How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim (2nd ed) [Paperback]

Joseph L. Matthews (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2001 | Series: 2nd ed

The book that helps you overcome the insurance companies' Goliath! Dealing with insurance companies and lawyers when filing a personal injury claim can feel like another accident is in the offing. But you can handle a claim yourself -- and save hundreds or thousands of dollars in the process. How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim shows you how to handle almost every accident situation, and guides you through the insurance claim process, step by step. Learn how to protect your rights after an accident, determine what your claim is worth, handle a property-damage claim, deal with uncooperative doctors, lawyers and insurance companies, counter the special tactics insurance companies use, prepare a claim for compensation, negotiate a full and fair settlement and stay on top of your case if you hire a lawyer. This completely updated edition of How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim provides your state's most recent laws, small-claims court limits and Department of Insurance information.

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Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

The industries that are supposed to help people when they are injured actually make receiving compensation more difficult, asserts the author, who is a lawyer. According to Matthews, the health, insurance, and legal communities, more concerned with profit than genuine assistance, make the essentially simple claim process long and confusing. His book sets out to help individuals cut through the red tape when filing and pursuing a personal injury claim. It clearly and thoroughly outlines the basic principles of liability, insurance coverage, the valuation of the claim, negotiating, and finalizing a settlement. The inclusion of tips on state-by-state variations in time limits on filing and monetary thresholds, plus advice on what to do if the accident is caused by a government agency, makes this an essential purchase for public libraries.
- Joan Pedzich, Harris, Beach & Wilcox, Rochester, N.Y.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review

How To Win Your Personal Injury Claim debunks the myth that successful personal injury cases must be handled by a lawyer. Attorney Joseph Matthews' How To Win Your Personal Injury Claim provides a step-by-step "insider information" guide on how to navigate the claims process, calculate what a claim is worth, and negotiate a full and fair settlement. How To Win Your Personal Injury Claim tells how to protect your rights after an accident, gather evidence, prepare a claim, write a demand letter, avoid insurance company run-arounds, and obtain a full, fair settlement. -- Midwest Book Review

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Product Details

• Paperback: 244 pages
• Publisher: Nolo; 2nd edition (January 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873373472
• ISBN-13: 978-0873373470
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,040,741 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the book to buy!, June 26, 2007

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This review is from: How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim (Paperback)

I would recommend you buy this book which is published by Nolo Press, which is probably the most prominent self-help legal publisher. It is a very good overview and covers alot. If you had to buy one book only, this is it.

I had also bought "Car Accident Secrets" which is written by an insurance "insider". I don't really recommend it. It only provided general/basic info. which is covered by Joseph Matthew's book. Good luck.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars $100,000 Policy Boating Accident, June 21, 2007

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I had a boating accident (I was a passenger) in 2001. I heard terrible stories from people who had hired lawyers and ended up with nothing. I bought this book and after 2 years of medical procedures & appointments, when I was done, I composed a letter requesting $85,000 from the insurance company (who had already been paying all my medical bills), State Farm. The policy was for $100,000 and the boat owner had only made one month's payment. I figured I would negotiate down to $65,000 minimum. I reasoned that if I ended up having to get a lawyer, I would ask for the $100,000 and end up with $66,000 (lawyer would get 30 percent). With my letter, documentation and before, during and after pictures, State Farm ended up awarding me $90,000. $5,000 more than I had requested. I highly recommend this book, but you must be thorough and patient. It's a lot of "legwork". A lot of research and stuff, but who knows your "pain and suffering" better than you. Certainly not a lawyer!!! The money is gone, but I used it to keep my paralyzed 83 year old mom at home with a caregiver until she passed away!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well Worth Purchasing, September 10, 2005

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L. Ritter - See all my reviews
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This book gets to the point. It covers many areas of claims. Easy to understand and great examples. It personally worked for me. Well worth the purchase. I'm keeping this book in my library for any, heaven provide, possible future needs.