After you have been injured, it is important to follow certain steps to protect your rights. First, you should always seek medical care if needed. Once you have received the proper medical attention, report the accident. In the case of motor vehicle accidents, you should call 911 and report to law enforcement. If you have been injured in a store or public place, notify management and complete an incident report form if available. For nursing home abuse and medical malpractice cases, report to the staff and facility.
Next, you must gather any evidence that may be useful. For example, talk to witnesses at the scene and record their contact information, take pictures of the accident scene and potential causes, and request insurance information from the at-fault party. Remember, it is best to keep comments to yourself, as you could accidentally weaken your case. Don’t post information or pictures of your accident on social media.
After leaving the scene, see your doctor or seek additional medical care to evaluate your injuries and begin treatment. As you begin your recovery, keep documentation of everything, including insurance letters, medical prescriptions, treatment plans, etc.
Finally, contact Elmm Law Group and begin working with a skilled personal injury attorney who can help you seek compensation and justice for the injuries you’ve suffered.
You are not required to hire legal representation in your personal injury case. However, personal injury claims can be complicated, and an experienced attorney can help you through the process. Additionally, a lawyer can help you get compensation for both economic and non-economic losses while you focus on your health and recovery.
So, while it is not required, it is highly recommended that you work with a personal injury lawyer to have the best chance of recovering damages.
Personal injury lawyers advocate for injury victims fighting for compensation for their losses. If you have been harmed due to another individual’s negligence, a personal injury attorney can help you file a lawsuit, find doctors to treat your injuries, negotiate with insurance companies, gather evidence, and manage your case while you focus on recovery.
A personal injury case is a lawsuit or civil claim filed by an individual injured due to another person’s negligence or intent to harm. Common examples of personal injury cases include:
Consult with a knowledgeable personal injury attorney from Elmm Law Group to determine whether you have a personal injury case.
To file a personal injury claim, it is necessary to submit a formal complaint to the court. This complaint typically outlines the incident, injuries sustained, and your argument against those responsible. After the complaint has been filed, it is important to seek medical care, gather evidence, contact insurance, and hire a personal injury attorney who can help you make sense of your case.
Personal injury claims should be filed as soon as possible after an accident has occurred to have the best chance of recovering compensation.
Elmm Law Group understands that personal injury cases can be expensive on top of medical care and the stress of dealing with accident trauma and civil litigation. With this in mind, we work on a contingency fee basis, meaning we don’t get paid until and unless your case is successful and you’ve received compensation for your losses.
In personal injury cases, many types of evidence can be used. The most common pieces of evidence used in personal injury litigation include witness statements, pictures of the accident scene, medical records, police reports, medical bills, and lost wages suffered by the victim.
Every personal injury case is different, and the length of a case depends on its complexity. Most personal injury cases last anywhere from a couple of months to a few years. The severity of one’s injuries, liability debates, negotiations with insurance companies, and mediation all impact a case’s timeline. A qualified injury attorney at Elmm Law Group can provide you with a better idea of how long your case may last during an initial consultation.
Damages in personal injury cases are either economic or non-economic. Economic damages refer to financial losses like:
Non-economic damages include:
While economic damages are easy to calculate, non-economic damages can be difficult to define and value. An experienced injury lawyer from Elmm Law Group can help determine what damages may be available to you and how to value them.
Most personal injury cases settle before going to trial, so it is unlikely that you will have to appear in court for your personal injury case. However, should a fair settlement not be reached during negotiations, Elmm Law Group will fight for you all the way to court.
A statute of limitations is a time limit placed on personal injury claims and liability. After an accident or injury, the injured person has a certain amount of time to file a personal injury claim before the statute of limitations is up, and they can no longer seek compensation from the responsible party.
Statutes of limitations differ according to state jurisdiction, the type of injury and damages involved, whether the injured person is a minor, et cetera. A personal injury attorney from Elmm Law Group can explain the statute of limitations in more detail and explain how they affect your case.
Given our firm specializes in and exclusively handles personal injury cases, we’re able to provide one-on-one Client-Attorney contact to ensure our clients feel heard. Also, we don’t get paid unless you do! Our team can provide multilingual services in English, Spanish, and Serbo-Croatian.
If you’ve been injured in a car crash, motorcycle wreck, pedestrian accident, trucking collision, or from a dog bite, call our Phoenix personal injury lawyer today for a FREE consultation. We’re available 24/7!
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