Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Personal Injury Litigation---Then and Now -- The Law is Dynamic -- Sample Forms and Worksheets -- Litigation Savvy -- Introduction -- The Attorney -- Injury Classification and Treatment -- Damages -- Demand Letter and Settlement -- The Lawsuit -- Discovery and Trial -- Chapter 1: At the Scene of an Accident -- After an Accident -- Car Accident Checklist -- Fall-Down Accident Checklist -- Emergency Room Treatment -- Medical Treatment Worksheet -- Beware of the Friendly Insurance Adjuster -- Do Not Sign Anything -- Remember the Deadline -- Chapter 2: Handling Your Case Without a Lawyer -- Handling Your Claim -- Sample Opening Letter to Insurance Company by Attorney -- Sample Opening Letter to Defendant -- Questions for Depositions, Statements, and Trial -- Sample Medical Records Request -- Handling Your Lawsuit -- Chapter 3: The Personal Injury Attorney and You -- Finding a Personal Injury Attorney -- The Initial Consultation -- Sample New Client Letter -- The Attorney's Fee Agreement -- Beware of Costs -- Dissatisfaction with Attorneys -- Changing Lawyers -- Keeping Your Case Active -- Chapter 4: Various Kinds of Injury Cases -- Injuries to Children -- Fall-Down Accidents (Slip-and-Falls) -- Dog Bites -- Legal Malpractice -- Food Poisoning Cases -- Workers' Compensation -- Social Security Disability -- Products Liability -- Intentional Injuries -- Psychological Injuries -- Chapter 5: Medical Malpractice -- Determining Whether You Have a Case -- Hiring an Attorney -- The Nuts and Bolts of a Medical Malpractice Case -- The Fee Agreement -- Getting Started -- Expert Witnesses -- Nuisance Value -- Valuing the Claim -- Settling the Claim -- How to Help Your Attorney -- The Medical Malpractice Crisis.

Chapter 6: Special Medical Concerns -- Choosing Your Health-Care Provider -- Physical Therapy -- Good Injuries -- Keeping Track of Your Treatment -- Chapter 7: Damages -- Placing a Monetary Value on an Injury -- Issues Affecting the Monetary Value -- Injury Severity -- Monetary Assessment -- Chapter 8: The Settlement Process -- Settlement Demand Letter -- Sample Settlement Demand Letters---Represented by Attorney -- Settlement Offer -- Settlement Strategy -- Finalizing Settlement -- Sample General Release -- Alternate Dispute Resolution -- Chapter 9: The Lawsuit Process -- Statutes of Limitations -- Choice of Trials -- Choice of Venue -- Post-Filing Battles -- Chapter 10: The Discovery Process -- Interrogatories and the Request for Production of Documents -- Depositions -- The Defense Medical Examination -- Sample Client Letter: Defense Medical Examination -- Chapter 11: The Trial -- Selecting the Jury -- Opening Statements -- Your Testimony -- Medical Testimony -- Damages -- Causation -- The Defense Case -- Objections -- Closing Argument -- Jury Instructions and Deliberations -- The Verdict -- Posttrial Motions -- The Appeal -- Collecting from an Uninsured Defendant -- Online Personal Injury Settlements -- Chapter 12: Insurance Fraud and Other Problems -- Improper Insurance Practices -- Ambulance Chasers -- Glossary -- Appendix A: Sample Forms -- Appendix B: Checklists and Worksheets -- Index -- About the Author -- Back Cover.