There are eight parts to every personal injury case:
- Getting medical treatment
- Choosing a lawyer
- Beginning investigation
- Demands and negotiation
- Filing the case
- Discovery phase
- Negotiation and mediation
- Trial (if necessary)
Needless to say, this can take time. An easy way of estimating the time of a personal injury case is by the value of the case. The more the case is worth, the longer it will take. Cases worth under $10,000, often take under nine months. Cases worth over $1,000,000 can easily take three years.