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If you're involved in an automobile accident, you should immediately call the police. If there are serious injuries, call 911 and have and ambulance and/or paramedics dispatched, if necessary. It is imperative that the police report is correct and that it accurately reflects your interpretation of the events leading up to the accident. If, by chance, you have a camera with you, take photographs of the scene BEFORE moving the vehicles, assuming it is safe to do so.
Additionally, someone should interview all people who may have witnessed the accident, and record their comments, either in writing or by tape recorder. These interviews should be completed as soon as possible while the facts are still fresh in the witnesses' memory.
Seek immediate medical attention if you are injured in any way. If treatment is delayed, the Defendant may argue that it was not his negligent driving that caused the personal injury, but something else that may have occurred after the accident took place.
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Personal Injury
Injuries to one's person can occur in numerous different ways. In addition to car & automobile accidents, there are many other examples of situations that would provide a legal basis for personal injury claims. These include negligence towards others, as in medical malpractice claims and patient neglect in nursing home and healthcare facilities. Additionally, any person or business can be negligent of adequatley maintaining their property which may result in slips and falls or other accidents; and criminal incidents that may occur because of negligent security. Also, people can be injured as the result of intentional attacks, such as in the cases of dog bites or assault and battery.
Injuries to property can happen due to theft/vandalism, embezzlement, and negligence, while injuries to one's reputation typically occurs as the result of libel or slander.
When a person suffers an injury to his person, rights, reputation, or property, they may be entitled to compensation and should consult a lawyer immediately. In addition to Personal Injury claims needing to be filed within specified time periods, over time, critical evidence can dissipate making claims harder to prove.
An injured party may be entitled to recover damages for loss of earnings capacity, pain and suffering, and reasonable medical expenses, including both current and projected future losses.