Causation and proportionality are two areas the adjuster will consider when assessing what your claim is worth. Your Macon County personal injury lawyer will explain how each relates to your claim and the effect they may have on its value.

Your Macon County Personal Injury Attorney Explains Causation
The relationship between the accident, injury and medical records will be important in determining the value of your claim. The account given to the adjuster of the accident should be consistent with the information contained in your medical records. The adjuster will look to your medical records for the opinions of your doctor on your prognosis as it relates to the length of disability and permanency of your injury. Your Macon County personal injury attorney will warn you that if there is any evidence of intoxication at the time of the accident, the adjuster will lower the value of your claim. Any prior injuries, pre-existing conditions and earlier claims will be relevant.

Your Macon County Personal Injury Attorney on Proportionality
The medical bills you submit to the adjuster must be proportionate with the injuries you’ve sustained. Adjusters are especially suspicious of soft tissue injuries since claimants often “build up” medical bills only for the sake of increasing the worth of their claim.

If You’ve Been Injured
After injury, the first thing you should do is contact your Macon County personal injury lawyer. Call McCarthy Rowden & Baker today at 800-373-6050 to get started.