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After an injury-accident, the other party’s insurance company will monitor your social media activity, looking for evidence to use against you. Here are some dos and dont's for using social media after an accident.

Another way to bolster your personal injury case is by keeping good records.

Before an injury-accident, social media is a fun and easy way to stay in touch with your friends and family. After an injury-accident, social media is an easy way for the insurance claims adjuster to uncover personal information about you that can be used to lower the value of your personal injury claim.

A symptom diary can be powerful evidence of your pain and suffering in an injury case.

Early on, you might get a call from the defendant’s insurance company. Here's what you need to know about that call.

Regardless of how you were injured, there are simple steps you can take, starting today, to build a strong personal injury case. We’re going to talk about several of these, starting with: Be a good patient.

Brain injury cases present unique challenges, different from other types of personal injury cases. To win compensation, you will have to overcome one or more of these hurdles:.

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If you suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI), you might experience a number of physical, mental and/or emotional symptoms. Here are some common symptoms.

If you suffered a traumatic brain injury (or “TBI”) because of another person’s carelessness, you may be entitled to compensation for the harm done to you. Here are three simple ways to build a stronger TBI case.

“I didn’t bump my head or black out. I just have a headache. It’s not a big deal.” Those are dangerous assumptions after an injury accident because: 1. You don’t have to bump your head or lose consciousness to suffer a traumatic brain injury (“TBI”). Any impact that causes a violent shaking or whipping of your head can cause a brain injury. Whiplash, for example, is a common cause of TBI in auto accident cases. The injury results from the rapid and severe back-and-forth motion of the neck and head, which causes the brain to make contact with the hard interior of the skull. AND 2. Early symptoms a brain injury can be subtle and easy to dismiss (like a headache, drowsiness or excessive fatigue). Self-diagnosis is a mistake, especially if you have signs of a concussion or more serious brain injury. Always err on the side of caution, and let a doctor diagnose or rule out a TBI. Don’t wait on this. Delayed treatment can have a negative impact on your health and can crater any legal claim you might have for compensation.

A traumatic brain injury (“TBI”) is an injury to the brain caused by some sort of external trauma. Any blow to the head or forceful shaking or whipping of your head, neck or body can result in a TBI.

Insurance claims adjusters tend to be skeptical of brain injuries – especially so-called “mild” brain injuries – because often (i) these injuries are “invisible”; (ii) there is little objective medical evidence (e.g., a brain scan) to prove the injury and support the injured person’s subjective claims of pain and other symptoms; and (iii) symptoms of a brain injury often are delayed, so treatment is delayed. When the insurance company challenges your brain injury claim, we know how to push back.

Workers’ compensation covers injuries and illnesses that occur in the course and scope of employment. Generally speaking, this means that if you are injured or become ill while, or as a result of, performing tasks related to your job duties, that injury/illness is likely covered by workers’ compensation. If, however, you are injured or become ill while performing a task outside of your regular job duties or while engaged in a personal activity or errand that is unrelated to your work, that injury/illness likely would not be covered by workers' comp. An on-the-job injury can occur anywhere an employee is working – e.g., on the employer’s premises; at a job site; or even on the road when you’re traveling between job sites.

Workers' compensation is a type of insurance that provides benefits to employees who are injured or become ill as a result of doing their job. The specific injuries and illnesses that are covered by workers' compensation may vary from state to state, depending on the law.

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The specific process for obtaining workers’ compensation benefits may vary somewhat from state to state but, typically, a worker’s comp. claim involves three steps: reporting the injury to your employer, filling out an official claim form/submitting the claim, and waiting for the insurance company to complete its investigation. If your claim is denied, the next step is to dispute that decision by appealing to the state workers’ comp. agency.

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There are three big differences between a workers’ comp. claim and a personal injury claim: different legal standards, different remedies, and different legal processes.

If you’re injured on the job, take these steps to protect your right to workers’ compensation benefits: (1) Get medical treatment right away. (2) Report the injury to your supervisor (and/or HR, if applicable). (3) Write your own “report.” (4) Fill out the official form (or forms) required to submit a claim. Your supervisor and/or HR should be able to provide you with the required paperwork.

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Malingering is an accusation that you are faking or exaggerating your symptoms for the purpose of financial gain. In a personal injury case, the defendant (the party you claim is responsible for your injuries) might accuse you of “malingering” if you have a soft-tissue injury, like whiplash; or a concussion; or any other injury that is characterized primarily by pain and/or your subjective account of your symptoms.

Insurance companies may accuse you of malingering to avoid paying out fair compensation for injuries. Their goal in making this false accusation is to lower the value of your claim by questioning your credibility.

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