We try our best to be as honest and open as possible with our clients, and we simply ask for the same in return. By doing so, you allow your attorney to build the best possible argument with the information you provide. The less information they have, especially if you knowingly withhold details, will only hurt your case in the end. Perhaps the biggest example of this is whether or not you were partly at fault for the accident in question. 

All personal injury cases in Washington fall under what are known as comparative fault laws. These laws make it so that the fault for an accident is like a pie that can be sliced up and served to all parties involved, based on the court’s ruling. So, if you were partly at fault, it will come out eventually, and your settlement will be reduced by whatever percentage of blame you are assigned. Don’t think that just because you filed the claim that you are exempt from blame–tell your attorney about any potential fault as soon as possible.