Following injury in a vehicle accident, it is not only important to take proper care of yourself from a health perspective but also from a legal one.  Whether settling a personal injury claim after an accident, or proceeding to court for a trial and verdict, the injured party’s actions after the accident play an important role in determining the compensation he or she receives.  Plaintiffs generally have some duty to mitigate their losses. For example, a motorcyclist suffering broken hip and leg bones in an accident recently settled a case against the at-fault driver for $340,000, which was less than he could have otherwise received due in part to his failure to properly follow up with his doctor-ordered physical therapy.  In contrast (although specifics of injuries many differing facts and circumstances of course affect settlement amounts), a car accident victim with a broken clavicle bone recently obtained a settlement of over a million dollars where she attended more than 100 physician appointments and more than 100 therapy sessions.