Personal Injury Attorney in Boise ID Discusses Slip and Fall, Car Accident and Negligence - Helpful Tips When You Have Been Injured

As a Boise Personal Injury Attorney I have seen many valid personal injury claims in Idaho be denied or reduced because a trusting individual was told by an insurance company to sign a document that they didn't understand. That is right, the insurance companies are NOT on your side.

The first and most important thing to do if you have had a slip and fall, been in a car accident or have been injured because of the negligence of another, is DO NOT sign anything before seeking the counsel of a personal injury attorney. In a perfect world, that wouldn't be necessary, but we don't live in a perfect world and the insurance companies don't want to pay anymore than they have to. Your medical bills, your wage claim and your pain and suffering are monetary damages that you are entitled to and you don't want those reduced because the adjuster sounded so nice.

This is not to say that you shouldn't be considerate to the insurance company adjuster. Their employment is dependent upon them not giving out too big of claims too often. If you have been injured in a slip and fall, in an accident or by the negligence of another and you know that you are in pain and that they are responsible, there is no need to get angry with the insurance company. They need to listen to you and your concerns. This is where it is handy to have a personal injury attorney because then you don't have to deal with them; you don't need to worry about saying something wrong or giving too much information.

Another very important thing to keep in mind if you have been injured in a car accident, had a slip and fall or have been injured because of the negligence of another, is don't minimize your pain to seem brave or so as not to make a scene. Also, don't deny medical attention. You need to be checked out so an injury isn't overlooked or attributed to something else. It is also very important to follow your doctor's orders so that the insurance companies can't claim that your injury was exacerbated by you failing to do what was ordered.

As always, you should document everything because our memories fail but also so you will have an immediate record of what has occurred. Keep with it all the names and addresses of any witnesses and photographs that you may have.

These tips will help you get through the legal ordeal of a slip and fall, a car accident or an injury caused by the negligence of another. You have rights and no one should take away or minimize your monetary award for a personal injury including doctors' bills, a wage claim or pain and suffering.