How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim by Matthews, Joseph -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Copyright Acknowledgments About the Author Table of Contents Your Personal Injury Companion

Automobile, Cycle, or Pedestrian Accidents Slip or Trip and Fall Accidents Home Accidents Miscellaneous Accidents

1 Handling Your Personal Injury Claim

Why You Often Can Handle Your Own Claim When You Might Need a Lawyer

2 Whose Fault Is It? How Legal Responsibility Is Determined

Basic Rules of Legal Responsibility Liability in Specific Types of Accidents

3 Initial Steps in Settling Your Claim

The First 72 Hours: Protecting Your Rights Getting a Claim Started Special Rules for Accidents Involving the Government

4 Understanding Insurance Coverage

Motor Vehicle Insurance Nonvehicle Liability Insurance Your Own Health Coverage and Accident Claims No-Fault Laws: State Summaries

5 How Much Is Your Claim for Injuries Worth?

The Damages Formula How Injuries Affect Compensation Demonstrating Pain and Suffering Lost Income Property Damage Arriving at a Final Compensation Value Examples of How Much Different Claims Are Worth

6 Processing Your Claim

Collecting Information Preparing a Demand Letter Sample Demand Letters

7 Property Damage Claims

What Type of Claim to File Amount of Compensation Processing Your Claim Negotiating a Settlement Amount

8 Negotiating a Settlement

Adjusters: Who They Are and How They Work How the Negotiation Process Works Conducting Negotiations The Subjects of Negotiations With an Adjuster What to Do When You Can’t Get a Settlement State Statutes of Limitations

9 Finalizing Your Settlement

Confirming the Offer and Acceptance Formal Settlement Document What to Do If the Check Doesn’t Arrive Liens on Your Settlement Money Taxes on Your Settlement Money

10 The Last Resorts: Lawyers, Arbitration, and Courts

Small Claims Court Arbitration

11 Working With a Lawyer

Reasons to Use a Lawyer Finding the Right Lawyer Paying the Lawyer Managing Your Lawyer Trial

Appendix

Accident Claim Worksheet

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