February 14, 2025

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Most Common Mistakes That Can Affect Your Personal Injury Case

Most Common Mistakes That Can Affect Your Personal Injury Case

You suffered an injury because someone else was negligent. You racked up a mountain of medical bills and missed out on wages that you could have earned from work to pay those bills. Now you’re doing the smart thing-you’re thinking about filing a claim for personal injury. But how do you win?

9 Mistakes That Can Hurt Your Claim

Winning a claim from an injury is not as simple as you might think, even if it’s clear the other party was negligent. People damage their claims by:

  • Not retaining an attorney
  • Recording a statement to the insurance company before consulting an attorney
  • Signing forms authorizing insurers access to every one of their medical records rather than the relevant ones
  • Having insufficient evidence to show the other party was negligent
  • Pure comparative negligence laws in California dictate who can recover compensation in cases where the issue is fault
  • Exaggeration of injuries
  • Failure to tell your lawyer or doctor of pre-existing injuries or other evidence that might haunt your case
  • Waiting too long to file your claim

Even if your personal injury claim is straightforward, you should treat it with caution. Insurance companies never want to pay. Surely, their adjuster will be doing everything possible to find ways to deny you the amount you deserve. 

Things that Might Make a Big Difference in Your Personal Injury Case

The smallest things can make a big difference in a case of personal injury. 

Here are ways to help your case:

  • Find the best lawyer to represent you.
  • Deal with your case as soon as possible.
  • Let your lawyer do everything for you in terms of communication.
  • Be open with your doctor and lawyer about your injuries or any other conditions that you may have before the accident.
  • Be very careful with your doctor’s prescription.
  • Never speak about your case to anybody else except your attorney, and certainly not on social media.

Bottom Line!

It’s important to avoid making mistakes that could damage your compensation claim if you have been injured. Get the legal help you need now. Contact Tenina Law today for a consultation. Our attorneys will handle your case so that you can concentrate on your recovery.
This article was written by Alla Tenina. Alla is one of the best tax attorneys in Los Angeles California, and the founder of Tenina Law. She has experience in bankruptcies, real estate planning, and complex tax matters. Visit www.teninalaw.com for more information. The information provided on this website does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice; instead, all information, content, and materials available on this site are for general informational purposes only. Information on this website may not constitute the most up-to-date legal or other information. This website contains links to other third-party websites. Such links are only for the convenience of the reader, user or browser; the ABA and its members do not recommend or endorse the contents of the third-party sites.