The steps you take immediately after a defective product incident and in the days and weeks that follow can have a major effect on your health and ability to seek compensation.

If you’ve recently been injured:

1. Seek immediate medical attention. Even if your injuries are not severe, you need documentation that you received treatment.
2. Keep the product and all packaging, if possible. However, if the product was completely destroyed or you threw it away, your attorney could still help you recover damages.
3. Document your injuries with photos. Your lawyer can use this valuable evidence to support your claim and argue for maximum compensation.
4. Save all receipts and records for any expenses resulting from your injuries.
5. Contact a product liability attorney in TopDog Law’s legal network before speaking with manufacturers or insurance companies.

If the incident happened some time ago, and you’re recovering at home or in the hospital:

1. Continue following your doctor’s treatment plan. Don’t stop treatment prematurely. If you stop treatment too soon, you not only risk your health, but the insurance company can assert that your injuries aren’t as severe as you claimed.
2. Gather medical records, medical bills, and other relevant documentation related to any out-of-pocket expenses you incurred dealing with the incident or your injuries.
3. Document missed work and any wages, benefits, or commissions you lost.
4. Keep a journal of your recovery and how the incident and your injuries have affected your life.
5. Contact the network of attorneys at TopDog Law Personal Injury Lawyers to discuss your legal options.