If one believes that one is entitled for compensation from somebody who has caused bodily injury to one, one should first strive and settle the dispute directly with him before proceeding for any kind of legal action and issue a court notice. As the first step one should dispatch the defendant a notice for injury claim or a letter prior to taking any action. This establishes the facts for one’s injury claim, obligation and legal duties which one thinks the defendant has violated, the losses one has suffered and how one think the defendant is accountable for the same. One should give minimum of twenty eight days of time to the defendant for reviewing one letter for injury claim and to provide a reply.

In many cases, it will be seen that an attempt for settling the issue will be made out of court in order to proceed for further legal steps. Lawyer of one’s defendant and one’s own lawyer will first try to negotiate about reasonable compensation. Basing on the merit of one’s case, one may agree to compromise while negotiating an out of court settlement and one should not be rigid for hundred percent compensation for injury claim as there will always be the question mark regarding one’s victory in the legal battle.