Crime Victims Frequently Asked Questions
Life can be confusing after you are injured in a crime. At Shaw Law, we aim to make your life easier both financially and emotionally after you have been injured by a crime on business property that should have been foreseen and prevented with adequate security.
We never represent criminals – We only represent victims of crime.
These questions can include:
- How do I pay my medical bills while I am injured?
- What is the difference between a making a “claim” and a “lawsuit”?
- What must I do to get compensation?
- How much is my claim or lawsuit worth?
- How long will this take?
- How is a crime proven to be “foreseeable?”
We have answered all of the difficult questions you might have from start to finish here at Shaw Law – including some questions you might not realize you had in the first place.
Feel free to refer to the FAQs below that we have developed from people just like you over the prior 30+ years of handling premises liability claims and lawsuits for victims of crime.
- Crime Victims Frequently Asked Questions: General
- Crime Victims Frequently Asked Questions: Settlements
- Crime Victims Frequently Asked Questions: Lawsuits
If you were a victim of a crime and want to learn how to protect your rights, call us at (260) 777-7777 or message us.
Our Settlements & Verdicts
Defending the Community Since 1989
Our top priority is to devise customized legal strategies that are tailored to the unique legal needs of our clients, no matter how simple or complicated their situations, might be.
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$150,000 $150,000 Verdict in Washington, IN
Dump Truck Driver With Stitches on Arm Awarded $150,000 by Jury Where No Contact Occurred in Daviess County
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$200,000 $200,000 Verdict in Bedford, IN
Maximum Uninsured Coverage to Driver With Multiple Sclerosis Awarded Against His Own Insurer, State Farm Insurance Company (Reduced to $100,000 Policy Limits)
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$300,000 $300,000 Settlement in Porter County
$300,000 Wrongful Death Settlement - Wrongful Death Maximum Insurance Policy Limits Paid for Pregnant Woman Who Dies in Auto Accident in Porter County
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$350,000 $350,000 Settlement in Valparaiso, IN
Woman Settles for $350,000 for Falling on Broken Asphalt near the Concrete Pad While Pumping Gas in Valparaiso, Indiana (March 2019)
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$40,000 $40,000 Verdict in Valparaiso, IN
$40,000 Verdict for Elderly Lady Living in Assisted Living Facility for Slip and Fall on Ice on Her Patio
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$400,000 $400,000 Verdict in Indianapolis, IN
$400,000 Verdict Upheld on Appeal to Moped Driver When Car Turns Sharply in Front of Him Causing Collision