What to do at the scene of an accident?
- Preliminary Matters
- What to do at the scene of an accident?
- What to do after an accident?
- Should I contact police after a car accident?
- How long do I have to report a car accident?
- Should I go to the doctors after a car accident?
- What is a personal injury claim?
- What is liability?
- What do I have to prove to establish negligence?
- The insurance company asked me to sign a records release form. Should I sign it?
- What factors will the insurance company consider when evaluating my claim and formulating an offer?
- How long will my personal injury case take?
- Value of Your Case
- How much is a personal injury case worth?
- I have been in an accident but is it worth pursuing?
- How the lawyer evaluates your case?
- What are factors that insurance companies consider while evaluating injury claims?
- How do you determine the value of my claim?
- What damages am I entitled to recover?
- Are there limits on what expenses I can claim as damages in a personal injury case?
- You and Your injury Lawyer
- Do I need a personal injury lawyer?
- Why is it important to talk to a lawyer after an accident?
- When should I contact a lawyer?
- I don’t want to go to court; can a lawyer still help me?
- What kind of accidents do our lawyers handle?
- Is my case big enough for a lawyer to handle?
- Will I have to pay a fee for my lawyer to handle my case?
- How much does a personal injury lawsuit cost?
- How can I help my lawyer to achieve the best outcome in my case?
- What should I bring when meeting with my lawyer for the first time?
- How much contact will I have with my injury lawyer?
- Settlement and Litigation
- How much time do I have to file a personal injury lawsuit?
- How is a personal injury case initiated?
- What happens after a lawsuit is filed?
- What are the different stages of a personal injury case?
- What defences might I have to overcome to win my case?
- What is an examination for discovery?
- What questions will be asked during my examination for discovery?
- What are the elements of a negligence case?
- What is assumption of risk?
- What is a mediation?
- Get help for anyone injured. Don’t move the victim. Keep the injured person warm.
- Warn approaching traffic – don’t let one accident cause another.
- Call an ambulance if you think someone may be seriously hurt.
- Call police if someone is injured or if there is substantial damage to the vehicles.
- Co-operate fully with the police and obtain the incident number assigned to you case.
- Obtain the driver’s name, address, date of birth, telephone number, driver’s license number, driver’s license expiration date, insurance company name, insurance registration number and registration expiration date. Write down the year, make, model and license plate numbers of all vehicles involved in the accident.
- Obtain names, addresses and telephone numbers of any passengers and witness to the accident. Ask them to stay and talk to the police. If they cannot stay, ask them to explain to you what they saw and eventually write everything down.
- Identify people at the accident scene, even if they will not give you their contact information. If someone saw the accident and leaves the scene, you should make a note of his/her license plate number.
- Do not give any opinion about the accident to other people.
- Seek medical attention, as soon as possible.
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