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Have you been involved in an accident? Are you wondering what to do next?

Winning Your Personal Injury Claim takes the mystery out of what to do after you or a loved one has been hurt. It gives you the precise instructions you need to settle with an insurance adjuster, handle the attorney for the other side and win a court battle.

From the time after the accident to seeing doctors, from making settlement offers to hiring an attorney—the entire process is explained in clear, understandable language. This comprehensive guide gives you vital information on many different types of injuries.

--Dog Bites
--Fall-Down Accidents (Slip-and-Falls)
--Food Poisoning Cases
--Injuries to Children
--Legal Malpractice
--Products Liability
--Social Security Disability
--Workers’ Compensation

Don’t continue to struggle when there is help available. Let Winning Your Personal Injury Claim guide you to a stronger future.

Take Control with Checklists, Worksheets and Letters covering:
--At the Scene of an Accident
--Medical Teatment
--Medical Records Request
--And much, much more...

Table of Contents

Preface
- Personal Injury Litigation—Then and Now
- The Law is Dynamic
- Sample Forms and Worksheets
- Litigation Savvy

Introduction
- The Attorney
- Injury Classification and Treatment
- Damages
- Demand Letter and Settlement
- The Lawsuit
- Discovery and Trial

Chapter 1: At the Scene of an Accident
- After an Accident
- Car Accident Checklist
- Fall-Down Accident Checklist
- Emergency Room Treatment
- Medical Treatment Worksheet
- Beware of the Friendly Insurance Adjuster
- Do Not Sign Anything
- Remember the Deadline

Chapter 2: Handling Your Case Without a Lawyer
- Handling Your Claim
- Sample Opening Letter to Insurance Company by Attorney
- Sample Opening Letter to Defendant
- Questions for Depositions, Statements, and Trial
- Sample Medical Records Requests
- Handling Your Lawsuit

Chapter 3: The Personal Injury Attorney and You
- Finding a Personal Injury Attorney
- The Initial Consultation
- Sample New Client Letter
- The Attorney’s Fee Agreement
- Beware of Costs
- Dissatisfaction with Attorneys
- Changing Lawyers
- Keeping Your Case Active

Chapter 4: Various Kinds of Injury Cases
- Injuries to Children
- Fall-Down Accidents (Slip-and-Falls)
- Dog Bites
- Legal Malpractice
- Food Poisoning Cases
- Workers’ Compensation
- Social Security Disability
- Products Liability
- Intentional Injuries
- Psychological Injuries

Chapter 5: Medical Malpractice
- Determining Whether You Have a Case
- Hiring an Attorney
- The Nuts and Bolts of a Medical Malpractice Case
- The Fee Agreement
- Getting Started
- Expert Witnesses
- Nuisance Value
- Valuing the Claim
- Settling the Claim
- How to Help Your Attorney
- The Medical Malpractice Crisis

Chapter 6: Special Medical Concerns
- Choosing Your Health-Care Provider
- Physical Therapy
- Good Injuries
- Keeping Track of Your Treatment

Chapter 7: Damages
- Placing a Monetary Value on an Injury
- Issues Affecting the Monetary Value
- Injury Severity
- Monetary Assessment

Chapter 8: The Settlement Process
- Settlement Demand Letter
- Sample Settlement Demand Letters----Represented by Attorney
- Settlement Offer
- Settlement Strategy
- Finalizing Settlement
- Sample General Release
- Alternate Dispute Resolution

Chapter 9: The Lawsuit Process
- Statutes of Limitations
- Choice of Trials
- Choice of Venue
- Post-Filing Battles

Chapter 10: The Discovery Process
- Interrogatories and the Request for Production of Documents
- Depositions
- The Defense Medical Examination
- Sample Client Letter: Defense Medical Examination

Chapter 11: The Trial
- Selecting the Jury
- Opening Statements
- Your Testimony
- Medical Testimony
- Damages
- Causation
- The Defense Case
- Objections
- Closing Argument
- Jury Instructions and Deliberations
- The Verdict
- Posttrial Motions
- The Appeal
- Collecting from an Uninsured Defendant
- Online Personal Injury Settlements

Chapter 12: Insurance Fraud and Other Problems
- Improper Insurance Practices
- Ambulance Chasers

Glossary
Appendix A: Sample Forms
Appendix B: Checklists and Worksheets
Index
About the Author

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