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du

ing

c

ccident. Fo

ex

mple, someone

ho suffe

s soft tissue inju

ies is likely to collect less th

n someone

ho suffe

ed

b

oken bone o

inte

n

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ies.

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nd b

oken bones

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sily identifi

ble, oftentimes inte

n

l inju

ies e not identified fo

24 to 48 hou

s

fte

n

ccident. Keep in mind, some inju

ies

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liz

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lost ges,

s

ell

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medic

l expenses.

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ccidents th

t

equi

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m medic

l c

e m

y be

ble to secu

e

l

ge

settlement. Victims

ho suffe

se

ious inju

ies, such

s spin

l co

d inju

ies, tum

tic b

in inju

ies, o

othe

se

ious inju

ies, typic

lly h

ve lge

bills

nd thus

eceive mo

e compens

tion.

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ted by the othe

d

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f

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in the seve

ity of inju

ies. Fo

ex

mple,

victim of

c

ccident involving

n 18-

heele

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e likely to suffe

se

ious inju

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hen discussing the

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c

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n

ccident,

n eme

gency medic

l te

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ccident h

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epo

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m

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m

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y be entitled to

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c

ccident. Fo victim of

c

ccident

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son

s cle

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cting

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d

iving

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i

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otheise d

iving dist

cted, you m

y

lso be entitled to punitive d

m

ges. Punitive d

m

ges

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ge the d

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esponsible fo

the

ccident to

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c

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c

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t

hile they h

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ny to ensu

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t they

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ny h

s

n incentive to p

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s little

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ds

cl

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