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Appropriate Action To Take When You Are Pursuing A Personal Injury Claim

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.