is it too late to go to the hospital and file a bodily injury claim

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is it too late to go to the hospital and file a bodily injury claim

i was in the passenger side of a lady friends car and we were rear ended.
Initially i was in shock and felt no immediate pain but about a week later my
lower back started to ache really back and i noticed slight migraines occuring.

Asked on May 29, 2017 under Personal Injury, Indiana

Answers:

S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 6 years ago | Contributor

It is NOT too late to go to the hospital and file a personal injury claim with the at-fault party's insurance carrier.
It is a common occurrence for auto accident injuries not to be evident immediately after an accident.  Symptoms might not appear for sometime after the accident.


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