Massachusetts Injury Lawsuit Facts
Five Critical Actions You Must Take Now To Get A Fair Settlement
- A Special Report
Yes, it's true. If you have a personal injury claim in Massachusetts, the insurance company
you are up against doesn't want you to know certain things. It's their goal and
their business to try to avoid paying settlement claims, or pay as little as
possible. But once you know the factors that force them to come to terms with you, they no longer have the upper hand. So here are the five keys you must follow to get fairly treated by insurance companies.
- You've got to prove that you're hurt, and one of the ways
you do that is by objective and unbiased medical findings. There are very
scientific tests that can be done to tell whether or not you have
injuries. Everything you say you have to be able to back up with facts,
documents
and with expert witnesses.
- Follow the advice of the professionals who represent you.
That is, your doctors and your lawyers. And you can talk to your
insurance company if you've got injuries.
- I need to re-emphasize that you shouldn't talk to anybody
else about your case, other than those people who are working on your side
to help you - your doctor, your attorney, or someone who works for them.
- If you're in pain, seek medical help. Be truthful about
your injuries. Don't be overly brave or tough and say that you're not hurt if you
actually are, or underestimate your pain and injury.
- You have to keep good records about every aspect of your
injury. You must have the basic vital information about the other guy or
company responsible. You'll want the name, address, telephone number, driver's license number,
name of passengers or witnesses,
any insurance information immediately available, all available witnesses, information regarding the
location of the accident, and who did any investigation.
Those are the basics. But you've also got to keep all your medical bills,
doctor bills, ambulance bills, and the bills of people you've paid to help you,
or documentation of other people's time and efforts. And it's extremely important
and very helpful for you to keep a diary of the events and write down
everything that's happened. All the things that have affected you as a
result of this injury, because if we end up going to trial we can use
that to refresh your memory, and we can use it as an indication of what was
going on at the time, especially if you have a soft tissue injury or a
serious injury.
The diary can be very useful because the information was
documented at the time of
the events, and it's admissible into evidence.
For a free case evaluation about any type of Massachusetts Injury personal
injury case, call me at my Boston Office at 617-523-5010 and I'll give you a
quick assessment of your case over the phone, or arrange to meet with you at one
of my offices to discuss the case in further detail.
Attorney David Reservitz Boston and Brockton, MA
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