Five Things You Should Be Doing to Help Your Case
Document everything. As the plaintiff, you have the burden of proof. This means, you have to present all of the evidence to support your claim about what happened and how it impacted your life. Be sure to take photos and file reports with the proper entities - whether that means a police report, an incident report, or something else.
Seek necessary medical care. Don’t fall into the trap set by the insurance and postpone your medical treatment while you wait to hear back from them. You’ll be waiting quite a while. You also have a duty to mitigate your damages. That means it is your responsibility to make sure your situation doesn’t get worse if you can avoid it. Getting checked out by a doctor and making sure that you are getting the proper treatment will not only help you heal, but it will strengthen your case.
Don’t talk to the insurance. Even if it is your own insurance company, they are not on your side. Once you start sharing information, they are going to map everything out and make a plan to use that against you down the line.
Hire an attorney. Multiple studies have shown that hiring an attorney means your case will settle for more money. From the very beginning, we will do everything to maximize your case.
Focus on you, not on the case. Let a good accident attorney handle the headache of the insurance so you can focus on getting better.
