{"id":342,"date":"2021-10-06T03:48:05","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T03:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/mistakes-to-avoid-in-a-personal-injury-claim\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T15:35:19","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T20:35:19","slug":"mistakes-to-avoid-in-a-personal-injury-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/mistakes-to-avoid-in-a-personal-injury-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Mistakes to Avoid in a Personal Injury Claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/category\/personal-injury\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Personal Injury<\/a> | October 5, 2021<\/p>\n<p>If you or a loved one sustains an injury caused by another individual, business, or entity, you need to know how to recover compensation for your losses. Most personal injury claims in Illinois are resolved through settlements with insurance carriers. However, some injury claims are only resolved after a lawsuit is filed in civil court. Here, we want to discuss the main mistakes that you need to avoid when going through any type of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/chicago-personal-injury-attorney\/\">personal injury<\/a> claim.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Forgetting That You Will Be Investigated<\/h2>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/mistakes-to-avoid-in-a-personal-injury-claim\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Mistakes to Avoid in a Personal Injury Claim\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Personal Injury | October 5, 2021 If you or a loved one sustains an injury caused by another individual, business, or entity, you need to know how to recover compensation for your losses. Most personal injury claims in Illinois are resolved through settlements with insurance carriers. 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