(Newswire.net — May 13, 2017) — Have you suffered from a personal injury and are wondering if you can file a claim and get some money out of it?
The best personal injury lawyers can help you regardless of the severity of your injury or the potential size of your case. They can also let you know if you even have a case. However, before you take those steps you might want to know if it’s worth the effort. So, here is a quick checklist to help you out.
First Step: The Right
The first thing you need to do is ask yourself a few questions:
- Did you suffer from a personal injury? (Damage to property does not count)
- Was this injury the result of someone else’s negligence? (Including people and companies)
- Are there any recoverable damages? (Did you lose money through work or medical bills, or will it likely cause you to lose money in the future?)
Second Step: The Rules
Once you have established that the accident is actually worthy of a personal injury claim, then there are a few other things that you need to check before you can go any further.
- Statute of Limitations: There is a statute of limitations concerning all personal injury claims, so you need to make sure this has not passed before you go any further. That’s why it is always best to file your claim within days or weeks of the injury occurring. Not only for the statute of limitations (which change state by state), but also because it makes life easier for the lawyer.
- Proof of Harm: You need to be able to prove that the harm was done. You can see a doctor after the injury has occurred to help with this. But if it is minor, it has healed by the time you file a claim and you didn’t get any proof, then you may not have a case.
- Don’t Say Anything to the Insurance Company: The insurance company will give you a recorded statement to try and get you to say something, but this is never advised. The goal is to make you devalue your case. One of the first things that a personal injury attorney will ask is whether or not you have given this statement, while hoping the answer is in the negative.
Third Step: The Claim
For this step, you just need to find a lawyer. They will guide you through the process and they will ensure that you get the money you are entitled to. A good lawyer, such as those at Van Sant Law LLC will help you with any claim and will ensure you get every cent. They have helped countless claimants get up to millions of dollars in the past and can do the same for you.
And don’t worry if you’re concerned about going to court, because you might not need to. More than 95% of cases are settled outside of court, as they don’t want the hassle either.
So, if you’ve made it this far and you have checked those boxes, then it’s time to take that final step.