The Process of Personal Injury Lawsuit

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The Process of Personal Injury Lawsuit
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The personal injury lawsuit process

• Information gathering. The lawyer looks into the
  accident that caused your harm and will evaluate
  the damage that you suffered, as well as find
  evidence and witnesses. The lawyer will closely
  work with you and your doctor in order to assess
  the correct amount for the compensation for your
  injury.

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• This will be based on your loss of income and
  possible loss of job, medical costs, any
  additional expenses, cost of counseling and
  physical therapy, as well as loss of property.

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• Other expenses that he will take into
  consideration include household expenses. The
  lawyer also measures the degree of your pain and
  your suffering and add it as a value to your
  compensation.

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• The claim letter. The lawyer needs to send a
  letter to the other party in order to outline
  your injuries. The other party is given a certain
  period of time and they need to contact you
  within the given time in order to negotiate for
  arrangement.

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• Agreement offer. The other party has the
  possibility to offer you an agreement as
  compensation for the personal injuries caused to
  you. You can accept it and the process ends.

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• Prior to accepting any settlement offer, you are
  recommended to discuss it with your lawyer. It is
  not always a good idea to accept an early
  settlement, as it would probably be lower than
  you can actually get in case you reject it, and
  then the case is filed in court.

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• Discovery. This is when the judge reviews the
  virtues of your case and finds evidence and
  facts, such as witnesses, police reports,
  doctors reports, statements and photos.

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• Arbitration/Mediation. The court usually tries to
  solve the dispute before it even gets into court.
  The mediator tries to get you and the other party
  to an agreement that is convenient for both of
  you.

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• Trial. In case you dont get to an amicable
  resolution, then your case gets into trial and is
  heard by a judge and sometimes by a jury, too.
  They will listen to both parties involved and
  will decide whether to award compensation and
  which its amount would be.

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• Appeal. In case the results of the trial are not
  reasonable for one of the parties, then that
  party may file an appeal.

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• Settlement. After the appeal is decided upon and
  it is in your favor, you can start the settlement
  process.

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