News & opinion Don’t Accept the First Settlement Offer You Receive After a Car Crash

Don’t Accept the First Settlement Offer You Receive After a Car Crash

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n id="E139">Negoti

ting

c

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lot like negoti

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c

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ship. E

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nd fo

th, moving in inc

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to figu

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much money you’ll need fo

you

futu

e medic

l c

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tion, you might need to it

little

hile befo

e settling until you h

ve

bette

ide

ho

much money you’ll need.<

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settlement

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