When you’re injured due to someone else’s negligence, the path to recovery often begins with medical care—but the quality of that care and, more importantly, how it’s documented, can have a profound impact on your legal case.
Medical documentation is more than a billing record or a visit summary. It’s the forensic trail that links your injury to the event. As a former paramedic and now a trial lawyer, I’ve reviewed thousands of patient care reports. I know firsthand how precision—or sloppiness—in documentation can make or break a case.
For example, the difference between ‘complains of back pain’ and ‘reports sharp, radiating lumbar pain with difficulty ambulating’ might sound minor. But in a courtroom, that distinction could mean thousands in damages—or nothing at all.
Medical records establish causation, severity, duration, and credibility. They form the backbone of every negotiation with insurers and are the first thing a defense lawyer will dissect.
That’s why at Cotter Law, we don’t just gather medical records—we audit them, question them, and where necessary, challenge them. Our job is to ensure your truth is told completely and correctly, through every page.
Documentation isn’t just paperwork. It’s proof. And we know how to use it.