After your injury: Settle your claim the right way
When you’ve been hurt in an accident, dealing with insurance companies and lawyers can feel exhausting. But armed with the right information, you can handle a claim yourself—and save many thousands of dollars in the process.
How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim shows you how to handle almost any accident situation and guides you through the insurance claim process, step by step. Learn how to:
protect your rights after an accident
determine what your claim is worth
deal with uncooperative doctors and insurance companies
counter the special tactics insurance companies use
prepare a claim for compensation
negotiate a full and fair settlement
stay on top of your case if you hire a lawyer
This completely updated edition of How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim provides the latest state laws on small claims limits, no-fault car insurance, distracted driving, and lawsuit-filing deadlines.
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Introduction
Your Personal Injury Companion
1. Handling Your Personal Injury Claim
2. Whose Fault Is It? How Legal Responsibility Is Determined
3. Initial Steps in Settling Your Claim
4. Understanding Insurance Coverage
5. How Much Is Your Claim for Injuries Worth?
6. Processing Your Claim
7. Property Damage Claims
8. Negotiating a Settlement
9. Finalizing Your Settlement
10. The Last Resorts: Lawyers, Arbitration, and Courts
11. Working With a Lawyer
Appendix
Index
Giới thiệu về tác giả
Joseph Matthews has been an attorney since 1971, and from 1975 to 1977 taught at the law school of the University of California, Berkeley. He has for many years been involved in matters relating to seniors, and is the author of Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions and Long Term Care: How to Plan & Play for It, as well as How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim.