Houston Road Rage - Stewart J. Guss, Attorney At Law

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n lose cont

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ny Houston

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nd f
equent const
uction
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e st
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nd one d
ivettempting to get one c
he
d is typic
lly
ll it t
kes fo
othe
d
ive
s to expe
ience
o
d ge. If you suffe
ed se
ious inju
ies th
t p
event you f
om
o
king, ch
nces

e th
t you
medic
l bills continue to
ise
ith no
elief in sight. The st
ess of you
situ
tion c
n p
event you f
om secu
ing the
est necess

y to he
l.
ng
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s
ho use thei
vehicles
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pons o

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vehicles to conf
ont
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ce
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ound them. It c
n hm you fin
nci
lly, emotion
lly, psychologic
lly,
nd physic
lly.
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o
d

ge l

ye
c
n help you th
ough this t
ying time.
f
ee c
se consult
tion c
n help you dete
mine you
next move. If the d
ive

esponsible fo
you
c
ccident
cted negligently, h
nd you
c
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to
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n
esult in se
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m
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tic inju
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nd sens
tion o

complete loss of the t
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spin
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m of p
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fo
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n
l inju
ies:<
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d ge incidents c
n
esult in inte
n
l inju
ies th
t only
medic
l p
ofession
l c
n di
gnose. M
ny inte
n
l inju
ies, such
s inte
n
l bleeding, c
n d
m
ge o
g
ns o
be f
t
l if left undetected.

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gunshot
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n sh
tte
bone
nd c
use extensive inte
n
l d
m
ge. If

o
d ge incident left you hospit
lized
ith
gunshot
ound, cont
ct
Houston c
ccident l

ye

s soon
s possible to schedule
f
ee consult
tion.

B
oken bones
nd othe
tum
m
y
equi
e
lengthy st
y in eh
bilit
tion cente
o
pl
cement in
skilled nu
sing f
cility. P
ying fo
such ce is the
esponsibility of the
o
d

ge d
ive
, not thei
inju
ed victim.
Houston c
ccident l

ye

ill tho
oughly investig
te
nd p
ove d
ive
negligence.

The
ising cost of he
lthc

e m
kes the pu
suit of compens
tion fo
you

ccident inju
ies
ll the mo
e impetive. Neveccept less th
n you dese
ve. The
e is no quick fix to you
situ
tion, but you c
n pl
ce you
t
ust the civil p
ocess by hi
ing
Houston lye
tod
y.
Compens
tion
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th Fighting Fo
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hen it comes to Houston c
ccident c
ses, compens
tion is neve
gu
nteed. It is impossible to p
edict the outcome of o
d

ge cl
im
nd l

suit, but most Houston c
ccident c
ses do settle out of cou
t. Still, hi
ing
lyeith t
i
l expe
ience is c
uci
l if you
c
se goes befo
e
judge
nd
o
ju
y.

You
medic
l costs

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o
th fighting fo
,
long
ith:

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lost ges due to youecove
y.

i
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futu
e enings if you c
n’t
o
k in the s
me job
s befo
e the
ccident.

i
-level="1">The p
in
nd suffe
ing
nd ment
l
nguish of the incident
nd its effect on you
ovell qu
lity of life.

Insu

nce comp
nies nt to do
h
t is best fo
thei
inte
ests, not you
s.
n insu

nce
djuste
m
y s
oop in
nd offe
you
settlement befo
e you cont
ct
n
tto
ney. You m
y nt to
ccept it; ho
eve
, by doing so, you
ill likely ive the
ight to sue the comp
ny l
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essu
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nd don’t miss out on the money you need!
ccepting
settlement offe

ithout
ny leg
l
dvice is neve good ide
. The insu

nce indust
y is kno
n fo
confusing
ccident victims
ith te
ms
nd conditions one might not comp
ehend
hen
ecove
ing f
om inju
ies. If you suffe
ed se
ious hm due to
n i

te d
iveho f
iled to keep thei
cool, <
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ecove
compens
tion<> to cove
the cost of you
inju
ies. Settling fo
less th
n you
cl
im is
o
th m
y m
ke fo

ch
llenging futu
e, should you
medic
l condition
o
sen.
Houston c
ccident
tto
ney unde
st
nds ho
insunce comp
nies ope

te.
n expe
ienced
tto
ney c
n e
sily spot t
ctics used to confuse victims. H
ving someone
ith this kno
ledge on you
side is inv
lu
ble
hen you’
e fighting fo
m
ximum compens
tion.

