Top mistakes made in your Maryland car accident case
- Failure to call the police immediately
- Failure to locate witnesses
- Failure to obtain the names, addresses and telephone numbers of all of the witnesses
- Failure to obtain all of the relevant information at the scene. Do not rely on the police officer to do so
- Failure to take a picture of the position of the cars, the license plates of all cars and the drivers license registration and insurance information
- Failure to go to the hospital when the police offer to call an ambulance
- If you do not go to the hospital at the scene, then failure to go the hospital as soon as you are feeling pain
- Check out the reviews on line about your lawyer before you hire the lawyer, not after the communication problems begin.
- Failure to call a lawyer before you call the insurance company
- Failure to let the lawyer call the Insurance Company
- Failure to contact an attorney before giving a recorded statement to the insurance company
- Assumption the insurance company will do the right thing
- Failure to take pictures of all visible injuries
- Failure to continue medical treatment until you are fully recovered.
- Do not miss your medical appointments
- Make sure you tell the doctor all of your complaints
- Make sure you tell the doctor your entire medical history including prior complaints to body parts injured in the accident
- do not exaggerate your injuries
- Do not accept the first offer made by the insurance company
- Do not try to settle your case without a lawyer
- Do not settle your case within the first week of the accident
- Do not accept a settlement that does not consider your medical bills, lost wages and pain and suffering
- Determine whether you can make a diminished value claim for the depreciated value of your car after the accident
- Do not withhold information from your lawyer
- If you have another accident or injury before your case is settled, make sure you inform your lawyer
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