Car Accidents

Automobile Accidents

If you are American under the age of 34, automobile accidents are the leading cause of death. On average, nearly 3 people die each day as result of road crashes.An additional 22 50 million people are injured or disabled due to automobile accidents each year.You are likely to be involved in at least one automobile accident in your lifetime.

Automobile Accident Things to do

You should call the police immediately even if you think you have not been injured.it is important that you file an accident report. This will be of importance later on should you have a personal injury claim. The report will be used to verify a fault, so it’s accuracy is very important.If you are able, you should take pictures of any damage to your vehicle as well as damage to any other vehicle involved in the accident. If you can, try to obtain names, addresses and phone numbers of any witnesses to the accident. Pursuant to Florida’s no-fault law, you must seek medical treatment within 14 days of the accident. In order to preserve a personal injury protection claim for your medical injuries covered under your personal injury protection.

Common Automobile Accident Injuries

What types of injuries are common to automobile accidents? Whiplash, head and brain injury, paralysis, and joined, bone and muscle injuries occur commonly as result of automobile accidents.As previously stated, it is important for automobile accident victims to seek medical attention as soon as possible if they believe they are injured.in order to prevail on your personal injury claim for damages resulting from injuries sustained in your automobile accident, it will be necessary to link the automobile accident to the medical records maintained by the hospital and your treating physicians. The more time that elapses between the automobile accident and treatment, the more difficult it is to prove the connection between the accident and the medical injuries. Potential damages that may result from the accident include cost of medical treatment, loss of property and loss of wages. Other factors such as pain and suffering, inconvenience and loss of consortium (how the injury affected your marital relationship) are also important elements of your damages.

Automobile Accident Client

You the client have important responsibilities. When you are the victim of an automobile accident. The single most important thing for you to do. Following an injury is to recover from your injury. The law requires you to mitigate your damages which means to do what is necessary to improve your physical condition and recover from your injury. Accordingly, you should strive to complete some, or all, of the following steps:

1. do not miss appointments with your doctor.
2. If prescribed, attend your physical therapy sessions.
3. Do what your doctor tells you to do
4. Follow your doctor’s advice with respect to work and leisure activities.

It is important for you to keep accurate records of your medical bills. The insurance company for the tortfeasor (the person who caused the accident) will not pay the bills as they occur. They will want to pay the bills as a lump sum and is part of the total settlement. Therefore, the insurance company will wait for the letter of demand from your attorney.

You should make sure that your attorney has copies of all your medical bills even if those bills have been submitted to your health insurance company for payment.

If you have been involved in an automobile accident, you should be represented by an experienced personal injury attorney. The law offices of automobile accident lawyer, Jessica Mishali is experienced and ready to build your case and negotiate your case with the insurance company and if necessary, take your case to trial. Please contact the law offices of personal injury attorney, Jessica Mishali for a consultation at (561) 833-2772 or contact us online.