Motorcycle accidents

Call Kenneth Vercammen for representation 732-572-0500

You may have insurance coverages such as liaility! collision! accident!
"lue Cross! "lue #hield or Ma$or Medical! %hich re&uire prompt
attention' (o%ever! e sure to have your treatment providers send ills
immediately to all of your Ma$or medical insurance companies' Your car
insurance does not pay medical ills if you are in$ured %hile riding a
motorcycle
C)*+,-./ ,t is important that you --
0' 1- .-+ discuss your case %ith anyone e2cept your doctors and
attorney'
2' 1- .-+ ma3e any statements or give out any information'
3' 1- .-+ sign any statements! reports! forms or papers of any 3inds!'
4' 1- .-+ appear at police or other hearings %ithout first consulting
%ith your attorney' ,.5-6M Y-*6 )++-6.7Y 86-M8+9Y of any notice!
re&uest or summons to appear at any such hearings'
5' 6efer to your attorney anyone %ho as3s you to sign anything or to
ma3e any statement or report or %ho see3s information concerning your
case'
:' 1irect your doctor and other treatment providers not to furnish or
disclose any information concerning your case to any entity other than your
insurance company %ithout Y-* ).1 Y-*6 )++-6.7Y;# <6,++7.
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7' You may have insurance coverage such as liaility! collision! accident!
"lue Cross! "lue #hield or Ma$or Medical! %hich re&uire prompt attention'
(o%ever! e sure to have your treatment providers send ills immediately
to all of your insurance companies
=' .otify your attorney promptly of any ne% developments' #mall things
may e important' Keep your attorney informed'
>' Maintain accurate records of all information and data pertaining to
your case'
00' ,f you or any %itnesses should move! e sure to notify your attorney of
the ne% address'
Investigation by Defendant Insurance Company:
8ermit us to reiterate at this time that the opposition;s insurance
company %ill in all proaility have a team of la%yers and investigators
%or3ing diligently to counter your claim' 1uring the course of their
investigation! it is &uite possile that they may attempt to contact you
through various ?and sometimes! devious@ methods' 8lease do not ma3e
their $os any easier for them y ans%ering their &uestions'
<e cannot emphasiAe too strongly that you should refrain at all times
from discussing this matter %ith anyone--and that includes your employer!
your relatives! your neighors! and even your friends' -f course! there are
e2ceptions to this rule'
,f there are friends or neighors or relatives %ho 3no% all of the facts
and circumstances surrounding the accident and can e of assistance to
you! then they should e referred to this office so that their natural
sympathy can e channeled into an effective asset for you'
,nsurance companies pay money to claimants %hen they are satisfied
there are oth liaility and damages that support a recovery' +hey can e
e2pected to thoroughly investigate the facts of the accident and any past
in$uries or claims' +he insurance company %ill otain copies of all of the
claimant;s past medical records'
19. Surveillance by Insurance Companies/ 6ememer at all times
that you may e under surveillance and! therefore! su$ect to eing
photographed or filmed y the adverse party' "e advised that there are
cases %here photographs and films have een introduced in court sho%ing
claimants %ho %ere allegedly in serious condition participating in activities
%hich they alleged they %ere unale to do' You do not have to live in fear
of eing photographed! of course! if your cause is a $ust one'
(o%ever! %hen carrying on your usual activities! 3eep in mind at all
times that you are su$ect to investigation' ,f you have een seriously
in$ured! do not do anything that %ill $eopardiAe your case during the course
of your daily life' You should al%ays follo% your doctor;s advice' ,f you have
to do things! %hich cause you! pain! this can usually e e2plained to the full
satisfaction of any court or $ury'
+here are cases %here the insurance agent has attempted to discredit
a personal in$ury plaintiff y ta3ing movies of the claimant engaged in
various physical activities' ,n one case! large roc3s %eighing over one
hundred pounds %ere placed at the door of the garage during the night so
that claimant %ould have to e forced to remove the roc3s in order to drive
to %or3' +his! of course! %as filmed and used to discredit the plaintiff;s
claim in court'
20. Te value of a case depends on te !ermanent In"ury#
medical treatment and doctor$s reports:
*ndoutedly! you have &uestions as to ho% much your case is
%orth' <e are going to e fran3/ +he fact of the matter is there can e no
ans%er to this &uestion until %e have completed the investigation in your
case' -nce %e complete our investigation! of course! %e can ma3e a
determination as to the amount of the defendant;s liaility! if any! and even
at that %e %ill only e at a starting point' )fter that! %e must otain all
necessary information concerning your lost %ages! your disaility! your
partial disaility! your life changes! and your prognosis' You may rest
assured of one thing! ho%ever! and that is the fact that your case %ill not
e settled elo% its true value! that is the fair compensation for the in$uries
you have received' You may also rest assured that no settlement
agreement %ill e entered into %ithout your consent'