Effective Demand Letter while Negotiating a Claim for Personal Injury
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Effective Demand Letter while Negotiating a Claim for Personal Injury
The demand letter is the main component of a negotiating process involving a claim for
personal injury. This letter has to be carefully drafted taking into consideration several important
points. If you want to make the demand letter effective, you will have to emphasize the following
points:
Liability and Level of Negligence
The letter can be started with a description of how the accident took place, who was at fault,
and why. It can be a brief but detailed description about what happened before the accident,
and how the accident took place. Support your narration with eyewitness statements, police
report, or sections of the building code in case of slip and fall injuries. In the letter you need to
state that, you were not at fault. You do not have to argue whether you were partly at fault or
not. This subject will be debated during the negotiations.
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Effective Demand Letter while Negotiating a Claim for Personal Injury
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Extent of Injuries
In the letter you have to describe all your injuries in detail, and emphasize the pain and suffering
they have caused. Also, mention how these injuries has affected your daily living, and whether
the effects are going to be permanent or long term. The effects can be disablement,
disfigurement, scarring or permanent soreness, or stiffness. Mention things as they are, without
being dramatic.
Treatment, Medical Expenses, and Losses
Describe your treatment and therapies in detail, and the reason why these treatments were
necessary. List the doctors and medical establishments where you received treatments and the
cost of each. Additionally, give an account of the earnings you lost because of your inability to
attend work due to the injuries. Also, mention any other losses you may have suffered that is
connected with your injuries.
Settlement Amount
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Effective Demand Letter while Negotiating a Claim for Personal Injury
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At the end of the letter, make a demand for a specific amount of money, which will compensate
you for the pain, suffering, and the financial losses, you have suffered due to the injuries. Proper Grammar
Last but not least, make sure you edit this letter. You can make the most salient and powerful
points, but if the grammar and writing is off base and full of mistakes, it will not be taken serious
and could even undermine your intentions despite how altruistic they may be.
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