What Happens In a Car Crash
What Happens In a Car Crash
1. Never, ever lie – not to your lawyer, your doctor, or the other side – about your ability or inability to do physical activity after an accident, be it sports or work activities or whatever. The truth will come out.
2. Don’t accept a check or sign a release from an insurance company unless you know exactly what it covers. Sometimes insurance companies will attempt to get you to release “any and all claims” – including your injury claim – and lead you to believe that you are only settling your claim for property damage. Check with an attorney if you’re not certain.
3. You must disclose all prior accident and injuries to your lawyer. Insurance companies share accident information in a central database, so the other insurance company will more than likely find out about this. The only person who may be surprised is your attorney, and this is never a good thing.
4. It’s helpful to keep a record of how you feel, of your doctors and therapy appointments, medications you are taking, and of course, you inability to work and enjoy any of the “customary” activities that you participated in before the accident. Don’t depend on your memory; it could take years for your case to be resolved.
5. Don’t try to “tough it out.” See a doctor immediately after your accident. Be 100% open with your doctor: with the accident description, and any and all prior accidents or injuries or even medical conditions, that may have an impact on your recovery.
6. There are few “can’ts” following an accident in real life. In other words, most people recover the ability to perform most activities, unless they are bedridden. But generally, if they have limitations, it’s because they can’t do the activity as long, as hard, as strongly as they used to. And your limitations, presented correctly, may give you a valid injury claim.
7. Video cameras can be hidden anywhere. You many not know you are being videotaped and it could be at anytime or in any place. I’ve seen this many times. You will lose all credibility if you claim you cannot do run or bend, and then get videotaped jogging and doing squats. I had a client that claimed a serious back injury from a car accident but got videotaped at his vacation home in Florida, spending six hours resurfacing the asphalt on his driveway. Needless to say, this devastated his case.
8. Remember, never has an insurance company adopted a policy of paying fair, speedy and just compensation to persons injured through the fault of another(the insurance company’s policyholder). The money is in the insurance company’s pocket, earning interest in the bank, or profits from its investments. (Did you know that insurance companies generally make more money per year on invested insurance premiums – in real estate and such – than on new premium dollars received?)
A philosophical note: I try to be selective in the cases that my firm accepts, because I want to give personal attention to my clients’ cases to the greatest extent possible. Every year I decline hundreds of cases. I concentrate my efforts on increasing the value of good cases, not finding and filing frivolous ones. I believe that good lawyers think this way.
Another note: This report is not legal advice. I’m trying to give you information to help you make informed decisions.Investigate and check things out for yourself. Get legal advice in person; face-to-face.
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