After you’ve suffered personal injury whether it is from a motor vehicle accident, through medical malpractice, premises liability...
After you’ve
suffered personal injury whether it is from a motor vehicle accident, through
medical malpractice, premises liability or defective products, you need to know
what the appropriate steps are to help you build your case.
1. Seek Immediate
Medical Care
When emergency
treatment is required it is imperative that you follow up with medical care
from the time of the accident itself. An ambulance must be contacted, and once
you’ve seen a doctor, it is essential to make the follow-up appointments and
not miss any scheduled appointments relating to your recovery.
Make sure you
report all your medical problems so that an accurate assessment of the extent
of your injury can be documented.
2. Documenting
Injury Notes
After you’ve
suffered personal injury, you should immediately start collecting the relevant
information relating to your claim before contacting a lawyer to represent you.
A successful
personal injury suit will require a substantial amount of evidence:
·
Medical reports about your
case.
·
Photos of the scene when
possible.
· Police reports can provide
significant evidence that could help your injury case.
3. Meeting With
An Attorney
During your
initial meeting at the personal injury law firm, you need to
give them all the information and details about your case before asking
questions.
With a
straightforward case like car accidents the first meeting will probably not
take that long, but in more complex cases such as medical malpractice or
defective products, it may take longer.
Various Stages Of Personal Injury Cases
•
Investigative phase – where all
the facts about your situation are gathered.
•
Documentation phase – where all
the documentation relating to your case are acquired and compiled in a
presentation to be submitted to the insurance company to resolve the case
through negotiations.
What You Need To Consider When Choosing A Personal
Injury Law Firm:
•
Make sure you are seeking the
services of a full-service personal injury law firm that has extensive
experience relating to handling personal injury cases, and that has established
a good reputation.
•
Make sure you choose a firm
that has a passion for helping injured people and that ensure getting them the
full and fair amount of compensation they are owed.
•
A firm that provides you with
education and explanations about the various aspects of the law and gives you
insight about the lawyer that will be representing your case and the steps they
will take to increase the chances of a positive case outcome.
•
It is vital to acquire the
services of a law firm that is experienced in accident cases in particular, as
these cases are often complicated affairs that require evidence gathering,
detailed knowledge of negligence law and may need expert witnesses.
What You Shouldn’t Do
•
It is of vital importance not
to share any information about your case with others and if you need additional
information about the case, refer them back to your lawyer.
•
You should refrain from posting
anything on your social media pages that may reflect poorly on you as a person
until the case is concluded. When an insurance company is preparing deposition
or trial questions (if you’re going to have your deposition taken) for you,
they are likely to know everything posted about you on the internet or found in
public records. It is critical that no information is shared about you that
might discredit you or diminish the value of your case.