I wish I had the time to blog a more informative post this week, but since last week, the following have inundated me:
- problems with my father
- problems with the server in the cloud
- stepfather diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease
- medical issues with my father-in-law
- clerical person with back injury
- attorney recovering from surgery from appendicitis
- fatality accident to investigate in Northeast Louisiana
- five new assignments in other cases
- remote attorney unable to connect to server to do work
This is not an exclusive list, just the things I could think of in the moment,
So, right now, I am overworked, understaffed and overwhelmed; however, I am so thankful to the many clients who trust us to handle their legal concerns and issues. We get the job done, even if do have obstacles.
So even though things are crazy busy right now, I want to take the time to remind you of some basic information to request in a preservation letter if your client is involved in an accident with a personal vehicle. We have another form with more detailed information we request if our clients are involved in an accident with another tractor/trailer, but for personal vehicle, be sure you immediately demand preservation of the following:
1.
The actual vehicle driven by the adverse party
2.
The Event
Data Recorder in the vehicle be preserved for examination and
inspection
by an expert.
3.
Photographs of
vehicle/accident scene
4.
Accident reconstruction
measurements/notes/photographs/ECM download
5.
Autopsy
report/toxicology analysis
6.
Social Media of
the decedent for a period of six months before the accident date
7.
Registration
records of the adverse vehicle
8.
Preservation of
the actual cell phone/cell phone records of adverse driver
9.
Personal
items/prescriptions on her person or in the car at the time of the accident
10. Weather
information
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