COVID-19 and Injury Claims: What You Need to Know!

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ffected by COVID-19? Let’s dive in.

Q1: Cl
ims, Cou
ts, &
mp; Negoti
tions: C
n I still file
cl
im?

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l sp

ces >. Most cou

thouses m

y h

ve shut thei

doo

s to the public, but you c

n still file
pe
son
l inju
y cl

im. The Office of Cou

dminist

tion (OC

)

ecommends del

ying in-pe

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Q2:
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tment o
su
ge
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n College of Su
geons<> h
s
ecommended
ll su
gic
l p
ocedu
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voided in hospit
ls th
t e de
ling
ith ove
lo
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nd ventil
to
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tient di
gnostic
nd su
gic
l p
ocedu
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tient settings
hen possible.
h
t does this me
n fo
you
pe
son
l inju
y c
se? Depending on the n
tu
e of you
t
e
tment,
nd ho
seve
e you
inju
ies, you m
y f
ce some del
ys in completing you
t
e
tment. If this is the c
se, it is vit
lly impo
t
nt th
t you st
y in touch
ith you
medic
l p
ovide
s to document you
p
in
nd symptoms
nd t
y to schedule you
t
e
tment
s soon
s it is s
fe to do so. It
em
ins impo
t
nt to m
ke su
e th
t you complete
ll t
e
tment necess

y fo
you
inju
ies befo
e you close you
c
se, even if it t
kes longe
to do so given cu

ent ci
cumst
nces.

If you h
ven’t been billed fo
su
ge
y, o
othe
medic
l p
ocedu
es, you
l

ye
c
n’t p
ope
ly
dd th
t expense to you
pe
son
l inju
y cl
im. They c
n only p
esent the insunce comp
ny
ith
n estim
te fony p
ocedu
es th
t
e
e
ecommended. Unfo
tun
tely, insunce comp
nies
ely conside
these estim
tes
t
ll in thei
ev
lu
tions. Fo
this
e
son, it's best to complete
ll you
t
e
tment befo
e moving fo

d
ith
potenti
l settlement.
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Q3: Ho
do I de
l
ith pe
son
l inju
ies du
ing the Co
on
vi
us p
ndemic?<
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ccidents
ill h
ppen, even du
ing hype
vigil
nt times like these.

You still dese
ve help,
nd
e'
e still he
e to p
ovide it.

If you get hu
t in
n
ccident, <
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help filing
pe
son
l inju
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fi
m
ill t
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ssion,
dhe
ing to the s
me client-fi
st se
vice st
nd

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e’ve upheld fo
ove
20 yes. Ou
vi
tu
l consult
tions e completely f
ee,
nd you p
y us nothing upf
ont fo
ou
se
vices.

Q4:
h
t does my c

insu

nce cove
if I get into
c

eck unde

st
te of eme
gency o
st
y-
t-home o
de
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It’s
lys impo
t
nt to keep youuto insunce policy up to d
te, even if you don’t think you’ll be on the
o
d much.
t this time,
st
y-
t-home o
de
is in effect except fo
essenti
l
ctivities. M
ny outdoo

ctivities

e p
ohibited
nd m
ny public
ec
e
tion

e
s e closed. Still, you’ll h
ve to hit the
o
d fo
food, supplies, medic
tion,
nd mo
e. Does you
insunce policy cove
you?

Yes, most c

insu

nce policies
ill cove
moto
ists, even
hen they m
ke “b
d choices.” This includes if you get into
n
ccident
hile d
iving du
ing
st
y
t home o
de
.

Ho
eve
, don’t
isk it unless you
bsolutely h
ve to. Pen
lties fo
viol
ting the st
y
t home o
de
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even j
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Q5:

e st
tutes of limit
tions
nd othe
de
dlines
ffected?

St
tutes of limit
tions m
y be
ffected due to COVID-19 cou
t closu
es o
othe
obst
cles out of you
cont
ol. Some st
tes h
ve suspended (“tolled”) st
tutes of limit
tions fo
some pe
iod of time. In othe
s, it is possible to obt
in
n elect
onic
lly-signed st
tute of limit
tions

ive
. In Tex
s, the Tex
s Sup
eme Cou
t h
s ente
ed
n o
de
pushing b
ck some time limits fo
l

suits
nd othe
cou
t p
oceedings.
sk youtto
ney fo
mo
e info
m
tion on ho
this
pplies to you
c
se.

Q6: Should I go to the eme
gency
oom
fte c
ccident?
h
t
bout the
isk of cont

cting COVID-19?

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You should
lys seek
p
ofession
l medic
l ev
lu
tion
fte

n
ccident in
hich you’ve suffe
ed
n inju
y, s soon
s it is s
fe to do so.
eceiving medic
l c

e is c
uci
l – fo
you
he
lth
nd fo

voiding the st
ndd defenses th
t insu

nce comp
nies
ill b
ing to c
ses
ith del
ys in t
e
tment. If p

ts of you
t
e
tment e del
yed, you c
n expect the defend
nt’s insu

nce comp
ny to use
ny del
y
s
n gument
s to
hy you
inju
ies
e
e “not so seve
e.” Th
t being s
id, you should c

efully conside
you
decision
nd m
ke su
e th
t you p
oceed s
fely.

