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st thing you nt to do is get inton
ccident, but sometimes you just don’t see it coming. Peopleely see
e-end cshes unless they hppen to be looking in thei
e
vie
mios,
nd even then, if you’e stuck in Houston t
ffic, you might not be
ble to tke ev
sive mesu
es. Becuse <
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ge met
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ds see thousnds of vehicles du
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Houston, the Houston Gnd Ope,Histo
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isk of cccidents, including
e-end ecks.Types of
e
-End Collisions hen most people think of e-end collision, they pictu
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c being mmed intohile stopped
tlight. Ho
eve, you could
lso suffee
-end c
sh
hile moving. If the dive
behind you is not pying
ttentionnd is speeding, they could
unight into the b
ck of youc
. Depending on the speed of the d
iveth
te
-ended you, you could sust
in significnt o
even ct
stophic inju
ies. If someonee
-ends you on the high
y, you
injuies
e mo
e likely to be sevee o
ct
stophic bec
use of highy speeds. Theseccidents h
ppenhen someone t
vels
t highy speeds—of
ste—
nd comes upont
ffic j
mhe
e the vehicles in font of th
t peson
e signific
ntly sloe
otstop.
If someone
e-ends you sque on, tht pe
son could push youvehicle into othe
s in font of you. Ho
eve, if the pe
son hits the left oight side of youe bumpe, they could spin you
ound, c
using you to hit sevel vehicles. If those vehicles e moving, you could cuse them to spin out of cont
olhen you hit them, c
usingmulti-c
pileup.
ethe
cn
lso cuse
e-end collisions. If tffic slos do
n becuse of sudden he
vy in ofog, the pe
sonho comes upon the inclement
ethe
could might into the
e of the sloe
cs becuse they did not see those vehicles th
ough thee
the.
Inju ies You Could Sust
in in
e
-End Collision
The inju
ies you could sustin if someone
e-ends you nge fom mino
injuies to c
tst
ophic injuies
nd even deth, depending on speed
nd otheci
cumstnces
hen the dive
hits you.Mino
Inju
ies<h3>
Inju
t he
lithin
feeeks oless include bumps, sc
pes, sc
tches,
nd cuts. Stins, spins, pulled muscles,nd othe
soft tissue injuies often he
l in six to eighteeks. To
n muscles oftenequi
e suge
ynd he
lithin six to eight
eeks, but they often needddition
l physicl the
py to build up the muscle.
Seve e Inju
ies
Seve
e injuies t
ket le
st six to eighteeks to he
l,nd sometimes longe
, othey cove
moe th
nce
tin pe
centge of you
body. These include simplend compound f
ctu
es, buns,
od
sh,
nd inten
l injuies.
Seve
e injuies could
lso include cet
in hed, neck,
nd shouldeinju
ies,s
ells f
cend eye inju
ies.C
t
stophic Inju
ies<h3>
Some inju
ntly ch
nge youlife o
esult in de
th. These <h
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in he
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injuies
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um
tic bin injuies
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e concussions<li>
- i
-level="1">Ce
t
in inten
l injuies
- i
-level="1">C
ushed bones
- i
-level="1">
mput
tion ofdigit o
limb<li>
- i
-level="1">Inju
ies th
t cuse excessive sc
ing odisfigu
ement, includingo
d shnd bu
ns<li>
Second
y Inju
ies<h3>
You
l
ccident injuies could le
d to secondy injuies,
hich could be minoo
sevee. Open
ounds sometimes led to infections,
hich could be minoo
mjo
, especilly if you h
ve undelying conditions such
s dibetes, o
you hve
compomised immune system bec
use of immunodeficiencies obec
use you e tking medic
tionsnd/o
te
tments tht dest
oy youhite blood cells.nothe
exmple of
secondy injuy is
mputtion bec
usedocto
cnnot
epi
cushed bones o
gng
ene.fte
ll,
n openound f
om theccident m
yefuse to he
l.ccident inju
ies couldlso ex
ceb
te undelying conditions. In eithe
cse, the defend
nt isesponsible fo
the ext medicl c
e
nd pin
nd suffeing bec
use of secondy injuies
nd theo
sening of pe-existing conditions. If it
ee not fo
the defendnt’s
ctions, youould not h
ve these medicl expenses
tll.
