Use of medical reports in personal injury claims

Use of medical reports in personal injury claims

Medical reports are often seen as absolutely vital when it comes to a personal injury claim. Most of the time, the medical report will form the very basis of your claim.

Your injuries and suffering, no matter how great, should be backed up by a medical report written by an expert to give an objective and impartial medical opinion. Courts are wary of claimants over exaggerating in order to claim more money, and the point of a medical report is to substantiate the injuries with a formal report from an approved expert.

How is a medical report used?

A medical report is used to assess and value your claim. We’re very experienced lawyers who have taken on and won many personal injury cases. From your medical reports, we can usually tell you how likely you are to win your case and how much you may be eligible for.

Whenever we help a claimant pursue a personal injury claim, we usually send a Claim Notification Form to the defendant. This form outlines the details of the claim and requests that the opponent either accept or deny liability as soon as they can. If they accept liability, we can normally move on to negotiations with the defendant and move on to settlement of the case. The medical evidence can be used to negotiate the maximum settlement.

If the defendant denies liability then we can help you bring your claim to Court where we will fight for the maximum compensation award we can, which is again usually based on your medical reports.

Who pays for the medical report?

You are entitled to recover the cost of a medical report if you win your case.

Some law firms may ask you to pay for your medical report upfront, but for the vast majority of cases we take on, you don’t have to.

If the case wins, we go to the other side for the costs, and if it loses, you don’t pay in accordance with the no win, no fee agreement (subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement in place).

Claiming with us

Here at The Injury Lawyers, we understand that when you have been injured through no fault of your own, it can be stressful to deal with legal matters on top of your recuperation. That’s why we’re here to help.

So, don’t stress or worry about the hassle of claiming – leave the case in our expert hands, and we’ll do the legwork for you!