The basic commandments that you have to adhere to when you are pursuing an accident claim are as follows.
1Don't Lie: Neither can anyone hide the truth nor a lie. A lie is supposed to be exposed anywhere, anytime anyhow. After an accident at work or anywhere else never ever lie about your physical inability or ability to the doctor, opponent and not even in your dreams the lawyers. Your lying can be proved anytime with the help of private investigators who can videotape your actions from far off places.
2Read, understand and then sign: Sometimes the insurance companies get your signature on a legal document to release "any and all claims". What you don't know is the inclusion of the injury claim. You misunderstand that the document is pertaining to the property damage claim. It is always better to read understand and then sign a document and if you don't understand the document seek the help of the solicitor.
3Hiding: It is never good to hiding a past injury or accident from your lawyer. You should be aware of the fact that all insurance companies have accesses to the central database that contain information about all the accidents brought to book. Hiding such a kind of information can cause embarrassment for the lawyer forth everyone in the court. No solicitor would like this.
4Duration: Legal proceedings take a lot of years to get solved. Maintain a diary to note your improvement, the doctor's comment, the therapy, medications, prescribed medicines and how many hours of work you lost because of the accident.
5Rough Tough: Many people meeting with an accident happen to be careless about the injury that happened to them. They just avoid it. This attitude is wrong. Visit the doctor immediate after the accident and reveal to him all the facts related to the past and present accident and injuries. Carelessness on the part of the victim can affect the duration of healing.
6Correct Presentation: If you have filed an be sure that the presentation of your case should be proper. You should be able to prove forth the court that your limitations to work hard did not exist prior to the accident but are now prominent because of injury sustained during the accident. Correct presentation can make you win the accident claim.
7Delay: The insurance company usually delays injury compensation on one pretext or another. The insurance company knows that in genuine cases it will have to part with the money but will delay it as much as it can to earn the interest from it.
8Injury Solicitor: Hire the services of a qualified and experienced injury solicitor, who gives you the benefit of the clause "No win No Fee" in the Conditional Fee Agreement.