[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.thesessionslawfirm.com\/tip-day-no-8-not-sign-a-release-after-your-car-accident-spoken-car-accident-lawyer\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.thesessionslawfirm.com\/tip-day-no-8-not-sign-a-release-after-your-car-accident-spoken-car-accident-lawyer\/","headline":"TIP OF THE DAY NO. 9: DO NOT SIGN A RELEASE AFTER YOUR CAR ACCIDENT BEFORE YOU HAVE SPOKEN WITH A CAR ACCIDENT LAWYER","name":"TIP OF THE DAY NO. 9: DO NOT SIGN A RELEASE AFTER YOUR CAR ACCIDENT BEFORE YOU HAVE SPOKEN WITH A CAR ACCIDENT LAWYER","description":"Today’s tip of the day is really simple: you absolutely should not sign a release issued by an insurance company (or anybody else) after your car accident before you have spoken with a qualified car accident lawyer. A release is a document typically provided by an insurance company and it has the potential to completely […]","datePublished":"2017-07-04","dateModified":"2017-07-04","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.thesessionslawfirm.com\/author\/ben-sessions\/#Person","name":"Ben Sessions","url":"https:\/\/www.thesessionslawfirm.com\/author\/ben-sessions\/","identifier":6,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/839f8d862f6411e6b2c32ba5da3401cce7fcc2c9f3291c53b4b0856f9c39fe10?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/839f8d862f6411e6b2c32ba5da3401cce7fcc2c9f3291c53b4b0856f9c39fe10?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Sessions & Fleischman, LLC","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.thesessionslawfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Small-Schema-Logo.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.thesessionslawfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Small-Schema-Logo.jpg","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.thesessionslawfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/BenSessionPhotos-2777266smaller.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.thesessionslawfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/BenSessionPhotos-2777266smaller.jpg","width":100,"height":100},"url":"https:\/\/www.thesessionslawfirm.com\/tip-day-no-8-not-sign-a-release-after-your-car-accident-spoken-car-accident-lawyer\/","about":["Tips of the Day"],"wordCount":303,"articleBody":"Today’s tip of the day is really simple: you absolutely should not sign a release issued by an insurance company (or anybody else) after your car accident before you have spoken with a qualified car accident lawyer. A release is a document typically provided by an insurance company and it has the potential to completely relieve them of any further liability to pay for the injuries and damages you suffered as a result of a car accident.In Georgia, we have\u00a0limited and general releases in car accident cases. What you must realize is that if you issue a general release to the at-fault party in a car accident case, it will bar you from seeking a recovery against your uninsured motorist policy. So, we have to be very careful about how what types of releases are issued to the at-fault party following an accident.If you have questions about whether you should accept a proposed settlement after a car accident, call the car accident lawyers at Sessions & Fleischman for a free consultation. There are numerous factors (injuries, liens, reimbursement claims, available insurance limits, etc.) that should be considered before you accept a proposed settlement. If you have any question about what your ultimate recovery will be if you accept a settlement offer and issue a release to the insurer and\/or their insured (the at-fault party in the car accident), do not accept it and consult an attorney that can you understand the implications of the decision.Remember that once you decide to accept a settlement and issue the other party a release, particularly a general release, your claim is generally forever barred from being re-opened and litigated. This rule applies even if you subsequently discovery that your injuries were much more sever than you thought when you accepted the settlement.\u00a0\u00a0"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"TIP OF THE DAY NO. 9: DO NOT SIGN A RELEASE AFTER YOUR CAR ACCIDENT BEFORE YOU HAVE SPOKEN WITH A CAR ACCIDENT LAWYER","item":"https:\/\/www.thesessionslawfirm.com\/tip-day-no-8-not-sign-a-release-after-your-car-accident-spoken-car-accident-lawyer\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]