Title How to win your personal injury claim / Attorney Joseph L. Matthews.

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Berkeley, CA : Nolo, 2015.

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Bristol, Manross Branch - Non Fiction	346.7303 MATTHEWS	Check Shelf
Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department	346.7303 MAT	DUE 05-14-24
West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction	346.0323 MATTHEWS	Check Shelf

Edition	Ninth edition.
Description	411 pages : forms ; 23 cm
Note	Includes index.
Contents	Handling your personal injury claim. Why you often can handle your own claim ; When you might need a lawyer -- Whose fault is it? : how legal responsibility is determined. Basic rules of legal responsibility ; Liability in specific types of accidents -- Initial steps in settling your claim. The first 72 hours : protecting your rights ; Getting a claim started ; Special rules for accidents involving the government -- Understanding insurance coverage. Motor vehicle insurance ; Nonvehicle liability insurance ; Your own health coverage and accident claims ; No-fault laws : state summaries -- How much is your claim for injuries worth? The damages formula ; How injuries affect compensation ; Demonstrating pain and suffering ; Lost income ; Property damage ; Arriving at a final compensation value ; Examples of how much different claims are worth -- Processing your claim. Collecting information ; Preparing a demand letter ; Sample demand letters -- Property damage claims. What type of claim to file ; Amount of compensation ; Processing your claim ; Negotiating a settlement amount -- Negotiating a settlement. Adjusters : who they are and how they work ; How the negotiation process works ; Conducting negotiations ; The subjects of negotiations with an adjuster ; What to do when you can't get a settlement ; State statutes of limitations -- Finalizing your settlement. Confirming the offer and acceptance ; Formal settlement document ; What to do if the check doesn't arrive ; Liens on your settlement money ; Taxes on your settlement money -- The last resorts : lawyers, arbitration, and courts. Small claims court ; Arbitration -- Working with a lawyer. Reasons to use a lawyer ; Finding the right lawyer ; Paying the lawyer ; Managing your lawyer ; Trial -- Appendix. Accident claim worksheet.
Subject	Personal injuries -- United States -- Popular works.
	Accident insurance claims -- United States -- Popular works.
	Liability insurance claims -- United States -- Popular works.
	Accident insurance claims. (OCoLC)fst00795260
	Liability insurance claims. (OCoLC)fst00997151
	Personal injuries. (OCoLC)fst01058585
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form	Popular works. (OCoLC)fst01423846
	Law for laypersons.
Subject	Accident insurance -- Law and legislation.
	Liability (Law) -- United States.
ISBN	9781413321500 (pbk.)
	141332150X (pbk.)
	9781413321517 (epub book)
	1413321518 (epub book)
	9781413321517 (epub book)
Standard No.	093371371503

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