Distracted Driving, Negligence, and the Injuries

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Common C
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ny
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t t
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ttention on the
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ny diffe
ent ys th
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sking
nd sending em
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ush hou
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simply looking
t you
phone fo
GPS di
ections c
n quickly
esult in
se
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ccident. Some of the mo
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uses of dist

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ting o
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e
ding di
ections f
om
GPS unit o
f
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king on the phone n><
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ying to
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ny of these beh
vio
s might seem like eve
yd
y
ctions th
t don’t h
ve signific
nt consequences, the t
uth is th
t
ny one of these items listed c
n c
use
d
nge
ous
ccident. If you’
e in
c
ith
distcted d
ive
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to
e
d di
ections
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vig
te so they don’t h
ve to, help ch
nge the music,
nd
sk them politely to put thei
phone
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ften
ccident, it’s impo
t
nt to cont
ct the police,
ssess you
inju
ies,
nd see
docto

s soon
s possible.
hile you might be f
mili
ith some of the fi
st steps to t
ke
ften
ccident, it’s equ
lly impo
t
nt to unde
st
nd th
t the
e e sevel
ctions th
t you should
void. These include but

e not limited to: n>

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e se
iously inju
ed, it’s impo
t
nt to see
docto
fo medic
l ev
lu
tion
ight
y. Some inju
ies don’t sho
symptoms
ight
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Don’t igno
e you
docto
’s
dvice - n style="font-
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te f
om you
medic
l t
e
tment pl
n. If you think you
inju
ies e not imp
oving, get
second opinion.<
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Don’t post info
m
tion
bout you

ccident on soci
l medi
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nything th
t you post on soci
l medi
c
n potenti
lly you
hu
t cl
im. It’s best to completely
ef

in f
om posting
nything online until the
esolution of you
c
se.<
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Don’t spe
k to insu

nce
gents - n style="font-
eight: 400;”>
ften
ccident, you
ill p
ob
bly
eceive “f
iendly” c
lls f
om the
t-f
ult pty’s insunce
gents.
void spe
king
ith them. It’s common fo
insu

nce
gents to
ttempt to
eco
d
conflicting st
tement th
t
ill hu
t you
cl
im. Inste
d,
efe
them to you
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m. n><
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t ou
fi
m,
e
o
k closely
ith ou
clients
nd help to
dvise them on the beh
vio
s th
t
ill benefit o
hm thei
ch
nces of
eceiving m
ximum compens
tion. C
ll us tod
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The Benefits of
o
king
ith
C
ccident L

Fi
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ften
ccident, the
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numbe
of ys
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m c
n help you n
vig
te the cl
ims p
ocess. One of the most signific
nt benefits of
o
king
ith
c
ccident l fi
m is th
t you
ill h
ve someone
ho h
s
deep unde
st
nding of the leg
l system
o
king to
dvoc
te fo
you. Ou
skilled leg
l te
m c
n help: n>

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nce
gents e noto
iously t
icky, often they
ill
ttempt to collect you
st
tement in hopes th
t it
ill d
m
ge you
cl
im.
e
ill spe
k di
ectly
ith the insu

nce comp
nies so th
t you don’t h
ve to.<
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Outline you
economic
nd non-economic d
m
ges - n style="font-
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t
nt pieces in the cl
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ocess is to gene

te
full list of you
d
m
ges. This
ill be c
itic
l
hen dete
mining the tot
l v
lue of you
cl
im.
e
ill help you
o
k th
ough the obvious economic d
m
ges, such
s medic
l bills,
ep
i
s to you
vehicle,
nd the cost of necessy p
esc
iptions.
e
ill
lso list out you
non-economic d
m
ges,
hich c
n be mo
e ch
llenging to est
blish. These might include, loss of conso
tium, p
in
nd suffe
ing,
nd physic
l disfigu
ement.<
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in
ny expe
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itnesses
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cl
im c
n be suppo
ted
ith testimony f
om
medic
l expe
t. This is especi
lly t
ue
hen estim
ting futu
e d
m
ges.
e c
n help to hi
e
ny expe
ts th
t
ill help suppo
t you
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Help to keep you upd
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ing this time you should be focused on
ecove
ing f
om you
inju
ies
nd getting you
life b
ck.
e
ill m
n
ge the det
ils of you
c
se
nd keep you upd
ted
s it p
og
esses. Ou
te
m
ill keep t

ck of
nd file p
pe

o
k on time. You c
n t
ust th
t you
cl
im is in good h
nds
hen you’
e
o
king
ith Ste
t J. Guss
nd his leg
l te
m! n><
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C
ll Ou
Dist

cted D
iving
ccident L

Fi
m Tod
y

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hen you suffen inju
y f
om someone
ho

s d
iving
hile dist

cted, you’
e p
ob
bly ovehelmed by the medic
l bills, physic
l thepy
ppointments,
nd
e

nging you
schedule to
ccount fo
time off
o
k. Youights e impo
t
nt, ho
eve
,
nd you
fin
nci
l settlement c
n m
ke
ll of the diffe
ence.<
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t J. Guss
nd his skilled leg
l te
m e he
e to help!
e h
ve
o
ked
ith
ccident victims fo
mo
e th
n 20 yes,
nd
e dedic
te ou
selves to
ecove
ing m
ximum compens
tion fo
ou
clients. Bec
use
e t
ke
ll of ou
pe
son
l inju
y c
ses on
contingency fee b
sis, you
ill not o
e us
DIME unless
e
in you
c
se.
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v
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s
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