What to Do After a Recreation Injury
In the event of a sports injury or a recreational accident, follow these steps for a hopeful future.
- Focus on your recovery. After an injury, the last thing you want to worry about is the legal side of things. Your focus should be on your health and your path to recovery. That is why we recommend calling a personal injury lawyer who can handle the legal implications of your injury while you focus on getting better.
- Preserve evidence. Take and save pictures and videos. Keep any texts or emails you may have sent or received. Keep tickets and equipment, including safety equipment. Memories inevitably fade, so as soon as practicable, write down everything you remember. Try to write a chronological series of events, noting who was there, what happened, when it happened, what the weather was like, etc. The more information you can provide, the better. This upfront work pays dividends in the future.
- Contact a lawyer. Too often, the full extent of a person’s injuries is not known for months or even years after the incident. Since the legal system is complicated and time intensive, it takes experience to know how to properly develop your claim. Calling a sports injury lawyer sooner than later can help strengthen your case and ease your worries.
What to Do After a Recreation Injury
In the event of a sports injury or a recreational accident, follow these steps for a hopeful future.
- Focus on your recovery. After an injury, the last thing you want to worry about is the legal side of things. Your focus should be on your health and your path to recovery. That is why we recommend calling a personal injury lawyer who can handle the legal implications of your injury while you focus on getting better.
- Preserve evidence. Take and save pictures and videos. Keep any texts or emails you may have sent or received. Keep tickets and equipment, including safety equipment. Memories inevitably fade, so as soon as practicable, write down everything you remember. Try to write a chronological series of events, noting who was there, what happened, when it happened, what the weather was like, etc. The more information you can provide, the better. This upfront work pays dividends in the future.
- Contact a lawyer. Too often, the full extent of a person’s injuries is not known for months or even years after the incident. Since the legal system is complicated and time intensive, it takes experience to know how to properly develop your claim. Calling a sports injury lawyer sooner than later can help strengthen your case and ease your worries.
Common Places Recreational Injuries Occur
Legate Injury Lawyers helps people who’ve been injured in many different types of recreational injuries, including those that occur at these locations:
- Park and playgrounds
- School yards and daycare
- Swimming pools
- Waterways (boating)
- Trails (snowmobiling, ATVing)
- Ski hills (skiing and snowboarding)
- Ranches and equestrian stables (horseback riding)
- Sidewalks (operating an e-bike or scooter, cycling)
- The gym, fitness facilities, and yoga studios
- Theme parks
- Golf courses
- Rinks
- Soccer fields
- Football fields
- Other sporting facilities and sport complexes
- Organized sports
Common Injuries from Recreational Play
Some of the most common recreational and sporting injuries that Legate Injury Lawyers’ clients are recovering from include:
- Broken bones
- Concussions
- Headaches
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Chronic pain (back, neck, shoulders, etc.)
- Soft tissue injuries
- Amputations
- Paralysis
- Nerve damage
- Emotional trauma (anxiety, PTSD, depression, etc.)
- Loss of a loved one
- Subsequent surgeries