1-800-964-0361
The legal system does not want to encourage the filing of frivolous lawsuits. The system’s demand for a wealth of evidence helps to show that a no frivolous claim should receive a permission to proceed to the trial stage. In that way, evidentiary material works to protect the legal rights of the claimant.
Pictures can add to the wealth of evidence.
Any collection of pictures ought to include both close-ups and those taken from a distance. By the same token, Personal Injury Lawyer in Barrie knows that such a collection needs to include pictures of a single object or marking, all of them showing the same item from different angles.
Was there a traffic control device at the scene of the collision? If so, that should be photographed. The same rule applies to any physical evidence, such as a set of tire marks.
If the defendant has claimed the inability to see the plaintiff, the plaintiff’s lawyer ought to get pictures of the accident scene, all of which were taken from the defendant’s viewpoint. Pictures of damage to any vehicle also reveal some significant information. A driver cannot be held liable for an accident that has put a dent in the side of that same driver’s car.
Contact information contains significant facts
Ideally, the hit driver can view the license of the other driver. Still, if that motorist does not have a license handy, other forms of ID should be requested. In addition, any facts provided by a witness must be checked-out, before any one of them can be judged correct.
Examine the police report
The claimant ought to obtain a copy of that report. The insurance company will look at what it says, when deciding whom to name as the driver at-fault. By the same token, the insurance company has an alternate reason for studying the police report.
Insurers like to make sure that a claimant has been consistent, when re-stating information about a given accident. Insurers check to see if the victim’s account in the police report mirrors the story that was given in the insurance company’s accident report.
If the insurance company spots an inconsistency, then the company’s attorney might ask about that inconsistency during a deposition. By pointing out an inconsistency in the plaintiff’s story, the insurance company can weaken the argument being made by the plaintiff. A personal injury lawyer prevents the development of such a problem. In other words, that smart attorney obtains and studies the police report well in advance of any occasion for the re-stating of the client’s/victim’s story.
Such an action allows for the highlighting of any unverified or unconfirmed facts, along with any questionable figures. The legal system allows for the introduction of suggested corrections.