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The Legal Foundation of a Winning Personal Injury Claim
THE ISSUES WE FACE: THE THREE I’S
The crucial components of a personal injury claim can be broken down into three categories:
the damages we cannot tally with a calculator but that we learn and feel by meeting with our client and their family members, friends, or coworkers. While injuries are important for establishing damages, we also must prove who or what is liable for causing them. Investigation Next, the investigation component of a case is vital to establishing liability. A determination of liability is generally made early in the case. Ideally, after an incident occurs, we need to freeze and capture as much information as possible as early as possible. We look to area surveillance video, witnesses, police investigations, and public records. Often, we must also actively work to preserve evidence. This requires placing individuals or businesses on notice that we are seeking certain information and that they must preserve it for use later in a potential lawsuit. Lastly, we also work diligently to obtain our client’s
pre-incident medical records. Prior medical records help us understand exactly what harm the incident caused, or contributed to, for our client. Insurance Maximizing potential recovery is the driving force behind our relentless search to find every dollar of available insurance coverage. Identifying and obtaining all applicable insurance policies is key to case strategy and predicting the potential value of a claim. In addition to automobile or premises liability insurance, we also must analyze available health insurance coverage. The plan may have a right to collect the amounts they paid on behalf of the injured person.
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Injuries
Investigation
Insurance
These three components drive our firm’s initial work whenever a client entrusts us with their case. Injury Our client’s overall health is the No. 1 priority. The injury component is how we determine a client’s damages. An accurate and thorough understanding of our client’s injuries will drive the value of a personal injury claim. Injuries to the human body not only can cause pain, but can force an unnatural change in their life. Physical injuries can abruptly impact someone’s future life experiences, relationships, hobbies, and livelihood. These factors are the drivers of a client’s noneconomic damages. These are
While not exhaustive, these three I’s are key aspects of the work we do here. Thoroughness is crucial in helping our fellow human beings in a time of need.
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