10 Tips for Accident Victims
1. Obtain immediate medical assistance.
2. Hire an experienced personal injury lawyer as soon as possible.
3. Write a detailed summary of all facts surrounding the accident. (Only give this to your lawyer.)
4. Do not give representatives of insurance companies or adjusters written statements or tape-recorded statements when asked to do so on the telephone. Have them contact your lawyer.
5. Obtain a doctor's note for all time taken off of work as a result of your accident, even if you are self-employed.
6. Save all physical evidence, and mark them with some type of identification tag. This may mean the shoes involved in a trip and fall accident, the receipt for products purchased at a store where you fell, or material or foreign objects which may have caused a fall.
7. Obtain and save the names of all witnesses and persons involved in an accident. Be sure to get the telephone number and address of the witnesses.
8. Take photos of all damages. This means damages to any motor vehicle, motorcycle, etc. Also take photos of all visible injuries. Be sure to develop these pictures immediately. If they do not come out well, retake the photographs before the physical injuries have healed.
9. Do not sign anything without the approval of your lawyer. Insurance companies and adjusters frequently request people to sign authorizations to obtain information or releases of all claims. Be sure to show these documents to your attorney before signing them.
10. Avoid gaps of time between medical treatments. Long periods of time between medical appointments may be used by the defense to argue that the later treatment is not related to the accident. Also, be sure to give each doctor you see an accurate history of all of the physical and mental problems experienced as a result of the accident.
Watch helpful videos about accident cases and advice from attorney Clifford Blackman.
It is of primary importance to secure legal representation as promptly as possible. If you have been injured in a motorcycle or car accident, or a friend or loved one has been catastrophically injured or killed in a motorcycle or car accident, contact the personal injury lawyers at Blackman Legal Group. You can call us toll-free nationwide at 1-866-528-8115 24 hours a day.
One of the most difficult parts of a client intake is to have to advise a victim that what may have been a strong case has become difficult, if not impossible to pursue, due to a failure by the victim to document details of the accident or to otherwise take practical steps in case preparation. It is part of the Injury Information Center’s mission to provide information to help victims recover from their accidents. These 10 steps are provided with that goal in mind. One overriding point is that after a car accident or motorcycle accident it is very important to get a lawyer as soon as possible so the case can be properly investigated and so you, as a victim, may receive advice about the best types of medical care to help your physical recovery. These 10 tips can help us build the strongest possible case to help a victim secure maximum medical and financial recovery. If you have been injured in a motorcycle or car accident, or a friend or loved one has been catastrophically injured or killed in a motorcycle or car accident, contact Blackman Legal Group. You can call us toll-free nationwide at 1-866-528-8115 24 hours a day.
About Mr. Blackman
- Blackman Legal Group
- Born in New York he graduated from Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, BA 1971, and then MA 1974. His undergraduate and masters were in drama and television production. While in school at Hofstra he was a principal in DCB Productions and Miriam Carol Publishing companies. He owned and operated a recording studio and worked with numerous up and coming muscial artists. He was an arranger and composer as well as a producer and studio musician. He played guitar, bass guitar, flute, sax, keyboards and percussion. He was the featured lead guitarist in the Blackman Blues Band, and played in many other bands to put himself through college. He graduated law school in 1976 from San Francisco Law School and founded the Blackman Legal Group, which specializes in serious injury and wrongful death ligitation. He has tried numerous cases before juries and have multiple multi-million dollar results for clients.
8 comments:
Amazing post. I have read out the whole blog with full interest and find it really very informative with some well-explained and counter points which is really helpful for accident victims. Thanks for your great effort..
Whenever you face these type of incidents, it's your legal and civil right to make an accident claim and get your life back on track as soon as possible. Such people can approach personal injury compensation lawyer who can help get compensation in a short period of time. Perhaps the biggest benefit of having a good lawyer is the peace of mind it brings to the client just from knowing they're not going through their ordeal alone. Visit no win no fee claims for more information.
Thanks for the reminder not to sign anything unless you talk to your lawyer first. A lot of these seem like common sense tips but when you are in an accident, it is hard to remember all of these points. An accident is very stressful and it is hard to think clearly after one. I would recommend people print out this list and put it in their cars.
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What great tips about how to make the best out of a personal injury situation. I definitely think that your third tip about writing down a detailed description of the accident is a great tip. It especially is important because a lot of specific details can be lost after several days. Thank you for taking the time to share this information. http://www.grayandpalmerlaw.com/
Great advice to not sign anything without a lawyer reading it first. That way you can be sure your rights are in the best interest of anything you sign. I'll make sure to follow that tip if I am ever involved in a car crash, and asked to sign anything. Thank you for the heads up. http://www.phillipgilbertlaw.com/personal_injury_attorney_gresham_oregon/
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When I got into an accident, my car insurance provider asked me first about my health, then about the rest of the situation (the car, the tree, etc). I disagree that you should not give any info to the car insurance company, but my company provides me with both life and car insurance in Somerville MA so I may be lucky enough that they were on my side. But I completely agree about collecting as much information about witnesses and the damage, that is so valuable in court (if it goes there). Thanks!
A year ago I got hit by a car while I was crossing on the walkway. My insurance company refused to pay me for some reasons and I had to get a professional law help.My Philly Personal Injury Lawyer - Edelstein Law really helped me and I'm really happy with their services.
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