Injured? These rules will make or break your lawsuit.
a. Visit your Physician: See your Doctor immediately if you are hurt. Make sure that you are open and honest with your physician about your condition. Be specific with respect to the location and degree of pain. If you have had previous injuries make sure your Doctor is aware of this fact. Your Doctor will likely have many questions and you may not know all of the answers to his questions, in this instance it fine to say that you don’t know. You should not guess because you may be providing potentially false information. Most importantly listen to your Doctor and follow his recommendations.
b. Do not communicate to anyone about your injury: Speak only to your Doctor and your Lawyer about your injury. Do not make statements whether in writing, over the telephone or in person to anyone without clearing it with your Attorney beforehand.
c. Use Personal Injury Resource Center and find a Qualified Attorney: Your attorney will further advise you about how to conduct yourself following your injury, which is invaluable.
d. Do not make admissions: As you already are aware, you should not speak to anyone except your attorney and your doctor regarding your injury. Statements to others may be construed as admissions of fault.
e. Take Pictures: Of any damage to your property if applicable. If your vehicle is smashed in an auto accident, use good quality film and take at least 30 pictures.
f. Keep Evidence of Injury: Save all medication containers, arm and leg braces, casts, and any other medical equipment prescribed by your Doctor.
g. Location of Accident: Provide your lawyer with all documentation in your possession including videos or photos of the accident scene that you have or that you’ve gathered from witnesses.
h. Save Receipts: Gather all of your receipts that pertain to your injuries and itemize them according to expense. Make sure the receipts are readable and that they contain all proper vendor identification information.
i. Additional Information: Speak with your attorney and tell him or her anything and everything you think may have importance to your case. Especially relevant is extensive hospitalization or medical treatment.
Discussion Area - Leave a Comment
You must be logged in to post a comment.