The personal injury attorneys of AMlaw talk about choosing a physician
I recently read an interesting article on the AMlaw Louisville personal injury attorney page about the necessary considerations following the recommending of treatment by an attorney. While it is entirely appropriate for a personal injury attorney to recommend treating physicians to a client following their being injured in an accident, you may want to consider something.
A savvy insurance defense attorney is always certain to question the injured plaintiff about his reasons for choosing the doctor who treated them. This is due to the fact that that same physician will also be acting as somewhat of an “expert” who will ultimately testify to the severity of injuries suffered. Considering that a doctor’s testimony may be crucial in increasing the overall damages and monetary award, insurance defense lawyers will jump at the opportunity to expose any facts that may establish that the treating physician is in the back pocket of the plaintiffs lawyer.
Dawn Turner
