Sometimes, understanding your injuries can actually help prove your case. Take the case of a nine-year-old boy who was hit by a car while running back across the street from an ice cream truck. The driver of the car claimed that she was not at fault and that the boy had simply run into the side of the car. Even the investigating police officer took the driver’s word and decided the little boy was at fault. There were no other witnesses.

However, thanks to the experienced personal injury lawyer the boy’s family consulted, that was not the end of the investigation. The lawyer investigated and researched the particular type of leg fracture the boy had. To make a long story short, the lawyer was able to prove, using medical and scientific evidence and testimony, that the only way the injury could have occurred was if the car had hit the boy, instead of the boy running into the car. By fully understanding the injuries in the case, the lawyer was able to turn a claim denied by the insurance company into a substantial recovery to provide for the boy’s future.