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What Should I Do After my Accident? Seek appropriate medical care for everyone involved, and cooperate with the police. Do not sign anything from an insurance company involving your injury claim, or give them any record- ed statements about how the accident occurred. Make sure you talk to a lawyer first and carefully review your official Ohio Traffic Crash Report. Talk to a lawyer about your accident and your pos- sible claim. Even if you do not want to hire a lawyer immediately, it’s helpful to obtain information about the laws that apply to your accident. Gather together all important information about your accident, including your insurance policy, declaration sheet, official accident report, and medical bills. Do not talk to anyone from an insurance com- pany without first talking to an attorney. Talking to an insurance adjuster before you talk to a lawyer could put your claim in jeopardy since insurance companies might use your information against you to deny your claim. The insurance company for the other driver may want to settle your car damage claim as quickly as possible. You can settle the car damage separate from your injury claim. Talk to an attorney if you have any questions or concerns about your claim. Determine the insurance available to cover your car damage. If you have your own car insurance policy that covers your vehicle, it may be to your advantage to present the claim to your own com- pany rather than the other driver's insurance com- pany depending on the facts and circumstances. You may have an obligation to cooperate with your own insurance company regarding the accident. Most policies require that you report the accident to your own insurance policy. Contact an attorney if you have any doubts or concerns about what to do. At the scene of your accident, obtain any witness names and phone numbers, so police and investi- gators can get in touch with them in the future. If possible, take photographs of the vehicles in- volved, the damage to them, and their precise loca- tion of the scene of the accident with your camera or cell phone. Such evidence can be critical when trying to obtain compensation for your crash. Right After Your Accident No one ever expects to be involved in a car accident. But motor vehicle accidents happen every day. Knowing what to do after a serious accident can be confusing. That’s why we created this guide designed to help accident victims just like you. At Gervelis Law Firm, we understand how confusing car crashes can be for accident victims. Steps You Should Take After your Car Accidents Know your rights after your Ohio car crash. We can help. Contact To learn more about your accident and how we can help, contact us and schedule a free case evaluation. Call (866) 622-4096 We can meet with you in one of our conveniently located offices, your home, your hospital room or wherever works best for you. With Your Lawyer IN OHIO 282,368 & a car crash occurs EVERY 2 MINUTES 1,008 That’s MOTOR CAR ACCIDENTS in 2014 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN CAR WRECKS GERVELIS LAW F I R M GERVELIS LAW F I R M Tips for Dealing with the Insurance Company
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What Should I DoAfter my Accident?
Seek appropriate medical care for everyone involved, and cooperate with the police.
Do not sign anything from an insurance company involving your injury claim, or give them any record-ed statements about how the accident occurred. Make sure you talk to a lawyer first and carefully review your official Ohio Traffic Crash Report.
Talk to a lawyer about your accident and your pos-sible claim. Even if you do not want to hire a lawyer immediately, it’s helpful to obtain information about the laws that apply to your accident.
Gather together all important information about your accident, including your insurance policy, declaration sheet, official accident report, and medical bills.
Do not talk to anyone from an insurance com-pany without first talking to an attorney. Talking to an insurance adjuster before you talk to a lawyer could put your claim in jeopardy since insurance companies might use your information against you to deny your claim.
The insurance company for the other driver may want to settle your car damage claim as quickly as possible. You can settle the car damage separate from your injury claim. Talk to an attorney if you have any questions or concerns about your claim.
Determine the insurance available to cover your car damage. If you have your own car insurance policy that covers your vehicle, it may be to your advantage to present the claim to your own com-pany rather than the other driver's insurance com-pany depending on the facts and circumstances.
You may have an obligation to cooperate with your own insurance company regarding the accident. Most policies require that you report the accident to your own insurance policy. Contact an attorney if you have any doubts or concerns about what to do.
At the scene of your accident, obtain any witness names and phone numbers, so police and investi-gators can get in touch with them in the future.
If possible, take photographs of the vehicles in-volved, the damage to them, and their precise loca-tion of the scene of the accident with your camera or cell phone. Such evidence can be critical when trying to obtain compensation for your crash.
Right After Your Accident
No one ever expects to be involved in a car accident. But motor vehicle accidents happen every day.
Knowing what to do after a serious accident can be confusing. That’s why we created this guide
designed to help accident victims just like you. At Gervelis Law Firm, we understand how confusing
car crashes can be for accident victims.
Steps You Should Take After your Car Accidents
Know your rights after your Ohio car crash.
We can help.Contact
To learn more about your accident and how we can help, contact us and schedule a free
case evaluation.
Call (866) 622-4096We can meet with you in one of our conveniently located offices, your home, your hospital room or wherever works best for you.
With Your Lawyer
IN OHIO
282,368
& a car crash occurs EVERY 2 MINUTES
1,008
That’s MOTOR CAR ACCIDENTSin 2014
PEOPLE WEREKILLED IN CAR WRECKS
GERVELISL A W F I R M
GERVELISL A W F I R M
Tips for Dealing with the Insurance Company
