You can follow the dos and don’ts for an ASSURED Personal Injury Claim!!
You were injured in an accident! Let’s recollect how you felt, at the moment. Remorse? Pain? Anger? Maybe all. But did you think of compensation? I bet that’s the one thing that will offer a bit of solace to your heart!
Let me discuss the basics of personal injury lawsuits. Firstly, it will help all people who do not have much legal knowledge. Personal injury lawsuits are a rare domain that we seldom explore. So, it’s natural that most people may not be aware of it.
At VoiceOfAction, we aim to inform people of small yet significant matters. Knowing these, you can claim compensation after your injury easily. So, read the article without skipping.
We will begin by explaining what a personal injury lawsuit is in the eyes of the law. For beginners, it is a civil action by the person injured. And the target is the person who caused the injury.
What Personal Injury Brings with it?
After a personal injury, you may endure many other long-term outcomes. For example, you may have to go through hefty medical bills. You may have to discontinue your job. At the same time, enduring the pain and suffering that comes with personal injury by default.
What To Do Now?
Personal injury cases can be devastating, and thus you should focus on what you should do when you get injured with a personal injury! Let’s focus on the things that you can do in such a critical situation.
Overview:
- Hire A Personal Injury Attorney
- Document Everything
- Seek Medical Treatment
- Use Your Health Insurance
- Be Silent
Kinds of personal injury lawsuits
The first thing that came to my mind was that personal injury is a broad term. Can a basic bruise get me the same compensation as LOSING A LIMB? I bet it’s not that. And I know many others also had the same query as me.
So, I did avid research to find out the kinds of personal injuries eligible for lawsuits:
- Car accidents with definable outcomes
- Defamation (distinct intangible losses like job losses)
- Dog bites (however, not stray dogs)
- Medical malpractice (should be able to be proved with distinct medical cross-examination)
- Motorbike accidents (where you don’t have a role in causing menace)
- Slip and fall
- Truck Hit and Run
- Pending Workers’ compensation
- Unnatural death (visible involvement of a third party)
Simple STEPS to follow after Personal Injury
1. Get medical help immediately
Get checked by a doctor. The faster the medical evaluation, the better it is for the lawsuit. Once you are healed, it is difficult to portray your pain and suffering. Consequently, your claim will weaken.
2. Acquire as much Evidence as You can
Often, claimants have difficulty proving the loss and challenges that followed the injury. The reason is that they cannot link it with the event due to a lack of substantial proof. Imagine you were driving your old relative to the hospital. And she had chronic cardiac disturbance already.
Meanwhile, you meet with the accident. Recovering from the immediate shock, you realize she’s had a cardiac arrest due to it. Now, you must record the event or try to find the cam recording from public sources to prove the claim.
If there is no other significant damage to you or your car, it will be challenging to prove your relative was put in this state only by the accident.
Therefore, you must have visual proof to substantiate all such subtle cases.
3. Hire A Personal Injury Attorney
After a fatal accident, everyone could not hold their nerves, and they almost got confused about which thing they needed to do first!
Well, when it’s about an accident, it’s all about your health, and thus your first and foremost priority will be to go to the doctor and seek adequate treatment. Find the nearest hospital, no matter how minor your injury is! Just get admitted!
4. Seek Medical Treatment
If not now, then when will your premiums of health insurance work for you? It’s your basic claim, and you have to focus on that.
Try to contact the insurance company immediately after you get admitted to the healthcare center. They have procedures to follow, and they will take some time to approve your health claims. Thus, contact them as fast as possible.
5. Use Your Health Insurance
No matter who asks you about your accident, try to be silent and keep everything between you and your hired attorney. Your attorney will be your sole friend in such cases, and thus it’s better to be in touch and talkative only with them.
What Not To Do?
After you understand the do’s, it’s time for you to focus on the don’t, and this is the most crucial part of your case.
Why!
This is because if you do such things, you will not stand anywhere near the success of your case.
Overview:
- Discuss The Matter On Social Media
- Provide A Statement To The Insurance Company
- Agree To Resolve Your Claim Before Full Treatment
- Discuss With Third Parties
1. Discuss The Matter On Social Media
Social media is a prominent medium of virtual conversation. It does not matter if you get injured, but you will open your phone to use social media apps and pass your time.
That will not matter until you discuss anything on social media about your accident. It’s not about our closed persons, but it’s about the violation or manipulation of evidence. Your social media chats and posts can be used by opponents to prove your claim wrong in many ways.
2. Provide A Statement To The Insurance Company
Never provide more than necessary statements to the insurance company. The insurance company is not your friend, and especially when you are claiming the money for medical purposes, they will go to any instance to keep the budget low.
Some insurance companies might even try to claim that your injury reasons are not enough for them. So, be careful and do not share unnecessary things with them.
3. Agree To Resolve Your Claim Before Full Treatment
Another big mistake is not completing the full treatment process and resolving your claims. Do you know about your internal injuries? Do you know the date when you will recover fully? Discharging from the hospital is not the end, and accident injuries might come back in a few days.
So, make sure that you do not resolve your claim before you get fully fit.
4. Discuss With Third Parties
Third parties, including your relatives, might want to know about the accident case and your progress in the case. It’s okay to talk about your health issues and conditions, but it’s never okay to tell them about your case.
The case is always confidential for all, and you need to remain silent in order to protect the secrets between you and your attorney. It’s not us, but it’s always you and your personal injury lawyer who can resolve the case and help you get rid of the situation.
To Conclude
Are you aware of any personal injury cases? If you have experienced something, you probably know the importance of do’s and don’t.
We have tried to deliver you the best options in both instances, but it’s up to you and your case which particular areas you are going to maintain! Let’s hope for the best and prepare for everything!
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