Common Mistakes After a Car Accident

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We spoke with a young lady recently in Katy, Texas who had been involved in a car crash. She was a young, college-aged student, and this was the first time she’d been involved in a car crash. As we spoke, one of her concerns was that she might make a mistake on her case. She asked what the common mistakes are that people make when they’ve been involved in a car crash. The first thing we told her is the biggest mistake we see people make with their car crash claim is they don’t go see a doctor.

A lot of times after a car crash, people have a lot of adrenaline pumping through their body. They might not feel or realize how bad they’re hurt, and they think, “Oh, I’ll be okay tomorrow.” When they wake up and get out of bed the next day, however, their neck might hurt or their back might be a little sore. It might be a little difficult getting ready for work in the morning, but they let it go on and on without seeing a doctor. That’s one of the biggest mistakes that we see. People think that they’ll just heal automatically without any kind of doctor assistance.

The second biggest mistake that we see is that people don’t follow through with the doctor’s treatment plan. The doctor will sit with you and develop a treatment plan specifically for you so that your injuries heal to what’s called maximum medical improvement. If you don’t follow the doctor’s orders, the insurance company is going to use that against you and say, “Look, she wasn’t even hurt. She didn’t follow the doctor’s orders.” That can be a powerful argument in front of a jury, and that’s why it’s important that you hire a personal injury trial attorney.

Here at our firm, we are personal injury trial attorneys. That means that we focus on people who have been involved in car crashes. It’s what we do every day. We understand the evidence that’s needed and the mistakes to avoid to ensure that the insurance company compensates you fairly and reasonably for the injuries that have been thrust into your life.