Here’s What They Don’t Tell You About Injury Cases and Accidents

Let’s say you get into an accident that is caused by someone else’s negligence. You figure, you’ll go to the doctor, eventually heal–and maybe if you make a claim or lawsuit, you’ll get some compensation for your injuries.

But the reality is much different. Although the media tends to report on injury lawsuits like they’re just very easy, and a very straightforward process, in reality, there are a lot of things about accidents, injuries, and injury lawsuits that they don’t publicize and that they don’t tell you about.

Getting Needed Medical Care

Many victims think that just because they didn’t cause the accident, that doctors and hospitals and medical clinics will just see them for medical treatment, for little or no cost. The medical providers can “bill the party that injured you,” is the thought many victims have when seeking treatment.

There are ways to get your medical expenses paid in full or in part, or at least, to have a medical provider see you even if you have no insurance, while you’re waiting for an injury lawsuit to resolve.

But to do that, you need to understand what insurance will apply, or how to get a doctor or hospital to treat you now and wait for payment later on. That’s something your personal injury attorney can help you with–but it is a process, and takes an understanding of the interplay between medical providers and accident cases.

The Pain Could Get Worse

You may think that the pain that you have immediately following an accident is the worst it will get. So maybe you wait, and do nothing. But then hours, possibly a day or two later, the pain gets much worse.

The pain you have right after an accident is not indicative of how injured you are–in fact, because our bodies often are full of adrenaline right after an accident, our own bodies often mask the severity of an injury right after an accident.

The Insurance Adjuster Isn’t Your Friend

Often, insurance adjusters from or representing the liable negligent party will contact you. The adjuster seems so nice. So helpful. But what you don’t know is that they are doing this for their own reasons. They may be trying to dupe you into settling your case early, for too little compensation. Or, they may just be trying to deter you or stall you from filing a claim for your injuries and losses.

Evidence is Disappearing

While you’re waiting to decide whether to file a lawsuit or a claim, or writing to see if you “get better,” the evidence you need in the event you do want to file a claim or lawsuit, is disappearing.

Cars are being fixed.

Surveillance video is being erased.

Physical evidence of your accident is being cleaned, fixed, repaired, or destroyed.

Witnesses’ memories are fading.

Nobody wants to rush to an injury lawyer the second after an accident. But by waiting, you are possibly closing the door on making an effective claim for compensation, because vital evidence is disappearing as you’re deciding whether to file a claim or not.

Call our Boston personal injury lawyers at The Law Office of Joseph Linnehan, Jr. today at 617-275-4200 if you were injured in any kind of accident.