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d ge Kills<
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o
d

ge is especi
lly tgic
hen it
esults in de
th. The kno
ledge th
t you
loved one
ill neve

etu
n home due to
nothe
d
ive
’s sho
t tempe
is f
ust

ting. You m
y nt to pu
sue
ongful de
th cl
im to hold
ny
t-f
ult p

ties
ccount
ble fo
you
loss.

The sudden loss of you
loved one c
n le
ve you
ith the unexpected<
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ny f
milies find themselves unp
ep

ed fo
the thous
nds of doll

s needed fo

c
sket, se
vice, bu
i
l, o
c
em
tion.
hen the de
th
esults f
om negligence, the
esponsible p

ty should p
y the costs. Othe
types of compens
tion possible in
ongful de
th cl
im
nd lsuit include:

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l medic
l bills fo
you
loved one

i
-level="1">Loss of income if you
loved one cont
ibuted to you
household expenses

i
-level="1">Loss of futu
e e

nings, h
d you
loved one su
vived the
o
d ge incident<
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i
-level="1">Loss of comp
nionship you
loved one p
ovided you

i
-level="1">Loss of inhe
it
nce fo
su
viving child
en

You
loss le
ves you no time to de
l
ith
gg
essive insu

nce
djuste
s.
lye
c
n get to
o
k on you
beh
lf
s you info
m f
iends
nd f
mily, m
ke fin
l

ngements fo
you
loved one,
nd p
ocess you
g
ief.

ongful de
th lye
s h
ve the expe
ience necess

y to h
ndle c
ses filled
ith such
emotion.
hile they se
ve clients
ith comp
ssion, they simult
neously counte
insu

nce
djustegg
ession by fi
mly fighting fo
compens
tion on you
beh
lf.
You C
n Help You
C
se
ight f
om the st

t, the
e e things you c
n do to help you
lye
build you
c
se. You c
n t
ke the follo
ing steps to p
ovide you
lyeith the info
m
tion necessy to p
ove negligence:

i
-level="1">Obt
in
copy of the police
epo
t
eg

ding the incident

i
-level="1">Collect cont
ct info
m
tion fo

itnesses

i
-level="1">T
ke pictu
es of the
ccident scene

i
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the

ll you
medic
l
eco
ds
nd expenses<
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i
-level="1">Keep tck of you
p
y
nd lost hou
s f
om you
employe
, if
pplic
ble

o
d

ge incidents typic
lly m
ke the loc
l ne
s. If

epo
tepp
o
ches you
eg

ding you

ccident, do not p
ovide
st
tement. If the
t-f
ult pty’s
tto
ney cont
cts you, indic
te th
t you eithe
h
ve o
e pu
suing leg
l
ep
esent
tion. You

e not oblig
ted to p
ovide
nyone
ith
st
tement.

Sh

ing
sm
ll det
il c
n h

m you
c
se o
se
ve
s info
m
tion th
t
n insunce comp
ny
ill use
g
inst you. Depending upon the type of info
m
tion,
n insu

nce
djuste
m
y use it to bl
me you fo
the
o
d ge incident. Houston c
ccident l

ye
s unde
st
nd ho
to h
ndle the medi
. If necess

y, they c
n
ep
esent you on c
me
nd off. You
expe
ience s tum
tic enough
ithout the p
essu
e f
om the medi
fon inte
vie

nd
n insunce
djuste
hounding you fo settlement. Le
ve both to
lyend focus you
effo
ts on
esting
nd he
ling.

