Winning Your Personal Injury Claim: With Sample Forms and Worksheets,9781572481381

Winning Your Personal Injury Claim: With Sample Forms and Worksheets

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9781572481381
ISBN10: 1572481382
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-03-01
Publisher(s): Sourcebooks Inc
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Summary

Winning Your Personal Injury Claim teaches you what to do after you or a loved one has been hurt. It gives you the precise instructions you need to settle with an insurance adjuster, handle the attorney for the other side and win a court battle.

Author Biography

Evan Aidman has been a Philadelphia trial lawyer since 1983 with a practice primarily in plaintiff's personal injury.

Table of Contents

Using Self-Help Law Books ix
Introduction xiii
Organizing Personal Injuries
1(4)
Components of a Personal Injury
What to do After an Accident
5(8)
At the Scene of an Accident
Emergency Room Treatment
Beware the Friendly Insurance Adjuster
Don't Sign Anything!
Remember the Deadline!
Handling Your Case without a Lawyer?
13(16)
The Best of Both Worlds
Handling Your Claim
Handling Your Lawsuit
The Personal Injury Attorney and You
29(18)
Finding a Personal Injury Attorney
The Initial Consultation
The Attorney's Fee Agreement
Beware of ``Costs''
Dissatisfaction with Attorneys
Changing Lawyers
Keeping Your Case Active
The Various Kinds of Injury Cases
47(18)
Injuries to Children
Fall Down Accidents (``Slip and Falls'')
Medical Malpractice
Products Liability
International Injuries
Food Poisoning Cases
Psychological Injuries
Workers' Compensation
Dog Bites
Medical Treatment and your Injuries
65(4)
The M. D. v. the Chiropractor
Physical Therapy
``Good Injuries''
Keeping Track of Your Treatment
Damages
69(12)
Placing a Monetary Value on an Injury
Issues Affecting the Monetary Value
Monetary Assessment
The Settlement Process
81(16)
The Settlement Demand Letter
Settlement Offer
Settlement Strategy
Finalizing Settlement
Alternate Dispute Resolution
The Lawsuit Process
97(8)
The Lawsuit Deadline - Statutes of Limitations
Choice of Trials
Choice of Venue
Post-Filing Battles
The Discovery Process
105(10)
Ending the Sneak Attack
Interrogatories and the Request for Production of Documents
Depositions
The ``Independent'' Medical Examination
The Trial
115(30)
Preparation for Trial
Voir Dire - Selecting the Jury
Opening Statements
Direct and Cross Examination
Medical Testimony
Damages
Causation
The Defense Case
Objections
Closing Argument
Jury Instructions and Deliberations
The Verdict
The Appeal
Understanding ``Tort Reform''
145(6)
Limited Tort v. Full Tort
``Tort Reform'' --- Has It Worked?
Insurance Fraud and Other Problems
151(6)
Improper Insurance Practices
Ambulance Chasers
Glossary 157(10)
Appendix A --- Sample Forms 167(56)
Appendix B --- Sample Letters 223(14)
Appendix C --- Checklists and Worksheets 237(20)
Index 257

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