Important Timelines in Personal Injury Claims & Steps To Take

Critical Timelines that affect your personal injury claim

Most people don’t know that they have 7 days to notify car insurance company of an accident? You have only 10 days to notify a city or a municipality of an accident which occurred on city or municipal property. You have only 10 days to report an accident to the Ministry of Transportation for an automobile accident caused by bad road conditions on an Ontario roadway. You have only 30 days to report a car accident to your car insurer to make a claim for accident benefits so that you can one day claim for pain and suffering damages.

Every case is unique and every case has its own limitation period that you are required to follow. The biggest mistake that accident victims make is that they don’t protect or miss their limitation period to make a claim. This means that the case is already lost before it even gets started. Don’t get hurt twice and miss out on a crucial timeline. Protect your case. Contact us for your free consultation and get the protection and peace of mind you deserve.

1.  Report the accident right away by contacting your local authorities and lettering the know that an accident has taken place. Call the police, fire department, ambulance, 911.
2. Keep track of the names and information of the person who caused the accident; potential witnesses and the emergency personnel who attended at the accident scene.
3. Report your accident to the insurance company.
4. Contact Goldfinger Personal Injury Law for your free, no obligation consultation with a personal injury lawyer.
5. See your family doctor or any health professional to get the medical attention that you need. If the police or paramedics ask you to attend at the hospital, then you should go.
6. Gather as much information and documentation that you can about the accident. Photos from the accident scene, photos of your injuries, the names and contact information of any witnesses, the police report, any letters from authorities or from the insurance company, any receipts of your out-of-pocket expenses, any business cards from any people you've met in relation to the accident.
7. This is likely your first serious accident. You are probably not familiar with what needs to be done to protect your accident case. Please remember that insurance companies handle and deny thousands of accident claims just like yours and try to minimize their losses and minimize your claim and your case.
    

Don't be taken advantage of because you don't know your rights. Contact Goldfinger Personal Injury Law today.