Do not miss doctor appointments or have “gaps” in your treatment. If you are hurt, you need to keep your appointments. No exceptions. Any time you miss an appointment and it is noted in your records, or you have a period of time where you don’t get any treatment (a gap), it suggests that you weren’t injured or hurt, and that is why you didn’t go. Once missed appointments or gaps are in your records, it is difficult to explain to a jury.
Follow your doctor’s advice. You are not a doctor, and you can’t treat your own injuries. You need to find a doctor you like and trust, and do what he or she says so that you can get better as quickly as possible. Doing what the doctor says shows that you have a desire to get better.
Do not try to hide prior or subsequent injuries. It is critical that you are honest and up front with your attorney about any injuries that occurred before or after your accident. If the case is filed, you have an obligation to disclose this. Essentially, your life becomes an open book when you open an insurance claim. An experienced personal injury attorney will investigate details about your other injuries and make a determination on how best to present your case.
Keep accurate tax returns. If you have lost income as a result of your accident, the simplest way to prove the loss is through tax records. However, if your tax returns are inaccurate, or non-existent, then your wage loss claim is in jeopardy. If this is the case, you need to have an honest discussion about it with your attorney.
You are not required to sign a release of information for the other person’s insurance company. While adjusters may want to look at your medical and employment records to assess your injuries, they do not have a right to the documents unless a lawsuit has been filed.
If a lawsuit hasn’t been filed, you do not have any obligation to give a statement to the other guy’s insurance company, recorded or otherwise. In fact, these often work against you because the adjuster can ask virtually any question without objection and the claimant locks him or herself into answers early in the claim. It is important to speak to an attorney before agreeing to a recorded statement. Often an attorney will sit in on a recorded statement to protect your case.
In the days after a claim is opened, the adjuster’s goal is to find out as much as possible about a claim to find any weaknesses to exploit. Adjusters can sometimes say something just to see if the claimant will give them what they want or to see how the individual reacts.
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