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If you have been injured, it makes sense to call a personal injury lawyer to find out what rights you may have. If you believe that your injury has been caused by another person or a company, you may have a right to recover compensation for the injury. Although car accidents account for many personal injury claims, other types of preventable accidents produce injuries that deserve compensation. Examples are: falls caused by snow, ice or a defect in a walkway or stair, work-place injuries caused by defective equipment or unsafe work practices, household injuries caused by defective consumer products, fires and electrical injuries, medical errors and defective medical products such as hip replacements and mesh implants, and sexual assaults. If you have any question about your potential rights following an injury, a call to a personal injury lawyer is essential.

Personal injury law firms, such as ours, do not charge for an initial consultation whether by phone or in-person or both. After the initial consultation, the next step is often investigation of the claim and similarly, most firms do not charge to investigate a possible claim. After a personal injury law firm has decided to bring your claim, the firm will most often work on a contingency basis. This means that there is only a fee due to the law firm if the claim is successful in obtaining compensation. If there is no recovery of compensation, there is no fee. The fee is typically a percentage of the amount of the compensation obtained. The percentage can vary by the type of claim. In addition to fees, successful prosecution of personal injury claims requires a law firm to spend money for investigation, court fees, transcripts, and obtaining records. Most often the law firm advances these funds to be repaid by the client when the claim is settled. Massachusetts requires that the fee and repayment of out-of-pocket expenses to be agreed upon are outlined in a written fee agreement signed both by the client and law firm.

After the initial meeting with your personal injury lawyer, typically you will be asked to periodically update your lawyer on your treatment for and progress of your injuries. How often you will need to update depends on where you are in your recovery and how much treatment is needed. These updates are also a good opportunity for you to get an update from your personal injury lawyer. After a lawsuit is filed, you will be asked to participate in discovery, answer written questions, gather documents and give a deposition (oral testimony). All this usually takes a day or two over the course of months after suit is filed. Along the way, either before or after suit is filed, you may be asked to submit to an examination by a doctor hired by the insurance company. Under most circumstances where personal injury is claimed, the insurers have the right to this examination. Finally, if your case goes to trial, you should expect to meet with your personal injury lawyer to prepare for several sessions before trial and usually will be asked to be present for the trial from beginning to end. The length of trials varies widely with the type of case: anywhere from 2 days for the least complicated of cases to weeks for the most.