If you are hurt in a car accident, you deserve to be compensated for every little damage or injury stemming from the accident. However, this is only possible if you can identify all your losses and injuries. For example, some people don't know that they can develop headaches after car accidents and may not include those headaches in their list of injuries to claim for. Here are some of the reasons a car accident can leave you with a severe headache:
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If you've been involved in a car accident involving a big rig, and you're trying to handle the claim without attorney representation, you'll need to rethink that decision. There may be some legal issues that can be handled without an attorney, but a car versus big rig case is not one of them. There are a lot of variables involved in this type of case, and you're going to want an attorney by your side while you're navigating all of them.
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When you are involved in a vehicle accident, you will be sent a slew of documents to look over and sign, one of which will be a medical authorization form giving the insurance company permission to access your medical records. Although the insurance company will position the request as verifying your injuries, whether you should sign it or not will depend on who sent the form.
Requests from the Liable Party's Insurance Provider
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If you take long walks, or bike rides on city streets, chances are good that you might one day be struck by a car. You hope that won't happen, and you do everything you can to prevent it. However, with all the cars on the road, it only takes one distracted driver to send you to the ground. If it does happen, you need to be prepared. Being prepared for the possibility of a pedestrian versus vehicle accident will ensure that you know what to do every step of the way.
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To win a slip and fall case, it's important to understand everything the jury and/or judge will be considering when determining liability for the incident.
There are some standard considerations that are going to be taken into account in just about any slip and fall case. They include the following five considerations:
Any company policy that the property owner may have instituted to prevent the hazard
Company policies or property management policies of the property owner might be considered.
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