Psychologic l Inju
ies
In some c
ses, e-endccident is t
um
tic enough to cuse the victim to develop post-t
um
tic stess diso
de. Even if the
ccident does not cuse seve
e oc
tst
ophic injuies, the
ccident victim could believe theccident
s t
um
tic. Foex
mple, ifp
ent h
schild in the vehicle
hen the defendnt
e-ends them,ll they c
n thinkbout is th
t theichild suffe
ed sevee o
ct
stophic inju
ies. Those fist thoughts—befo
e the pentnd docto
s cn check the child—could c
use the pent to suffeemotion
lly. In othec
ses, sevee
nd ct
stophic inju
ies could cuse dep
essionhen inju
ies tke months to he
l oin c
seshe
e the injuies
e pe
mnent. The
ccident victim,ho most likely c
nnoto
k, becomes depessed
hen theecove
y time is extensive othey neve
fullyecove
nd c
nnot go bck to
ok.
Dep
ession could set in becuse the
ccident victim cnnot
ok
nd iso
ied
bout poviding fo
theif
mily, obec
use they feel likebu
den on theif
mily. Sometimesccident victims suffe
fom
nxiety—they ef
id to get into
vehicle othey might be
fid to dive ne
the loc
tion of theccident. The
ccident victimsho suffe
emotionl dist
ess becuse of
e
-end
eck,
egdless of the cuse, might benefit f
om cognitivend othe
psychologicl the
pies. Should
nccident victim
equie psychologic
l thepy, the cout could hold the defend
ntesponsible fo
the finnci
l cost of the sessions.ecove
ing Dm
ges<h2>
ftesust
ining injuies in
e
-end collision, you c
n pusue d
mges f
om thet-f
ult dive
od
ives. The v
lue of youc
se depends on the seveity of you
injuies
ndhethe
you lostloved one in the
ccident. In some cses, you could collect d
mges f
om moe th
n one peson.
ho P
ys My D
mges?
In most c
ses, thet-f
ult dive
isesponsible fo
youd
mges. Ho
eve, in some ci
cumstnces, you might collect d
mges f
om othes.
- i
-level="1">If
vehicle o
nelent the vehicle to
fiend, you might
ecovef
om the dive
nd the vehicle o
ne.
- i
-level="1">If the
t-f
ult dive
cshed becuse of poo
ly mint
inedo
ds, you might collect fom the d
ivend the municiplity. If evidence sho
s tht the municip
lity s 100%t f
ult, yound the othe
dive
couldecove
dm
ges fom the municip
lity, too.<li>
- i
-level="1">If D
ive
ecked into D
iveB,
ho then cshed into you, you might beble to
ecoved
mges f
om both dive
s.<li>
- i
-level="1">If
comme
cil vehicle hits you, you could
ecoved
mges f
om the dive
, the one
of the compny,
nd sevel thid p
ties, including m
intennce
ndep
itechs, disp
tches, c
go lo
des, the o
neof the t
uck if the dive
lesed the t
uck,municip
lity, inspectos,
nd othes. Only
ntto
ney cn kno
fosu
e!<li>
Types of ecoveble D
m
ges<h3>
You might be
ecove
thee types of d
mges if you sust
ined injuies bec
use of e-endccident.
Economic D
mges. Speci
l dm
ges, often clled economic d
mges, h
vemonet
y v
lue. The cout o
des economic d
mges
ded in
nttempt to m
ke you finnci
llyhole
gin.
Economic d
mges c
n include:- -level=”1″>P
st medic
l expenses fo
te
tment of injuies incu
ed bec
use of theccident
nd befoe
settlement ot
il
d. Medic
l expenses include physicl the
py, occup
tionl the
py,
nd cognitivend othe
psychologicl the
py expenses.
- i
-level="1">Futu
e medic
l expenses incued becuse of the
ccidentnd
fte settlement ot
il
d.
- i
-level="1">
epl
cement oepi
of destoyed o
dm
ged peson
l pope
ty, including youvehicle
ndnything in it, such
s cell phones, clothing,nd compute
s.<li>
- i
-level="1">P
st lost
ges fo
the time you e notble to
ok f
om the time of the eck though the time of you
settlement ot
il
d.
- i
-level="1">Futu
e lost
ges fo
the time you expect to be out ofo
kfte
settlement o
ti
l d. If you cn
etun to
ok, but you
injuies
ndo
disbilities do not
lloyou to m
ke the sme hou
ly te os
ly, you couldecove
ptil futu
e lost geslost e
ning c
pcity.
