The injuries you incurred in the direct aftermath of your personal injury accident may have caused you great economic and non-economic damages. For this reason alone, you may be interested in seeking financial compensation from the negligent third party via a legal claim. As the plaintiff of such a claim, you will, first and foremost, need to prove the existence of your injuries. So, please continue reading to learn how to best document your injuries to strengthen your claim and how an experienced Ontario personal injury lawyer at Merricks Law Group, P.A. can help you do so.
What is the importance of documenting my injuries?
It is important to start documenting your incurred injuries immediately after your personal injury accident takes place. Simply put, this is because your injuries may heal, or you may at least be close to a full recovery, by the time you present your case to a Toronto civil court. Plus, your memory may fade over time, and you may forget just how serious your injuries were and just how much pain they caused you. All of this to say, you cannot rely on your injuries still existing or your memory remaining intact when you enter the courtroom.
How do I best document injuries to strengthen my personal injury claim?
Documenting your injuries may start while you are still at your personal injury accident scene. And you may continue documenting your progress in the weeks, months, or even years thereafter. Without further ado, below are specific examples of documentation that may best strengthen your legal claim:
- Photos of your visible, bodily injuries at your personal injury accident scene.
- Medical records from before and after your accident, to depict how your health was aggravated.
- Medical bills for the medical appointments, tests, surgeries, etc. you have undergone since your accident.
- Medical records and bills related to your ambulance ride to the emergency room from the accident scene.
- Saved medication bottles and handicap assistive devices you have been prescribed since your accident.
- Your personal journal, which recounts how your injuries have negatively affected your quality of life.
In addition to this tangible evidence, you may ask witnesses to participate in your personal injury claim proceedings. For one, eyewitnesses may testify on your behalf and establish how you indeed incurred these bodily injuries directly from the accident event. Secondly, medical experts may testify on your behalf and explain how these bodily injuries must be treated to achieve a full recovery, along with the estimated timeline and related costs to do so.
If you are looking for more clarity on the matter, please allow a skilled Ontario personal injury lawyer to offer it to you. Schedule an appointment with Merricks Law Group, P.A. today.
