{"id":352986,"date":"2016-04-04T10:46:31","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/injury\/accident-injury-law\/take-notes-about-the-incident-and-your-injuries.html"},"modified":"2025-10-02T11:17:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T16:17:01","slug":"take-notes-about-the-incident-and-your-injuries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/injury\/accident-injury-law\/take-notes-about-the-incident-and-your-injuries.html","title":{"rendered":"How To Gather Evidence for a Personal Injury Claim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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How To Gather Evidence for a Personal Injury Claim<\/h1>\n\n
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If you suffer an injury because of someone else’s carelessness, gather evidence as soon as possible. Take photos, write notes, and document records to aid your chance to get financial recovery.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n

Circumstances can change quickly. Accident scenes get altered. Memories can become unreliable, and evidence can get overlooked or misplaced over time.<\/p>\n

Two critical issues in any legal claim brought after an accident or injury are:<\/p>\n