Alabama Auto Accident Checklist

If you are involved in an auto accident, you may be entitled to recover damages for your pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of enjoyment of life, disability, medical expenses, loss of earnings, inconvenience and property damage. Your spouse and children may have a claims for loss of consortium.

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• First, determine whether or not you are hurt and need first aid or immediate medical attention. If you do, seek help from emergency medical personnel.
• If you are not in need of immediate attention, take time to survey the scene of the accident to make yourself aware of important details such as: identify the driver of the other vehicle(s) involved, identify any possible witnesses to the accident - be sure to point them out to the investigating officer, look for skid marks from the tires of any vehicle involved, as well as physical evidence such as broken glass, broken tail lights, car parts, etc - the location of this debris in the road way will often reveal the "point of impact" of the vehicles which can become crucial evidence - again, point out any thing you find to the police officer.
• Obtain the following information from the other driver(s): name, address, phone numbers, name of liability insurance company/
• Talk to the police officer - make sure that he or she understands how the accident happened.
• If you have a camera available take pictures of the vehicles, the accident scene, the roadway, the driver(s) and passenger(s) of the other vehicles.
• If there are witnesses who were not involved in the accident, get their names, addresses and telephone numbers.
• Many aspects of your life will be upset as a result of the accident - your ability to work, your transportation, medical visits and bills, etc.
• Getting back in control of you life will depend in large part, on how much cooperation and assistance you get from the insurance companies.
• You need to understand, from the beginning, that the insurance adjuster has one objective, paying you as little as possible to get you to sigh a release.
• Accident victims who successfully deal with this process are those who find an attorney who will take on the responsibility of getting their client's car fixed or replaced, and work with your doctors and medical providers to make sure that you get the medical attention and treatment that you need without being trampled by medical bills.
• If you need help, call Norris Injury Lawyers at 1.800.REAL-LAW, and put us to work for you.

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