Evidence is the greatest determining factor in whether you win or lose your personal injury claim. A lack of solid, conclusive evidence can lead to having your case thrown out before settling. It’s important to make sure you gather up every scrap of evidence that can be helpful in the building of your personal injury case.
Once you have your evidence gathered, make sure you take the measures necessary to preserve the evidence so that nothing happens to it in the days, months, or years before your day in court.
Continue reading to learn about the type of evidence that may help to maximize your chance of getting a settlement in your personal injury claim.
Medical Records
The medical records that are relevant to your injuries will help you to generate solid proof for your personal injury claim. Medical records tend to create a paper trail of your doctor’s visits and the diagnosis and/or treatment of your injuries. They can prove the reasons that you have been unable to go back to work and why you’ve had trouble paying the bills.
Photographs
In the event of a car accident, an insurance adjuster will keep a photographic record of damage to a vehicle and it is admissible in court. The same is for photos that you may have of your injuries at the time of the accident. Photographic evidence is a key indicator of the accident that occurred and the injuries that transpired as a result of an accident.
Fitness Trackers
With advances in modern technology, fitness trackers and smartphones can track sleep patterns and GPS locations. Sleep recognition can be used to prove how your pain and suffering has affected your quality of life since the injury happened. GPS locations can prove where the accident happened in the event of a dispute.
Witness Statements
Witness statements go a long way in confirming what happened when the injury took place. It can solidify the location and time of day that an accident of any type happened.
They can also come in handy when you need to prove how the injury has affected your life. Your friends and family can attest to how they’ve had to take care of your children and provide meals or take you to and from your appointments. These statements can help to depict how you haven’t been yourself and you’ve been struggling to take care of things on your own while you have been recovering.
Consider Every Type of Evidence
Evidence can do wonders to help you to prove the pain and suffering that you were put through. Compiling this evidence doesn’t have to be complicated. Your insurance company should have photographic evidence and your doctor can provide you with your medical records. While another type of evidence might be harder to come by, i.e., witness statements and GPS tracking, it isn’t impossible.
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