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Most Common Causes of an Auto Accident

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There are several common causes of an auto accident. If you have been involved in one and it was not your fault you may be able to file a personal injury claim. This is because in most states personal injury laws allow victims to claim compensation for the expenses incurred due to an auto accident. These include medical expenses, car repairs, loss of wages while you are recovering from the injury, an amount calculated for the pain and suffering you have endured and lastly punitive damages if you can prove the driver was deliberately negligent.

Someone Totaled My Car. Can I Sue?

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If you were involved in a car accident where someone hit your car and your car was totaled you can file a personal injury claim against that driver. You can also sue for medical bills, pain and suffering, and other damages. In some states even if you are found partially at fault for the accident you can be awarded damages if your car is totaled.

What to Do If You Have Experienced TBI After a Car Accident

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A traumatic brain injury is any serious injury to the function of the brain after an accident in which the head or skull has suffered a significant shock or impact. Traumatic brain injuries can be hard to diagnose and treat, even with modern neurosurgery. TBI injuries may lead to long lasting impairment of any of the brain’s functions. This could include impairment of vision, hearing, sense of touch, loss of coordination or use of any of the limbs and/or impact on any of the body’s internal organs.

What Happens When You Are Injured in a Store?

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Injuries could happen whenever you go to a store to browse or purchase goods. Store injuries tend to happen without warning and can be serious enough for medical treatment and hospitalization. In many cases, these sorts of injuries are caused by accidents that were avoidable if the store management or staff had been more careful.

Medical treatment and lost income due to the recovery process can be an expensive burden, but you are entitled to seek compensation through a personal injury claim if the accident was caused by negligence on part of the store management.

Car Crash Injury Recovery

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Most car crashes are potentially serious, causing physical injuries and mental anguish as well as damage to your own vehicle. If you were a victim of someone else’s negligent driving, you should file a personal injury claim for compensation for the cost of your injuries.

What Is The Difference Between An ‘At-Fault State’ and a “No-Fault State’?

Submitted by Elizabeth V on

Being involved in a car accident can leave you facing medical bills and various other such expenses. Luckily, you might avoid covering the cost of these expenses yourself by filing a car accident claim with an insurance company.

How you seek compensation can vary depending on a number of factors. A major such factor is whether you live in an at-fault state or a no-fault state.

What Is An At-Fault State?

You may be a responsible driver. Nevertheless, it’s possible to sustain injuries in a motor vehicle accident as a result of the negligence of another party.

Should You Hire a Lawyer for a Slip and Fall Injury Case?

Submitted by Elizabeth V on

Slip and fall accidents are the most common type of accidents USA wide after auto accidents. They can happen almost anywhere and are often caused by negligence. If you have had a slip and fall accident on a business premises and were injured, you may be able to obtain compensation if you can prove that the accident was not your fault. These sorts of personal injury claims are not easy to win unless you have legal help from an experienced lawyer.