How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim

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NOLO, May 31, 2012 - Law - 296 pages
Know your rights! Find out how to make the best case for yourself and win your personal injury claim. Dealing with insurance companies and lawyers when filing a personal injury claim can feel like another accident is in the offing. But you can handle a claim yourself -- and save hundreds or thousands of dollars in the process. How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim shows you how to handle almost every accident situation, and guides you through the insurance claim process, step by step. Learn how to: - protect your rights after an accident - determine what your claim is worth - handle a property-damage claim - deal with uncooperative doctors, lawyers and insurance companies - counter the special tactics insurance companies use - prepare a claim for compensation - negotiate a full and fair settlement - stay on top of your case if you hire a lawyer This edition of How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim provides your state's most recent laws, small-claims court limits and Department of Insurance contact information. Plus, you'll find an all-new chart explaining your state's in-car text and cell phone laws.

About the author (2012)

Attorney Joseph L. Matthews has written several books, such as "Social Security, Medicare and Pensions: Get the Most Out of Your Retirement and Medical Benefits" and "How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim," which tell readers how to protect their rights, deal with bureaucracy and minimize legal fees. He has also written a collection of humorous legal stories called "The Lawyer Who Blew Up His Desk."

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