Read the Book

This book is your guide to navigating the complex and confusing legal, financial, and medical systems that accident victims face. There’s no right way to read this book: you can read it from start to finish, or jump in to the chapters that are most pertinent to you:

• Determine what you may be owed, based on injury case legal factors, in “How Much Is My Case Worth?”
• If you’re hiring a personal injury attorney (and we recommend that you do), dive into “Before You Speak to a Lawyer” to discover what issues you’ll want to discuss with your attorney and assess whether or not you want to move ahead with a lawsuit.
• Read “Finding the Right Attorney,” to help you decide which lawyer is right for you.
• Find out more about the most frequent types of accidents and injuries in “Types and Examples of Common Accidents.”

This book also provides insight into legal topics we don’t usually hear about, from boating and watercraft accidents to amusement park and carnival rides; from elevator and escalator injuries to cruise ship liability. Learn about what typical victims of these accidents face in their day-to-day lives.

Receive a quick lesson on the U.S. legal system, including tort law, tort reform, what is a tort, what is negligence, and how negligence may apply to your lawsuit. Learn how most attorneys view damages, how to calculate them yourself, and what you may expect from your case as a result. This, along with much more, will arm you with vital knowledge about what it takes to win a personal injury lawsuit.