Personal Injury |
| Personal injury law includes law suits that arise because of an automobile collision, a common slip and fall, medical and other professional malpractice, dog bite and any other injuries sustained by an individual through either no fault or limited fault of the injured person. |
| The Law Offices of Robert D. Butler can assist in sorting out a fair resolution for an injury whether that be through litigation or settlement. |
| After experiencing an injury, most people need time to recover both physically from the various injuries sustained but also emotionally from the very frightening experience of an injury. It is important that you take care of yourself, see the doctor, rest and, most importantly, do not worry about the event or settling with the other insurance company until sufficient time has past for you to heal both emotionally and physically. There will be plenty of time to talk to the insurance people later. |
| Based on recent jury verdicts in the Whatcom County courts, most jurors (people like you and I before an accident) are interested in people recovering from the accident/injury and want to see what steps the injured person took following the accident to take care of themselves. Insurance companies need to minimize to a jury both the injury and trauma of the injury-causing incident as they try to keep their cost to a minimum. Jury decisions often hang on the reasonableness of the injured party. Did they seek medical attention, did they follow the medical advice, do they appear truthful when talking about their injuries or are they just trying to make extra bucks? |
| Personal injury cases are often complex in nature. They require thorough investigation into the insurance coverage or lack thereof, as well as identifying who are the responsible parties for the cause of injury. The Law Offices of Robert Butler takes almost all personal injury cases on a contingent fee basis, with the client only being responsible for paying for costs involved in investigating, filing of documents, etc. |
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When
Calling a Law Office for Help
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| Information needed during the first call will include: |
| Your name | |
| Date of the accident | |
| Place where the accident occurred | |
| Nature of the accident | |
| Injury associated with the accident | |
| Who else was involved in the accident (auto collision, other driver)? | |
| Were police involved? | |
| If yes, case / incident number? | |
| Your Insurance Company's name and the other party's Insurance, if known |
| During your first meeting with the attorney, many more details will be discussed and will need investigation. |
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