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Report the accident to the police immediately, even
if the police did not come to the scene |
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Exchange insurance and contact information |
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Get names, addresses and telephone numbers of all
scene witnesses |
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Go to the emergency room or get medical care as
soon as possible. If you need help finding and in making arrangements
to pay a good doctor, contact us immediately |
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Write down all symptoms (changes in your
physical or mental pre-accident status) and bring this to your
doctor or with you to our office. A rear end whiplash can cause
a concussion without a direct blow to the head. Sometimes headaches,
fatigue, dizziness, ringing in the ears or other unusual symptoms
will result |
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Take photos of injuries/bruises and damage to both
vehicles if possible |
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Call us at 713.464.6461, email
us or submit your case immediately
for free consultation |
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Read our Frequently Asked Questions
section |
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Use your PIP, health or worker's compensation insurance
if you have coverage |
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Follow all of your doctor's orders and return for
an office visit as instructed (delays and gaps in treatment hurt
your case) |
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Make arrangements for alternative transportation
or let us help you do so |
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Bring to our office expense receipts, invoices,
insurance policies, accident report or information exchange, photos
or film, and all other accident related documents |
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Let us fight any ticket issued to you |
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Assume any insurance adjuster is on your side (they
want your signed release as cheaply as possible) |
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Go to work if your doctor takes you off work |
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Exaggerate your medical symptoms, as it will destroy
your credibility and your case |
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Perform any activities beyond what you
doctor advises (light duty means light duty) |
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Give a recorded statement without adequate preparation
by us |
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Sign a release for your medical or wage information
and records to be given to the insurance company |
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Sign or endorse any insurance checks or documents
without legal counsel |
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Talk any further with the adjuster until contacting
us at 713.464.6461, by email, or
by our case submission form for a
free consultation |
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Delay seeking medical treatment |
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Call your health insurance company to alert them
that you have been in an accident (some will wrongly deny coverage) |
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Sign a representation agreement with another lawyer
without first consulting with us |
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Represent yourself without contacting us at 713.464.6461,
by email, or by our
case submission form for a free consultation |
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Assume that recent changes in your body are not
related to the accident (you are not a doctor) |
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Believe all you might hear about the value of your
case. Every case stands on its own merits. Anyone who tells you
what your case is worth without final knowledge of all relevant
fault, medical and financial details after healing is only guessing
or trying to sell you |
