WHAT YOU, AS A PERSONAL
INJURY CLIENT, SHOULD KNOW:
1.
Medical Records. Insurance companies do not pay money
willingly. The insurance company can be expected to
thoroughly investigate the facts of the accident, the claim
for medical treatment, and any past injuries or claims. The
insurance company will obtain copies of all past medical
records.
2. Prior Injuries. It will help your case to tell me about
any prior injury or prior pain to any parts of
your body. Many good cases are lost by the injured person
concealing or forgetting a previous injury.
3. Doctor Information: You should be sure to furnish me with
the names, addresses and telephone numbers of all doctors or
medical providers who have treated you in regard to your
personal injury accident along with all medical bills,
including prescriptions.
4. Wage Loss Authorization: If you have not already done so, please
provide to my office the name and address of your employer,
we can then request the wage loss authorization.
5. Insurance Policies: If you have not already done so, please
provide to my office the face page(s) of any health
insurance, automobile insurance policies and home owners
that you have, or if you are covered on parents’ policies,
the face page(s) of such policies.
6. Prior Claims: Insurance companies keep a record of
any and all claims against any insurance company. The
insurance company is sure to find out if you have ever made
a claim. Inform Franks & Rechenberg, P.C. of all previous
claims you have made including but not limited to workers
compensation claims.
7. Doctor's Records: Tell your local doctor all of your
complaints. The doctor’s records can only be as
complete as what you have told them. If it is not in the
doctors records, it did
not happen!
8. Keep Your Attorney Informed: Keep me informed of anything that in
any way might effect your case. Certainly nothing should be
signed without first consulting me. Applications for
insurance benefits, reports to the State, any change in
doctors, returning to work, any change in treatment or when
you are discharged from treatment, should be reported to my
office promptly.
9.
Change of Personal Information: Keep my office advised of any residence
changes, telephone number changes, etc.
or vacation or other times when you will not be available.
10. Communication: Once you have retained
this office to represent you in regard to your personal
injury accident, we request that you do not communicate with
the other driver or his/her insurance company, except in
regard to the property damage to your vehicle, and not in
regard to your personal injuries. Instruct them to contact
this office. You may communicate with your insurance company
and answer any questions they may ask of you.
11. Property Damage to Your Vehicle: It is
not the policy of this office to become involved in the
property damage portion of your personal injury accident.
This is usually handled by you and your insurance company,
or you and the other driver’s insurance company. However, if
you wish to obtain two estimates on your car, we will send
the estimated to the insurance company for the property
damage and this office will receive one-third of the amount
recovered, or you may take care of the property damage
yourself and keep all of the monies recovered.
12. Medical Bills: Insurance information
should be provided to treating doctors, hospitals, etc., in
the following sequence:
A) Car insurance, if you have medical pay
provisions in your policy.
B) Personal Health
Insurance, i.e., group,
Blue Cross/Blue Shield, etc., or, if you do not have
personal insurance.
13. Settlement: It sometimes takes many
months to settle a claim. In fact, it is dangerous to settle
certain types of claims too soon because if often takes a
long
time for serious injuries to become evident. At the time of
your settlement a
breakdown will be made and the attorney’s fees will be
deducted from the gross
amount, then liens and costs will be deducted, giving the
net total to you.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO ASSISTING YOU IN
ANY WAY POSSIBLE, AND OBTAINING FOR YOU AN EQUITABLE
SETTLEMENT OF YOUR PERSONAL INJURY CASE.
Experience Counts. Results Matter.
FRANKS & RECHENBERG, P.C. 1301 Pyott Road, Suite 200
Lake in the Hills, IL 60156
Phone: 847-854-7700
Fax: 847-854-7848
Franks & Rechenberg, P.C. handles McHenry County
Automobile accident cases, Personal injury cases including but not limited to
construction accident cases, product liability cases, medical malpractice cases
and, dog bite cases in the following Cities, towns and villages in McHenry
County, Illinois: Algonquin, Barrington, Bull Valley, Cary, Crystal Lake, Fox
Lake, Fox River Grove, Harvard, Hebron, Holiday Hills, Huntley, Island Lake,
Johnsburg, Lake in the Hills, Lakemoor, Lakewood, Marengo, McCullom Lake,
McHenry, Oakwood Hills, Port Barrington, Prairie Grove, Richmond, Spring Grove,
Union, Wonder Lake and Woodstock. If you were injured in McHenry County call
Franks & Rechenberg, P.C.
Franks & Rechenberg, P.C. handles Lake County Automobile accident cases,
Personal injury cases including but not limited to construction accident cases,
Product liability cases, medical malpractice cases and, dog bite cases in the
following Cities, towns and villages in Lake County, Illinois: Antioch,
Barrington, North Barrington, Lake Barrington, Fox Lake, Gurnee, Grayslake, Lake
Villa, Ingleside, Lindenhurst, Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, Round Lake Heights,
Round Lake Park, Waukegan, Wauconda, Zion, Highland Park, Libertyville,
Mundelein, Long Grove. If you were injured in Lake County call Franks &
Rechenberg, P.C.
1.
Medical Records. Insurance companies do not pay money
willingly. The insurance company can be expected to
thoroughly investigate the facts of the accident, the claim
for medical treatment, and any past injuries or claims. The
insurance company will obtain copies of all past medical
records.
9.
Change of Personal Information: Keep my office advised of any residence
changes, telephone number changes, etc.
or vacation or other times when you will not be available.
