This book is an easy-to-understand guide to the personal injury process in the United States for anyone injured through the action, or failure to act, of another, or anyone simply interested in PI cases. It contains a wealth of information about personal injury claims (which include medical malpractice and wrongful death actions, as well as vehicular negligence and other claims). In addition to information regarding the litigation process (from time of accident through settlement or trial), it also contains more than 100 tips to make the process less formidable and to help you to protect your rights, avoid costly mistakes and increase the value of your claim -"insider tips" from a litigation paralegal who has been helping victims wade through the murky waters of personal injury process for more than twenty years. Some of the topics covered include: Ways that a case may be resolved without going to trial How to preserve evidence The types of injuries that increase a case's value How to get medical bills paid or reduced Definitions of legal terminology used by adjusters, attorneys and judges Simple but effective ways that a case's value can be increased How the value of a personal injury case is determined How to prepare a settlement demand package "weaving the tapestry" of the claim Examples of Statement of Damages, Demand Letter and Notice Letter to Defendant's Insurance Company) Checklist of what to do from time of accident's occurrence through settlement Different types of discovery and ways to streamline this onerous aspect of litigation Ways to avoid answering some interrogatories and/or providing some documents requested in discovery List of reputable websites used by attorneys for medical research How property damage is determined and who is responsible for payment Description of different types of personal injury claims What constitutes liability Description of medical professionals and the conditions that each treats Tips on everything from what do immediately after an accident, finding and choosing an attorney to how to dress for a deposition or trial and what to say and not say during your testimony ---- More than 100 Tips in all Bonus forms to streamline the litigation process"