfdeber\u00eda aceptar la oferta \/ encargarme yo mismo \/ contratar al abogado m\u00e1s barato que encuentre?\u00bb La aseguradora ya sabe qui\u00e9n eres. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Cuando la oferta no avanza, alguien tiene que intentar realmente el caso<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La mayor\u00eda de los casos se resuelven. Algunos no. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los que no lo hacen normalmente no lo hacen porque la aseguradora ha decidido que este expediente en particular merece la pena ser impugnado \u2014 quiz\u00e1 la responsabilidad sea realmente impugnada, quiz\u00e1 piensen que tus da\u00f1os son blandos, quiz\u00e1 solo quieren ver si antes te sorprendes. Cuando eso ocurre, necesitas a alguien que ya lo haya hecho antes. Elegimos un jurado en el condado donde se va a juzgar el caso. Un experto cualificado bajo los est\u00e1ndares Robinson y Daubert se aplica Texas. Interrog\u00f3 a un biomec\u00e1nico de la defensa que ya ha testificado cuatrocientas veces y es muy, muy bueno en su trabajo. Reclam\u00f3 da\u00f1os por cerrar a doce personas que entraron en la sala esa ma\u00f1ana sin conocerte de nadie.     <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El trabajo en juicios es un trabajo diferente al de resolver casos. Presentar la solicitud dentro del plazo de dos a\u00f1os es la parte f\u00e1cil. La parte dif\u00edcil es todo lo que viene despu\u00e9s: sobrevivir a un juicio sumario, construir un historial lo suficientemente limpio como para sobrevivir a una apelaci\u00f3n si pierdes, averiguar en tiempo real qu\u00e9 peleas merecen la pena ante un jurado y cu\u00e1les solo indican a la defensa que est\u00e1s nervioso. Nada de eso est\u00e1 en un libro de texto. Son representantes, as\u00ed de simple, y el cartero de enfrente puede saber qu\u00e9 tipo de abogado eres mucho antes de que nadie reserve una sala de juicio.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lo curioso del trabajo en juicio es que la mayor parte de su valor se captura antes del juicio, en forma de mejores acuerdos impulsados por la amenaza cre\u00edble de uno. Normalmente no tienes que intentar el caso realmente. Solo tienes que estar obviamente, demostrablemente dispuesto y capaz de hacerlo.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pero a veces s\u00ed tienes que hacerlo. Y cuando lo hagas, ese es el d\u00eda en que descubres a qu\u00e9 se dedica realmente tu abogado. <\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As\u00ed que esos son los siete. Sinceramente, m\u00e1s de la mitad de lo que hace un buen abogado en un caso grave de accidente de tr\u00e1fico est\u00e1 en uno, dos y cinco: el trabajo inicial de pruebas, el historial m\u00e9dico y la pila de p\u00f3lizas. El resto es palanca, adem\u00e1s de presentarse de forma constante durante dos o tres a\u00f1os hasta que el caso se resuelva de una forma u otra.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As\u00ed que si est\u00e1s en Texas y tienes una carta de denegaci\u00f3n en el mostrador, o una oferta que no cubre tus facturas, o un perito que dej\u00f3 de devolver tus llamadas hace un mes, habla con alguien esta semana. No el n\u00famero 1-800 en la valla publicitaria de la I-35. Alguien que realmente juzgue casos ante jurados. Cuando te sientes con ellos, pregunta cu\u00e1ndo fue su \u00faltimo veredicto y para qu\u00e9 fue. Un abogado que lleva casos te lo dir\u00e1 sin pensarlo. Un abogado que no lo haga se cubrir\u00e1 un poco, cambiar\u00e1 de tema y hablar\u00e1 de c\u00f3mo se resuelven la mayor\u00eda de los casos. Lo sabr\u00e1s.      <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La mayor\u00eda de los abogados en esta \u00e1rea trabajan a cambio de honorarios, lo que significa que no hay honorarios a menos que se recuperen. La mayor\u00eda puede decirte en veinte minutos si el cartero te est\u00e1 tratando de forma justa. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los plazos se est\u00e1n agotando, act\u00faes o no. Dos a\u00f1os desde la fecha del accidente para la mayor\u00eda de las reclamaciones. Menos para algunos. M\u00e1s corto a\u00fan si hab\u00eda un veh\u00edculo gubernamental involucrado. No hay extensi\u00f3n para \u00abEsperaba sentirme mejor primero\u00bb, ni para \u00abno lo sab\u00eda\u00bb.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ya has hecho la parte dif\u00edcil \u2014 el accidente, el hospital, los meses intentando averiguar c\u00f3mo vivir con la lesi\u00f3n. Dejar que otra persona luche contra la compa\u00f1\u00eda de seguros desde aqu\u00ed es la parte f\u00e1cil. <\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Informaci\u00f3n general. No es asesoramiento legal. Los plazos de prescripci\u00f3n var\u00edan seg\u00fan el tipo de reclamaci\u00f3n, y se aplican plazos m\u00e1s cortos para las entidades gubernamentales. Habla con un abogado colegiado en Texas sobre tu situaci\u00f3n espec\u00edfica.   <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aqu\u00ed est\u00e1 la parte de la que nadie te advierte: el accidente no es lo peor. Lo peor aparece unas tres semanas despu\u00e9s. El perito que sol\u00eda devolverte la llamada ha dejado de llamarte. Llega la carta de oferta. 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