A
Tampa, Florida Car Accident Lawyer Explains the Importance
of Documentation
When
you’re in the middle of a car accident, you’re
likely to be upset, hurting, and very distracted. While
it’s almost impossible to keep your wits about you—especially
if you sustained an injury—we cannot stress enough
the importance of documenting everything about the car accident
and its aftermath.
Why is documentation so important? A Tampa,
Florida car accident lawyer from Clark and Martino will
be able to explain this to you. Basically, documentation
(or the lack of documentation) could be the deciding factor
in a personal injury court case. If you or someone you love
is injured in a car accident, a personal injury attorney
will likely be interested in the following details:
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Emergency room records and recollections of what happened
in the emergency room, including what medical professionals
were seen, what procedures were done, and what medications
were prescribed
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Emergency personnel records and your recollection of conversations
with the police, ambulance technicians, fire department,
and 911 dispatchers
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Any conversations about the accident, especially conversations
with insurance companies, insurance company lawyers, personal
injury attorneys, and the other parties involved in the
accident
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All visits with doctors and other health care providers
regarding the injuries you sustained in the accident (document
who was seen, what was said, what medical procedures were
recommended and completed, and what medications were prescribed
and taken)
Any experienced Tampa car accident
attorney will advise you not to share anything with
an insurance company—especially medical records—unless
you ask your attorney first. While you may be obligated
to inform your insurance company about the accident, all
other conversations with insurance companies should be conducted
with the assistance of an attorney. Otherwise, a conversation
with an insurance company could hurt your case.
Keep in mind that if the injuries are extensive, the injured
person or persons will depend on loved ones to maintain
thorough records of everything that happens. If you are
a family member or loved one of someone who has been injured
in a car accident, you may be able to consult a personal
injury attorney on someone else’s behalf. As you can
imagine, people who sustain traumatic brain injury, spinal
cord injury, or other serious injury are unable to contact
attorneys or keep records for themselves.
With decades of experience and generations of familiarity
with the Tampa Bay area, we invite you to contact a Tampa,
Florida car accident attorney from Clark and Martino, P.A.,
at 1-866-598-9111 for a free consultation in our Tampa headquarters.
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