Gregg A. Stone Personal Injury Law Blog on Lawyers.com

When a person is injured in an accident due to someone else’s negligence, he or she may seek monetary damages from the negligent party. These damages may cover the injured persons’ medical expenses, lost wages or future wages, emotional distress, physical or mental impairment as well as compensation for pain and suffering, and loss of enjoyment of life. If you decide to pursue a personal injury legal case, you should gather all initial supporting documentation to your lawyer to prove your losses. 

If you're filing a Newark personal injury lawsuit, when you meet with your accident attorney, you will need to bring all information that is relevant to your accident or injury.

Documents, such as accident police reports, insurance information, and photographs of the incident will help your lawyer determine if you have a case, and how to proceed.

If your accident involved police, you should obtain the accident police report. It is usually available to the public. The accident police report is a crucial document in the processing of your case. It provides critical details, like the date, time and place of the accident, the details of the accident, including a diagram of the accident scene; the names of all parties and witnesses involved in the accident, including the owners and drivers of vehicles. It will also contain a personal identification of the driver, including his or her age and license number; the names and addresses of all injured parties, and a summary of their injuries, including the place where they received medical attention. The police report should also have a detailed description of the accident, a description of the vehicles involved in the accident and the property damage sustained.

The traffic report may sometimes contain errors such as wrong point of impact, wrong speed or blame the accident on the wrong party. Your attorney must know this information in order to be prepared to challenge its accuracy.

You should also bring detailed records of your medical expenses associated with the accident. Bring with you all bills for your medical treatment.

If you are unable to work due to your injury, the important part of your personal injury case information will be wage loss verification documents. It will indicate your lost wages and the amount that you are expecting to recover. Supply your personal injury attorney with as much information as you have. With more information, he will be better able to properly advise you of your legal rights.

Brought to you by the Newark personal injuy law firm of Kirsch Gelband & Stone, 17 Academy Street, Suite 707 Newark, NJ 07102.