{"id":67,"date":"2011-11-11T06:01:46","date_gmt":"2011-11-11T06:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.boughlawfirm.com\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2022-05-09T18:13:29","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T18:13:29","slug":"dos-and-donts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/heathinjurylaw.com\/information-center\/dos-and-donts","title":{"rendered":"Do&#8217;s and Don&#8217;ts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><strong>Personal Injury Do&#8217;s and Don&#8217;ts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Proceed With A Personal Injury Claim<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do see your doctor.<\/strong>\u00a0It is important that you immediately see your regular physician or emergency room doctor and detail all of your physical injuries. Don\u2019t hesitate to go to the emergency room if you are experiencing pain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do photograph the injuries and the scene. <\/strong>Photographing the injuries will help an insurance adjuster or jury understand the severity of the injuries. Photographing the accident scene helps preserve the evidence so that an insurance company can\u2019t play tricks with the jury. Make sure you tell your doctor or intake nurse each and every area of physical pain or injury.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:800px;--awb-max-height:450px;--awb-align-self:center;--awb-width:100%;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\" ><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zMx4ltmG6Dg?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0&amp;rel=0\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><strong>Do call an experienced personal injury lawyer. <\/strong>Getting experienced trial counsel on your side early will allow the preservation of evidence and the collection of information to begin immediately. Please be extremely careful when hiring a personal injury lawyer and make sure you know the right questions to ask.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do notify your own insurance carrier. <\/strong>Your own insurance carrier may have coverage such as underinsured, uninsured, or medical payment benefits that can help cover your injuries. You will want to make sure they know immediately that you have been involved in an accident or wreck.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do take careful notes. <\/strong>Taking careful notes or keeping a journal will allow an insurance adjuster or jury to know about the pain and suffering that you experienced, the doctors\u2019 visits you have been to and any time from your job you have missed. Notes or a journal will allow the insurance company to fully understand the severity of your injuries. It will also help you keep track of any activities you have missed or particular pain you have experienced.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t give a statement to anyone. <\/strong>Insurance companies, while acting like they are on your side, take statements to be used to destroy your case. Statements are used during jury trials to impeach witnesses, even if the differences in the story are minor. Giving a recorded statement can never help your claim. Adjusters take classes on how to trick you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t sign an authorization. <\/strong>Signing an authorization will allow insurance companies to collect medical and employment records that they are not entitled to. Missouri courts often limit the scope of discovery so that irrelevant and personal information is not discovered. Signing an authorization for an insurance company simply allows them to collect information to which they are not entitled.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t sign a release. <\/strong>Signing a release can permanently waive any claims that you may have. Even if they tell you the release is only for property damage, have an experienced trial lawyer review your release so that you are not signing away your rights to recover for your personal injuries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call 816-931-0048 NOW, For Your Free Personal Consultation!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2821,"parent":99,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Do&#039;s and Don&#039;ts - The Law Offices of Stephen R. 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