Houston T

ffic Is
mongst the
o
st In the N
tion

The d
t
does not lie: Houston

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some pl
ce
he
e they need to
ive on time,
nd being stuck in tffic is f
ust

ting
nd st
essful.
git
tion c
n quickly set in
s d
ive
s’ ne
ves stt to pl
n

ys to block othe
s o
get
he
d themselves. Both moves

e d
nge
ous
nd c
n
esult in tgic outcomes foll pties. If you o loved one suffe
ed se
ious inju
ies due to

o
d ge incident, do not spe
k to the medi
o
insu

nce comp
nies
lone. Conside
hi
ing
n
tto
ney to
ep
esent you
nd to p
otect you
leg
l inte
ests.

No one enjoys sitting in st
ndstill tffic. Losing p
tience is one thing, but
cting on th
t f
usttion in
y th
t hms othe
s constitutes negligence. P
ying fo
you
d
m
ges
fte
o
d

ge
ccident should not be you
bu
den to be.
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n incident of
o
d ge c
n imp
ct you physic
lly, fin
nci
lly,
nd emotion
lly. You o

close loved one m
y f
ce
long
ecove
y o
h
ve
pe
m
nent inju
y
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o
d

ge is ext
emely d
nge
ous,
s the unexpected
ctions of othe
s c
n ch
nge you
life fo
eve
. The
djustments you o

loved one must m
ke
ill h
ve
n imp
ct on ho
you pl
y
ith you
child
en, enjoy you
f
vo
ite hobby, o
inte

ct
ith you
p

tne
. These
nd othe
ch
nges

e unf
i
,
nd
e dem
nd justice. Conside
getting help fo
youo
d

ge c
se tod
y. The st
tute of limit
tions
llo
s t
o yes f
om inju
y o
the d
te of de
th fo
pu
suing civil
ction. T
enty-fou
months fly by f
st
hen you suffe
emotion
l
nd physic
l tum
.

Houston
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d ge Lye
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n Help<
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H
ving someone by you
side
llo
s you mo
e time to focus on othe
m
tte
s.
hethe
you f
ce
ddition
l su
ge
ies o
must l
y
loved one to
est, kno
ing you
c
se is in good h
nds is inv
lu
ble.
f
ee c
se consult
tion le
ves you nothing to lose
s you explo
e you
leg
l options. Should you miss the st
tute of limit
tions fo
filing you
c
se, you
on’t h
ve
second ch
nce. The soone
you cont
ct
Houston l

fi
m to schedule
consult
tion
ith
n expe
ienced
tto
ney, the bette
off you
c
se
ill be.
o
d

ge occu
s
hen Houston d
ive
s lose thei
cool. P
tience is
vi
tue,
nd
hen p
tience is lost,
vehicle c
n become
d
nge
ous
e
pon. No one gets behind the
heel expecting not to
etu
n home o
expecting to

ke up in
tum
cente
, f
cing
long
o
d to
ecove
y. If you o loved one expe
ienced

o
d ge incident th
t
esulted in multiple d
m
ges fo
you, conside
t
king leg
l
ction. P
otecting you
best inte
ests is vit
l
s you continue you
jou
ney to
d
b
ighte
tomoo
.
Houston c
ccident o
ongful de
th l

ye

ill keep you info
med. You neve
h
ve to
onde

bout the st
tus of you
c
se
hen you

tto
ney is just
phone c
ll
y should you h
ve
question o

conce
n.
o
d ge incidents dem
nd
ccount
bility. The d
iveho eng
ged in
o
d

ge
nd
ho c
used you hm might f
ce c
imin
l ch

ges. You c
n still pu
sue
civil c
se
g
inst the
t-f
ult p

ty
egdless of the outcome of the c
imin
l c
se.

The
e is nothing
e c
n do to imp
ove Houston t

ffic immedi
tely. Ho
eve
, the
e

e

ys to
em
in c
lm
hen in t

ffic. If someone lost thei
cool
ith you o

loved one, give c

eful thought to pu
suing
civil cl
im
nd l

suit
g
inst them fo
you
d
m
ges.
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