A Picture's Worth A Thousand Words
When you're injured by someone else's negligence, nothing you may later say about what happened will be as descriptive or as useful as photos showing the dangerous condition of the property that caused your fall or the position or condition of the car immediately after it was hit. Likewise, any evidence that may soon disappear - the spilled liquid in the store aisle, the raised boardwalk nail or the obstructed traffic sign - is best documented by a picture. If you're one of the few whose cellphone doesn't have a camera, invest in a disposable camera to keep in your glove box.
The testimony of any claimant or witness in a lawsuit is always subject to questions about the person's credibility or believability. However, if what you're testifying to is there in full color detail, the credibility questions go out the door.
Your ability to establish the then-existing conditions is often the vital evidential link necessary to successfully pursue your personal injury claim.


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