What you should do to develop your claim:

What you do early on can make a big difference for your claim. A successful personal injury claim requires evidence. Some evidence, if not gathered early on, can be lost for ever. Memories fade over time. Following are things you or your family can do, early on, to develop your claim:

1. Get the names and phone numbers of any witnesses;
2. take photographs of your injuries;
3. take photographs of things that are related to the incident (e.g., damaged cars or property, area where your fall happened, the product or object that injured you, etc);
4. keep a list of all the doctors or health professionals you have seen;
5. keep a list of medical appointments you have gone to;
6. keep a list of all medications you have taken;
7. keep all receipts related to your injuries (e.g., travel expenses for medical appointments, parking, drugs, medical equipment, attendant care, etc);
8. keep a list of all things people have done for you while you are injured (e.g., helping you around the house, driving you to appointments, etc);