If you are making a person injury claim due to the negligence of another, from pedestrian accidents, motor vehicle accidents, or any other type of personal injury claim, posting on social media can hurt your case. Insurance adjusters may seize a photo or post from your social media to dispute the severity of your injury and try to diminish the value of your claim. After filing a lawsuit in court, one of the first things a defense lawyer can do
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Litigation Discovery: Interrogatories for an Injury Case
Sample interrogatories from State Farm in one of Tien Law Firm’s personal injury litigation cases, which resulted in a settlement offer from State Farm for our client on the eve of trial.Interrogatory No. 1: State your full name, current address and any and all other names which you have used or by which you have been known. Interrogatory No. 2: If you are or ever have been married, state the name of your spouse(s), the date(s) of the marriage(s), the manner in
Your North Carolina crash report is a key document and very important to your injury claim. If you were in a collision and need help understanding your crash report, you should call a North Carolina personal injury lawyer. You can also use Tien Law Firm’s NC DMV 349 key to decode your crash report. Information Included in the Crash Report Usually, the crash report will list a description of the vehicles and parties involved in the collision, the location of
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Should I Report a Car Accident in NC?
The short answer is yes. Never try to base the answer on your perceived property loss or injuries at the time. In some seemingly minor auto accidents in North Carolina, the parties may decide not to contact the police for a crash report, but later some individuals may find their damages to be more than expected, their pain and injuries to be more severe than initially thought, and liability may subsequently be disputed between the parties. Following a vehicle collision,
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How to Get Help with a Personal Injury Case Without Paying a NC Personal Injury Attorney Upfront
After being injured in an accident, many people are unfamiliar with the process to seek compensation for their injuries and do not know the steps that should be taken to preserve their claim. The time following a personal injury accident can be very stressful. Often, victims have been out of work due to their injuries, bills being to accumulate, and large financial decision need to be made, such as what to do about the medical bills and car repair costs,
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How Long Will a Personal Injury Settlement or Claim Take in North Carolina?
The length of a personal injury case depends on several factors, and will be different for each case. The best way to answer the question is to describe the events that must occur before the claim can be resolved. There are several stages of a personal injury claim leading to the conclusion of the case. The first stage depends on the time that it takes my clients to recover from their injuries. The end of this stage is reached when
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When the Other Driver is Lying About the Accident
We hear this from clients often, and you may be surprised how often this comes up, that a party to a collision with make conflicting statements to insurance companies about the details of the collision. If you were in a car accident, unless you have verifiable witnesses, it will be your word against the other driver’s. The Police Officer’s Narrative & Opinion Regarding Fault Police officers often make statements in the narrative on the crash report that influence whether an
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Estimating What a Personal Injury Claim is Worth
How much a claim is worth will depend upon the specific facts of the case and will be different for each client. Having a skilled personal injury attorney review the case and negotiate on your behalf in order to present your case in the most favorable way, can greatly enhance your settlement offers and the value of your claim. How Are Personal Injury Claims Valued? How much your claim will be valued at depends on several factors, including but not
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Should I Give a Recorded Statement to the Insurance Company?
Perhaps you have received a friendly call from a claims adjuster requesting a recorded statement regarding how the accident occurred and the type of injuries sustained. Often, the adjuster will make it seem that such a statement is standard procedure and is required. This is false. Other times, the adjuster tells you that they cannot process your claim without the statement. This is also false. In general, you should never give a recorded statement to the insurance company or
Your NC crash report is a key document and very important to your injury claim. If you were in a collision and need help understanding your crash report, you should call a personal injury lawyer. You can also use our NCDMV 349 key of codes to decode your crash report. What Information Is Included in the Crash Report? Usually, the crash report will list a description of the vehicles and parties involved in the collision, the location of the accident,