Just as in any judicial case, there are an array of details that have to be attended to. This is a sample list that would assist you and your attorney move the case along the judicial system.
- Not only, what do you have to show the adjuster to “prove” your case, but also, to “maximize” your recovery?
- What issues do you have to prove to win your case?
- How do you get your medical records?
- What records do you need?
- How do you get a narrative report from the doctor?
- Who is going to photograph your car? The defendant’s car?
- Who is going to photograph the scene?
- Who is going to photograph the injuries?
- Who is going to get statements of witnesses?
- How do you know what experts you will need?
- Where will you locate your experts?
- How do you obtain the defendant’s driving record/history?
- Where do you obtain the defendant’s driving record/history?
- What verdicts have juries rendered in similar cases in the past?
- How much will you have to pay your health insurer if you make a recovery?
- Did your auto insurer pay anything, and will you have to pay them back if you make a recovery?
- How do you preserve evidence so it will be admissible at trial?
- How do you obtain evidence so it will be admissible at trial? Can you prove the other person was liable?
- Can you prove your damages?
- Have you met all of the time restrictions in order to preserve your case?
- Did you need to file an affidavit of claim?
- Do you know all of your potential sources for recovery?
- Who has the authority to file the case?
- Where do they get that authority?
- What if you cannot handle the stress of the injury, the financial stress, as well as dealing with the adjuster? Who will handle the stress?