Personal Injury Lawyer Recommends a Client Memorandum
This is an example of the client memorandum a personal injury lawyer might give injured clients to assist them with the proper handling and facilitation of their claim. The following twenty one points are merely a suggestion and a reminder to the client of how best to maintain a proper relationship with his or her personal injury lawyer.
Insurance coverage companies are not in the business of paying on claims. The insurance coverage company can be expected to thoroughly investigate the facts of the injury accident, the personal injury claim for medical treatment, and any past injuries or accident injury claims. The insurance coverage company will obtain copies of all past medical records.
Even your friends should not hear the details of your personal injury case. The insurance coverage company may obtain statements that could be used against your accident injury claim. It will help your injury accident case to tell your injury lawyer about any prior injury or prior pain to any parts of your body. A lot of excellent injury accident cases are lost by the injured person's hiding or forgetting all about a prior accident injury.
Insurance companies keep a record of any and all accident injury claims against any insurance company. The insurance coverage company has a data base of previous injury accident claims. You should be sure to furnish your injury lawyer with the names and addresses of all doctors who have treated you. Tell your local doctor all of your complaints. The doctor's records can only be as complete as what you have told the doctor.
Save all your receipts from all prescriptions and medicines you take. Get copies of all your accident injury medical, hospital and prescription bills from your doctors and the hospital, chiropractor, massage and other therapists. Give these bill copies to your injury lawyer for your file. In addition maintain records of all other related expenditures having to do with your injury accident. This can include expenses in cases of having to hire help at home, taxis for doctor's appointments, etcetera.
Keep a diary of all of your complaints and progress. Keep accurate records of any time lost from work because of your accident injuries. Do not get your car fixed until you are sure that you get pictures of it and the damage. Furnish your injury lawyer's office the correct addresses, names, and telephone numbers of witnesses.
Save any photographs pertaining to your injury accident
case. If you have to be hospitalized for any kind of additional injury accident treatment or physical therapy, please let your injury lawyer know.
Your own vehicle insurance coverage carrier may pay hospital and doctor bills under the medical payment provisions of your policy and get reimbursed from your settlement. You may have your health coverage insurance, such as Blue Cross or Blue Shield, pay as much of your costs, for later reimbursement. Doctors and or hospitals are used to waiting for payment until your personal injury</a case is satisfactorily settled. You are not expected to pay any accident injury balance until settlement, but if you do, you will not have to pay them out of your settlement when you get it.
Insurance coverage companies are not in the business of paying on claims. The insurance coverage company can be expected to thoroughly investigate the facts of the injury accident, the personal injury claim for medical treatment, and any past injuries or accident injury claims. The insurance coverage company will obtain copies of all past medical records.
Even your friends should not hear the details of your personal injury case. The insurance coverage company may obtain statements that could be used against your accident injury claim. It will help your injury accident case to tell your injury lawyer about any prior injury or prior pain to any parts of your body. A lot of excellent injury accident cases are lost by the injured person's hiding or forgetting all about a prior accident injury.
Insurance companies keep a record of any and all accident injury claims against any insurance company. The insurance coverage company has a data base of previous injury accident claims. You should be sure to furnish your injury lawyer with the names and addresses of all doctors who have treated you. Tell your local doctor all of your complaints. The doctor's records can only be as complete as what you have told the doctor.
Save all your receipts from all prescriptions and medicines you take. Get copies of all your accident injury medical, hospital and prescription bills from your doctors and the hospital, chiropractor, massage and other therapists. Give these bill copies to your injury lawyer for your file. In addition maintain records of all other related expenditures having to do with your injury accident. This can include expenses in cases of having to hire help at home, taxis for doctor's appointments, etcetera.
Keep a diary of all of your complaints and progress. Keep accurate records of any time lost from work because of your accident injuries. Do not get your car fixed until you are sure that you get pictures of it and the damage. Furnish your injury lawyer's office the correct addresses, names, and telephone numbers of witnesses.
Save any photographs pertaining to your injury accident
case. If you have to be hospitalized for any kind of additional injury accident treatment or physical therapy, please let your injury lawyer know.
Your own vehicle insurance coverage carrier may pay hospital and doctor bills under the medical payment provisions of your policy and get reimbursed from your settlement. You may have your health coverage insurance, such as Blue Cross or Blue Shield, pay as much of your costs, for later reimbursement. Doctors and or hospitals are used to waiting for payment until your personal injury</a case is satisfactorily settled. You are not expected to pay any accident injury balance until settlement, but if you do, you will not have to pay them out of your settlement when you get it.