The A - Zs of Filing a Personal Injury Lawsuit

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A is for Action
You need to take immediate action if you have been involved in an accident or suffered an injury. Keep notes about the incident and your injuries Preserve and protect any evidence you may have and take pictures as well. Get a copy of the police report and use it. Most importantly, meet with an experienced personal injury lawyer.
B is for Birth Injury or Brain Injury
If your loved one has experienced a birth injury or a brain injury due to the negligence of another party, you need to seek legal counsel with a personal injury attorney experienced in these kinds of cases. These are severe injuries and any lawsuit will be complex and time-consuming, so don’t delay. Your personal injury attorney will have a lot of information to gather and will need to start as soon as possible.
C is for Case
If you are filing a personal injury lawsuit, there are several stages that you may go through. They are:
1. Meeting with an experience personal injury lawyer. 2. Beginning your case: initial court documents. 3. Discovery or fact-finding. 4. Resolution before trial. o Court motion. o Settlement. 5. The trial itself. 6. Following your ruling: collecting your award 7. Appealing your court verdict or judgment, if necessary
D is for Dangerous or Defective Products
If you have suffered a personal injury due to a dangerous or defective product, you need to speak with an experienced personal injury lawyer who can help you file a claim. It could be filed against the product’s manufacturer, the marketing company, or the designer of the product. Was there insufficient warning on the label or packaging? A poor design? Mistakes made during the manufacturing of the product?
E is for Experience
When choosing a personal injury attorney, look for one who has many years’ experience in litigating personal injury lawsuits, especially one experienced with the type of personal injury lawsuit you will be filing.
F is for Filing a Personal Injury Lawsuit
When filing your personal injury lawsuit, keep in mind that time is of the essence. There may be filing deadlines to which you need to adhere. You will help yourself with your filing tremendously if you have the assistance of an experienced personal injury lawyer.
G is for Get Legal Assistance with Your Accident or Injury
If you or your loved one has been the victim of an accident or injury due to another person’s negligence, you need to ensure that your rights are protected. A personal injury lawyer can review your case and help you gather evidence and information, and he or she can help you file your case in court.
H is for Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer
When hiring a personal injury lawyer, factors you need to consider include:
· Your fee agreement (e.g. contingency fee) · Type of legal fees and costs (e.g. consultation fees, if any) · Reducing your costs and expenses (e.g. through efficient organization of information involving your lawsuit)
I is for Injury
When filing your personal injury lawsuit, remember that you or your loved one is the injured party. Therefore you need to show that it was the negligence of the other party that caused your injury.
J is for Job Injuries
Types of job injuries for which you might file a personal injury lawsuit may include:
· Asbestos exposure · Maritime worker job accidents · Railroad job accidents · Workers' compensation claims
K is for Knowledgeable
When you file a personal injury lawsuit, you want a personal injury lawyer on your side who is knowledgeable about your type of personal injury lawsuit. Such a lawyer will be able to anticipate what issues may arise and act early to minimize them.
M is for Medical Malpractice
If you or a loved one has suffered an injury due to the mistake or negligence of a medical practitioner, you may file a personal injury lawsuit for medical malpractice.
N is for Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
If your loved one has been the victim of nursing home abuse and neglect, you should first get them out of that potentially deadly situation. Then you should file a personal injury lawsuit in order to further protect their rights o.
O is for Obtaining and Using a Police Report
Obtaining and using the police report will help you in filing your personal injury lawsuit because police reports typically contain the date, time, location, and weather conditions, as well as an initial assessment of who is at fault, especially with regard to auto accidents. Your attorney will need all this information.
P is for Preserve Evidence and Take Photos
If you are planning on filing a personal injury lawsuit, remember that you will have to show negligence by the other party. To do that you will need to protect any evidence you have gathered, and take photos, because a photo is worth a thousand words (i.e. they can really tell your story, often better than words can).
Q is for Quadriplegia (Paralysis)
Quadriplegia is paralysis of the entire body from the neck down and can be a result of spinal cord injury. A quadriplegic will need specialized care for the rest of his or her life. If you or your loved one is suffering from this condition due to the carelessness of someone else, you should file a personal injury lawsuit to protect your rights and to make sure you receive all the monetary damages you deserve. Good quality permanent care becomes very expensive.
R is for Railroad Accidents
If you or a loved one has been the victim of a railroad accident, you need the expertise of an experienced personal injury lawyer to help you file your lawsuit. The laws surrounding railroad accidents are governed by the compensation guidelines established by the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA). This is a complicated area of the law necessitating the assistance of an attorney who is familiar with FELA.
S is for Slip and Fall Law
Also known as premises liability, slip and fall law refers to cases in which a person is injured on another person’s property. Some of the most common reasons for slip and fall injuries include:
· Insufficient railings · Poor lighting · Uneven floor mats · Unmarked obstacles · Wet surfaces
If you have experienced a slip and fall injury you should file a personal injury lawsuit as soon as possible.
T is for Truck Accidents
Semi truck (18-wheeler) accidents are different than passenger vehicle accidents because trucks must follow strict federal and state laws regarding their operation. The owners and operators of semi trucks must carry additional insurance, and they must follow separate rules and regulations, such as tracking and limiting their hours spent behind the wheel. Because of all these factors, you must be especially careful when filing a personal injury lawsuit for a truck accident.
U is for Using All Your Available Resources
When you have been injured in an accident, your goal is to get as well as possible as soon as possible, without undergoing undue stress in the process. To do this, you need to utilize all the resources available to you. This includes hiring a personal injury lawyer to help you file a lawsuit, if necessary, to protect your rights and get you the compensation you deserve.
V is for Vehicle Accidents
If you were involved in any type of motor vehicle accidents such as the following, you may need to speak to a personal injury attorney about filing a lawsuit.
· Auto · Boat · Bus · Motorcycle · Semi Truck
W is for Wrongful Death
If you lost a loved one due in a wrongful death to the negligence of a third party, you need to seek immediate legal recourse. Even though you are going through a painful time emotionally, you need to limit your severe financial losses from this incident in order to help your future recovery.
X is for X-ray (What else?)
If you had x-rays taken after your injury, keep copies to preserve the evidence you’ll need for a personal injury lawsuit.
Y is for Your Interests and Protecting Them
When you are choosing a personal injury lawyer to file your claim, look for one who will be on your side, one who wants to protect your interests from insurance companies and other entities. Your insurance company will have a flock of attorneys all trying to save their employer’s money instead of allowing it to be paid to you for your injuries. Don't get hurt twice by settling for less than you deserve.
And, last of all.
Z is for Zoloft
Although side effects can be expected with most drugs, pharmaceutical companies have a responsibility to create products which are as safe as possible, and if they find dangerous side effects they have a responsibility to inform the public about them. Therefore, drugs like Zoloft (noted for increasing the incidence of suicidal thoughts or actions, in addition to its published side effects), may cause you injury. If this happened and you hadn’t been warned of such possible injury, the drug manufacturer could be held liable under product liability law.
The Injury Lawyers, P.C. in Mobile, Alabama, specialize in personal injury law. They represent only you, the accident victim, and never the insurance companies, drug companies, or HMOs. From A to Z, they can give you support and legal assistance in this painful time. Their website is at http://www.tilpc.com/ and you can use it to schedule a free case evaluation.
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