Cincinnati Personal Injury Lawyer On Maximizing Car Accident Insurance Settlements

As a Cincinnati personal injury lawyer for over 30 years I have seen many tricks and defenses insurance company's use to defeat or minimize what they pay for a personal injury. Most people will deal with an insurance company over a car accident. Many people do not know even the first steps to take. By the time they speak with a lawyer they have already mady critical mistakes that have lessened the value of your case. Read the rest of this article to avoid those Mistakes.

The Insurance Company wants to Pay you as Little as Possible

You must recognize that the insurance company wants to take in premiums and pay out as little as possible. This is how they make a profit. Just because they pay you for your car loss don't expect the amount they offer to be what your case is worth.

I wrote a chapter on this very topic in the best selling book Wolf in Sheep's Clothing - What You insurance Company doesn't Want You to Know and won't tell you before it's too late. In it I discussed the strategies they use to keep you away from a lawyer. hy? Because their own documents confirm that a personal injury lawyer in many cases will be able to get you 2-3 times as much in settlement so that even with their fee considered you are likely to go away with more in your pocket with the lawyer doing all the work and you having some piece of mind.

5 Deadly Mistakes Personal injury Car accident Victims Make

Here are the 5 most common mistakes I see over and over again that people injued in car accidents make.

1. They permit the insurance company for the other side to tape a statement and say things that come back to haunt them such as not detailing all their injuries or making an admission as to fault unwittingly.

2. They allow the insurance company to look through all of their medical records without limiting the scope of what they can look at. You have just allowed your total medical history to be opened up when its only permitted in Ohio to obtain records directly related to your injury.

3. They never get prompt medical treatment from a competent physician. if you have a injury to your joints, muscles, back, neck consider seeing an orthopedic specialist.

4. They fail to call the police to the scene. Don't let anyone talk you into this.

5. They fail to consult with a personal injury lawyer about their case out of fear that they will have to pay a big bill. The truth is that most injury lawyers will provide a free consultation and if they take your case it will be on a contingency fee. Most personal injury lawyers take a percentage of what they recover.

So if you want to maximize the value of your personal injury insurance case don't make any missteps I've mentioned and educate yourself about your rights. Above all at leat get a feree consultation with an experienced personal injury lawyer