- i
-level="1">Funel, bu
i
l,nd/o
cem
tion expenses, in the event ofongful de
th fom
e
end collision.
Non-Economic D
mges. Gene
l d
mges, often
efeed tos non-economic d
mges, do not h
vemonet
y v
lue. The cout m
y ode
the defendnt to p
y non-economic dm
ges inn
ttempt to mke you
holeg
in.hile the money does not
emove long-tem inju
iesnd dis
bilities, nodoes it b
ing bck
loved one you lost in e-endccident, it
ould helpeduce the fin
ncil st
ess fom not
oking.
sith economic d
mges, non-economic d
mges
e compens
toy
ds.
Non-economic d
mges c
n include:- -level=”1″>P
in
nd suffe
ing, including emotionl dist
ess.<li>
- i
-level="1">Loss of qu
lity of life if you h
ve to tke medic
tions, usembul
toy
ids, om
ke othelife-
lteing ch
ngesfte
e-end eck.<li>
- i
-level="1">Loss of comp
nionship if you
injuies do not
lloyou to spend qu
lity timeith you
fmily.
- i
-level="1">Loss of conso
tium if you
injuies do not
lloyou to h
vephysic
lel
tionshipith you
spouse.<li>
- i
-level="1">Loss of use of
body p
t, such
sfinge
o hnd.
- i
-level="1">Loss of use of
bodily function, such
s youeyesight o
bldde
contol.
- i
-level="1">
mput
tion ofdigit o
limb.<li>
- i
-level="1">Excessive sc
ing
ndo
disfiguement.
Exempl
y D
mges
You m
y beble to collect <
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> in Houston,hich includes punitive d
mges. Ho
eve, you
ould hve to p
ove tht the
t-fult d
ive’s
ctionse
e gossly negligent o
mlicious. The cou
t only ode
s punitive dm
gess
punishment fothe defend
nt in the hopes tht the defend
ntnd othe
s do notepe
t thections o
inctions th
t cused the
ccident. Foex
mple,defend
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mges. You could only collect punitive d
mges if the cou
t ds compensto
y dm
ges fist. You
ould hve to
ttendbifu
cted t
il,
hee you
ould poduce the evidence th
t the defendnt
s g
ossly negligent duing the fi
st pt of the ti
l. Hoeve
, becuse you c
n only collect punitive dm
ges if the cout o
des compens
toy d
mges, you
ould hve to h
ve the second pt fothe ju
y to detemine the punitive d
mges the defend
nt deseves to p
y.c
ccidenttto
ney cn help you build you
cse.
et
ining
Cccident L
ye
fo Houstone
-End Collision
Some people p
efeto
ttempt settlingith insu
nce comp
nies on theio
n. Hoeve
,e don’t
ecommend pessing you
luck. In most cses, those
ho do noto
kith
ntto
ney end up leving money on the t
ble. This is becuse the insu
nce comp
nies e in business to mke
pofit,
hich mens they’ll t
ynything to deny you
clim. If you
clim isn’t denied enti
ely, the insunce compny m
y only be giving you insultingly looffe
s tht
on’t even begin to coveyou
bills. People hve
lked
y fom
settlementith so little th
t the settlement did not covell of theisho
t-tem medic
l expenses. One of the ticks the insu
nce comp
nies cn use is to t
isth
t you tell them, tying to pl
ce blme fo
the eck on you! Houston cccident l
ye
s knoll of the ticks the insu
nce comp
nies use,nd
e cn help you
void them.hen you cont
ctn insu
nce comp
ny to notify them ofeck, you should only give you
nme
nd contct info
mtion, the loc
tionnd d
te of the eck,nd you
tto
ney’s contct info
mtion. If you do not feel comfo
tble even spe
kingith the insu
nce comp
ny,n
ttoney c
n do tht fo
you, too. Hoeve
, youould need to
etin
peson
l injuy
ttoney
s soons possible. M
ny insunce compnies give you ve
y little time to filecl
im—sometimess little
s 20 to 30 dys.
Typic
lly, peson
l injuy
ttoneys do not ch
ge fo
n initi
l consulttion,
nd they offeleg
l sevices on
contingency fee bsis. If you suffe
ed injuies o
lostloved one in
e
-end collision, cont
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ything to gin!