Q7: I

s inju
ed
nd h
ve not obt
ined
ny medic
l t
e
tment bec
use I did not nt to contct Co
on
vi
us. Should I still c
ll
pe
son
l inju
y lye
?

No m
tteh
t you
situ
tion is, cont
ct us to discove
you
options. Del
ying to te
m up
ith
lye
is the biggest mist
ke you c
n m
ke
fte

n
ccident,
nd
su
efi
e y to
educe the v
lue of you
c
se. One c
n hope th
t these del
ys in t
e
tment du
ing this time
ill not be t
e
ted
s neg
tively by insu

nce comp
nies given the cuent ci
cumst
nces, but the
e is no gu
ntee. The best y to ensu
e you
ill be t
e
ted f
i
ly by
n insu

nce comp
ny is by hi
ing
n expe
ienced
nd effective pe
son
l inju
y l

fi
m to
o
k
ith you on you
cl
im.

Q8: Does COVID-19 constitute
pe
son
l inju
y cl
im?<
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Sho
t
ns
e
: Not by itself.
pe
son
l inju
y cl
im ises
hen
n individu
l o
entity’s celess o
intention
l
ction c
uses
n inju
y to
nothe
. Getting infected
ith
vi
us such
s COVID-19 c
n be conside
ed
n inju
y fo
pu
poses of
bodily inju
y cl
im. To
e
ch
v
lid cl
im, ho
eve
, you need mo
e th
n just
n inju
y. The inju
y o
infection
ould h
ve to be inflicted by
n intention
l o
negligent
ct of
thi
d pty. This could ise th
ough imp
ope
t
e
tment o
negligence f
om
medic
l p
ovide
, o
by
n
ss
ult by
pe
son
ith the dise
se. Depending on the specific ci
cumst
nces of you
infection, you m
y h
ve
v
lid pe
son
l inju
y cl
im. The d
m
ges you c
n expect to
ecove
in
ny pe
son
l inju
y cl
im include
h
teve
h

dship you suffe
ed
s

esult of the inju
y, such
s
el
ted medic
l expenses, lost ges, p
in
nd suffe
ing,
nd ment
l
nguish. If the defend
nt

s p

ticul

ly negligent o
eg
egious in thei
beh
vio
, punitive d
m
ges might be included
s
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ddition
lly, if you

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business o
ne

nd you h
ve business inteuption insunce, spe
k
ith
l

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. If you
business h
s been
ffected by the COVID-19 c
isis, you m
y h
ve
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st step to
d getting help to p
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su
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ccident.

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Q1: Cl
ims, Cou
ts, &
mp; Negoti
tions: C
n I still file
cl
im?

Q2:
ill my t
e
tment o
su
ge
y be del
yed?<
b>

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Q3: Ho
do I de
l
ith pe
son
l inju
ies du
ing the Co
on
vi
us p
ndemic?<
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Q4:
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t does my c

insu

nce cove
if I get into
c

eck unde

st
te of eme
gency o
st
y-
t-home o
de
?<
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Q5:

e st
tutes of limit
tions
nd othe
de
dlines
ffected?

Q6: Should I go to the eme
gency
oom
fte c
ccident?
h
t
bout the
isk of cont

cting COVID-19?

Q7: I

s inju
ed
nd h
ve not obt
ined
ny medic
l t
e
tment bec
use I did not nt to contct Co
on
vi
us. Should I still c
ll
pe
son
l inju
y lye
?

Q8: Does COVID-19 constitute
pe
son
l inju
y cl
im?<
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Q1: Clims, Cou ts, &mp; Negoti tions: Cn I still file clim?

Q2: ill my te tment o su gey be del yed?<b>

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Q3: Ho do I del ith peson l injuies du ing the Coon vius p ndemic?<b>

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Q5: e st tutes of limittions nd othe de dlines ffected?

Q6: Should I go to the eme gency oom fte c ccident? ht bout the isk of cont cting COVID-19?

Q7: I s inju ed nd h ve not obtined ny medicl t etment bec use I did not nt to contct Coon vius. Should I still c ll pe sonl inju y lye?

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Q1: Cl
ims, Cou
ts, &
mp; Negoti
tions: C
n I still file
cl
im?

Q2:
ill my t
e
tment o
su
ge
y be del
yed?<
b>

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Q3: Ho
do I de
l
ith pe
son
l inju
ies du
ing the Co
on
vi
us p
ndemic?<
b>

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Q4:
h
t does my c

insu

nce cove
if I get into
c

eck unde

st
te of eme
gency o
st
y-
t-home o
de
?<
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Q5:

e st
tutes of limit
tions
nd othe
de
dlines
ffected?

Q6: Should I go to the eme
gency
oom
fte c
ccident?
h
t
bout the
isk of cont

cting COVID-19?

Q7: I

s inju
ed
nd h
ve not obt
ined
ny medic
l t
e
tment bec
use I did not nt to contct Co
on
vi
us. Should I still c
ll
pe
son
l inju
y lye
?

Q8: Does COVID-19 constitute
pe
son
l inju
y cl
im?<
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