What If My Case Goes to Trial?

Trial Case in Court

What will happen if your case goes to trial? Although going to trial is not exactly an ideal way to spend your days, it will be necessary for you, if you don’t agree on an amount that defendant is offering or if the defendant refuses to settle, or if you don’t qualify for Asbestos trust funds.

While this is a truth that trials may take longer time period than settlements, there are a couple of positives in the scenario. The arguably most important positive point, is that trials are public record. Settlements can be during two parties only or you can say undisclosed, means that the defendant’s name will never be known to the public in case of settlement out of court, even though they’re responsible for negligently causing victim's significant injuries. Trials will provide the ways for other affected people who may have been injured by the same company to understand that they have identical legal options. It will also help to spread awareness regarding the dangers of asbestos exposure and injuries.

Trials also tend to pay out more than settlements. There have been some instances in which settlements have paid more than trial, but that’s usually the exception to the rule. Keep this thing in your mind that the compensation amounts will depend on your own individual circumstances or based upon identical reports.