Tips for Dealing with a Personal Injury

Accidents that cause injury can occur in almost any location.  It doesn’t matter if the abrasion is on a street corner or at work.  A personal injury doesn’t discriminate.  Even some illnesses are considered a personal injury.  If the illness was contracted due to something you were exposed to at your place of work, it just might fit the bill of a personal injury.  The best way to determine if you illness is indeed a personal injury is to contact an attorney that specializes in the area.
 
The severity of your condition isn’t the determining factor for a personal accident.  If you think you have suffered a fracture or deformation, the first thing you should do is go to a doctor.  Make sure that everything related to your condition is documented.  Some things might seem minor and not worth mentioning.  Don’t make this mistake.  It is possible for an insurance company to use this against you.  They may try to make you look as if you are hiding something or trying to commit fraud against them instead of being a victim of a injury. 

The second thing you should do if you have suffered a fracture or deformation is contact a personal injury lawyer.  Set up an initial consultation with the P.I. attorney and take all the documentation concerning the accident  with you to the consultation.  The P.I. attorney will ask many questions about your personal injury.  He or she will want to know very specific details of the events that led up to your accident.  The more information concerning your injury with which you can provide your P.I. attorney, the better off you will be.  A P.I. case can depend upon the least of details, so everything you can remember about your the accident can help.  If you have people that witnessed your accident occur, your P.I. attorney will need to know. 

Most attorneys will try to get an out of court settlement, but in some cases there is no alternative to P.I. litigation.  Personal injury suits can be long and drawn out.  If, in the process of litigation for your accident the other party offers you a settlement, make sure you let your attorney know prior to either accepting or declining.  You have hired a personal injury lawyer to help you protect your rights.  Some settlements in injury cases will waive your rights in other areas of your accident.  At the very least, you want to be sure that the settlement for your fracture or deformation is both fair and legal.

It isn’t uncommon for the other party involved in your personal injury to have an attorney to defend them.  In many cases, these attorneys will approach you when you are not with your P.I. attorney and offer deals and even large sums of money.  They might even make you think that you must sign their waiver.  Don’t let them push you into anything without consulting your P.I. attorney.