Do not exaggerate your symptoms. One of the most important factors in your case is how you present as a witness. Will the jury or the judge believe you and what you say? Your story has to be supported by the evidence in your case. Usually that means that your complaints are in line with the opinions of your treatment providers. Otherwise, the jury may decide that you are faking or exaggerating. A jury will be particularly harsh to a plaintiff whom they perceive to be a “whiner” or who is playing them for money.
Be totally honest with your attorney. Nearly every aspect of your life will be examined once you make a claim for bodily injury. This includes your work history, your medical history, your lifestyle, your background, and family life. Your attorney needs to know everything—the good, the bad, and the ugly. He can’t protect you from something unless he knows about it. The time to find out about a blemish in your work history or a criminal conviction you had is not when you’re being deposed or at examined at trial. It is vitally important that you are up front and honest with your attorney. A defense attorney will mine for details during discovery and the information will likely come out at some point. The insurance companies have endless resources to find out everything about you. Your attorney will be able to deal with that past firing or other challenge as long as he or she knows about it.
Do not try to hide past accidents. Once you begin a case, the other side will want to know how many accidents you have been in and, if the case is filed, you have an obligation to disclose this information. In most cases, they already know. The insurance industry keeps track of claims in a large database that all companies subscribe to. Giving less than truthful answers or trying to hide your previous accidents only make you appear to be less than credible.
Do not under report your injuries. As stated earlier, you must prove every injury that resulted from the accident. This means they must be documented in your medical records by your treating medical providers. Sometimes a patient will be a tough-guy and downplay his or her pain, saying things like “it’s not that bad” or the injury is “minor.” Other times patients will not report all injuries. Either approach undermines his or her case. In injury cases, you do not get extra points for being brave! Your medical records will be scrutinized by the claims adjuster and defense attorney. Every pain and every complaint, even if it’s small, needs to be in your medial records to be part of your claim. If it is not in the records, it is difficult to convince a jury that it actually happened.
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