In the aftermath of an injury, your focus, understandably, should be your recovery and navigating your new reality, particularly if the injury was severe or catastrophic enough to elicit a life change that you never anticipated. You may be looking at multiple doctors’ visits, surgeries, physical therapy, learning how to walk again, needing to rely on others in order to be mobile and somewhat independent, as well as handling your financial obligations in the face of mounting medical bills and lost wages. However, the law always throws a curveball, and in the process of filing a personal injury lawsuit given the fact that the other party’s negligence was what caused your injuries, you may learn that you may have to hand over sensitive financial and medical data to the other party’s legal and insurance teams for scrutiny.

This may feel very invasive and unsettling, and you may worry about your privacy as well as how this information will be used and respected by these parties. That said, a strategic document may help shield you from undue misuse of your information during settlement agreements or the trial, known as a stipulated protective order is something that we can draft for your benefit so your interests are taken care of – you get the compensation you deserve after your injury, while still respecting the integrity of your sensitive financial, personal and medical information – read on to find out more.

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Are you looking for an injury attorney? Please call us NOW at (314) 481-63338 to learn more about your legal options for justice and compensation. The experienced injury lawyers at McCready Law bring to the table over 90 YEARS of combined legal experience where we’ve helped tens of thousands of injured Americans across the country receive compensation after getting injured due to the negligent actions of other individuals or large corporations.

To date, we’ve been able to recover over$260 million for our injured clients and counting, and our massive success can be attributed to a number of unique factors: we personally handle all claims and do not shunt them over to legal assistants and paralegals as is often seen in most law firms, we work with a team of world-renowned experts to ensure medical evidence, accident reports, forensic evidence all show a clear pattern of negligence on the part of the perpetrator or defendant leaving no room for doubt by the defense legal team, and we ensure to work closely with our injured clients to update them on their case on a regular basis, fostering a culture of openness and client trust.

In addition, we are not afraid to litigate claims should we believe that based on insurance company negotiations are carried out in bad faith and your injuries may have long-term financial consequences as more often than not, litigating a claim successfully ends in the plaintiff being awarded the maximum allowable compensation by law. In addition to running a bilingual firm (hablamos Español), we also take on all cases on contingency fee basis, and what this means is that there are ZERO UPFRONT FEES for the duration of the processing of the claim, as we only levy our fees at the end of the suit, and only if we’ve recovered compensation on your behalf. If you or a loved one got injured in an auto accident, slip and fall, nursing home abuse or any other circumstances you believe were caused by negligence, please call us NOW at (314) 481-63338 to learn more about your legal options for justice and compensation – our intake team is standing by.

Why am I Being Asked for Sensitive Information to Prove my Injury Lawsuit?

The end result of a personal injury claim is compensation via damages awarded to you the injured party. That said, the onus is on us to prove the extent of your damages, from a physical, emotional and financial perspective. In order to do this, you will have to provide the defense attorneys and the insurance company access to a wide array of data to corroborate your claims.

This data can be any of the following:

1. Extensive medical records not just due to the injuries arising out of the accident, but also medical records going years or even decades prior in an attempt to search for any pre-existing condition they can peg your injuries or pain or complications on.
2. Financial records from income statements, tax returns and bank statements in order to verify any lost wages and prove future earning capacity
3. Personal communications such as emails, text messages and social media posts that they may twist and misrepresent to demonstrate that you’re not as injured as you make yourself out to be.
4. Employment and education records in order to take a look at both your educational background and work history so they can push back on lost income claims or lost professional opportunities

How a Stipulated Protective Order Helps Protect Your Privacy

A stipulated protective order is a court order which is agreed upon by all parties that sets clear and enforceable rules on the use and handling of sensitive confidential information during the course of a legal dispute. It is important to note here that both parties agree to the terms of this protective order in advance and that once it is signed by a judge, it becomes a binding court order such that its violation such as revealing this sensitive information to the public or third parties may lead to severe sanctions like monetary penalties and the entering of default judgment in favor of the plaintiff.

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A protective order helps foster transparency which in turn makes you open to sharing information knowing that it won’t be misused by the other parties. Armed with all this information and data, the defense team can no longer feign ignorance regarding the full extent of your damages, and we can build an irrefutable case for a high-value settlement. At McCready Law, we believe in being proactive and drafting these and other pertinent documents once we make contact and review your potential case so we’re ten steps ahead of the defense legal team. If you got injured due to someone else’s negligence, please give us a call NOW at (314) 481-63338 regardless of where you are in the country so we can carry out a full assessment of your potential claim and advise further. Remember, the call is 100% FREE, and there is no legal obligation. Thanks for choosing McCready Law, and we look forward to helping you.