In order to convince the jury that you are not entitled to compensation for your injuries, the Decatur personal injury lawyer who represents the defendant will attempt to discredit you. There are several ways that he or she may attempt to do this, such as:

Showing Inconsistency

If you explain the accident happening in one fashion on one occasion and then alter this version at a later point in time, the defense attorney may imply that you are misrepresenting or fabricating the events. Similarly, if a witness testifies about the accident and this version contradicts with your version, the defense attorney may leap on this information.

Showing a Lack of Objective Witnesses

Another method that the defendant’s Decatur personal injury lawyer may demonstrate a lack of credibility is by showing that there are no other witnesses to the accident. While you have a financial incentive to show the accident was caused by the defendant, objective witnesses do not have such an incentive and are sometimes more credible than the victim.

Showing a Late Reporting of the Accident

An inference of fraud or incredibility may be drawn if the victim took time to report the accident or his or her injuries. Generally, the longer a period of time that lapses between the accident and the report of the injury, the more skeptical people will be to believe that the two are related. A negative inference may be raised if a bill from a medical clinic’s notice of a bill is the adjuster’s first notice that there is a claim.

Showing Quick Representation

Although it is your legal right to seek legal representation, the defense attorney may attempt to paint you as a litigious person if you have a letter to the claims adjuster that is dated for the same day as the accident.

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