Practice Areas

• Car Accidents
• Distracted Driving
• Uninsured Motorist Claims (UM/UIM)
• Truck and Bus Accidents
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Drunk Driving Accidents
• Bicycle & Pedestrian Accidents
• Injuries to Children
• Dog Attacks
• Wrongful Death
• Dangerous Drugs & Devices
• Other Injury Claims

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Making a Claim: What You Need To Know

• Hiring An Injury Lawyer: Will It Speed Up or Slow Down My Case?
• What To Do If a Family Member Died before Their Personal Injury Claim was Settled
• Making a Claim When The Negligent Driver Died In The Wreck
• Be Thorough When You Talk to the Doctor
• Making a Claim Against All Insurance Policies Available

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Giving A Recorded Statement To The Insurance Company

After the initial claim is filed, a request often comes for a recorded statement, usually before the property damage is resolved. This recorded statement is used to help the insurance company adjuster determine if they are going to accept responsibility for the accident. Is your recorded statement important? You bet it is. Anything you say can either help or hurt your claim. I sincerely believe that you should not give a recorded statement without advice and guidance from a Board Certified Personal Injury attorney. Time and time again, I have seen accident victims hurt their case early on by giving recorded statements on their own. The adjuster who is asking the questions is a trained professional who knows how to ask questions and knows how to try to solicit information which will help his employer (the big insurance company) save money. After all, the insurance company is in the business of making money and the less they pay you, the more money they make. Do you really think the insurance adjuster is watching out for your best interest?

These statements sometimes take only a few minutes, but sometimes they are very detailed and last much longer. The adjuster usually asks about the accident and your injuries, which sounds reasonable. But they oftentimes follow scripts written in a manner to ask the same question different ways. I personally think some of the questions are very tricky and an injured person should be very careful on how they answer it. If I am hired and my client has already given a recorded statement, the first thing I do when I give the insurance company notice that I have been retained is to request a copy of the recorded statement (You have a right to get a copy). I am always anxious to see what was said in the statement.

If you have questions about a recorded statement or anything about the claims process, please feel free to call me toll free at 800-354-6275 or locally in Fort Worth at 817-294-1900 for a free consultation.

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The Anderson Law Firm offers free no obligation consultations to people injured in accidents or who have suffered physical harm as a result of someone else's actions. We do not charge you to initially discuss your situation and establish whether you have a claim to pursue. You can call us and discuss your case over the phone, we can set up an appointment for you to come into our office, or we can visit you in your home anywhere in the metroplex.

If after meeting with us you decide that we are the best personal injury lawyer for you, then we will enter into a contingent fee agreement. This means that we only get paid when we win a settlement or jury verdict in your favor. You don't pay us anything up front. We will cover all expenses spent working on your case. Only when we win for you will you need to pay us. If we don't win, then you owe us nothing.

Contact us online now or call us 24 hours a day toll free on 1-800-354-MARK (1-800-345-6-275). You can also call us locally in Fort Worth on 817-294-1900 or in Dallas on 214-327-8000.

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