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om it
live, but no
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e to tu
n. You’ve got p
in, medic
l bills,
tot
led c,
nd f

mo
e questions in f
ont of you th
n
ns
e
s.

Ho
do you get fin
nci
l help? Ho
do you put you
life b
ck togethe
?
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ccidents: The
fte
m
th<
h2>
C
ccidents stun victims
nd le
ve thei
lives in tot
l disy. Fo
tun
tely,
ith the help
nd expe
tise of
lyeho h
ndles c
ccidents, the
e’s hope. Victims c
n
ecove
subst
nti
l compens
tion fo
the follo
ing losses:

Medic
l Bills<
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M
ny c
ccidents
esult in seve
e inju
ies, but <
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lth issues you h
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est of you
life. Not only do t

um
tic bin inju
y victims f
equently need immedi
te sc
ns to pinpoint
nd t
e
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n inju
y effectively, they often need long-te
m hospit
liz
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y then need physic
l, psychologic
l,
nd occup
tion
l thepy to help them cope
nd
d
pt.
hile some tum
tic b

in inju
y victims eventu
lly
ecove
thei
no
m
l bin functioning, othe
s m
y expe
ience limit
tions fo
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est of thei
lives. Ultim
tely, t
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ee of spin
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l co
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equently need long-te
m physic
l
nd occup
tion
l thepy to
id
ecove
y, m
n
ge p
in,
nd p
event
t
ophy. They m
y need to m
ke m
ny modific
tions to thei
homes
nd vehicles to m
int
in thei
independence, such
s inst
lling
heelch
i
mps
nd g

b b

s, o

idening doo
ys to m
ke the home mo
e
ccessible fo
heelch
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.
ll these costs c
n
dd up in the blink of
n eye. ong>Bu
ns:<
st
ong> Bu
n inju
ies
esult f
om ide viety of moto
vehicle
ccidents, f
om c

s c
tching fi
e in
csh to h
z

dous chemic
ls spilling f
om
t
nke
t
uck. M
ny <
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n victims<> suffegonizing p
in th
oughout thei
he
ling,
nd m
y live
ith disfigu
ing scs fo
the
est of thei
lives. Even t
lented pl
stic su
geons c
nnot
lys ese the evidence of bu
ns completely.

ong>
mput
tions: <
st
ong>Victims of seve
e
uto
ccidents m
y h
ve limbs
mput
ted t

um
tic
lly th
ough the fo
ce of
collision, o
docto
s in the eme
gency
oom m
y decide to
mput
te to s
ve thei
lives.
mput
tion is
se
ious, life-ch
nging p
ocedu
e th
t c
ies signific
nt, ongoing medic
l costs. P
tients m
y need ceful monito
ing in the fi
st ye follo
ing the
mput
tion,
s docto
s need to identify
ny potenti
l p
oblems th
t could
equi
e fu
the
su
gic
l p
ocedu
es. M
ny
mputees choose to use p
osthetic devices to help them
eg
in thei
mobility
nd life function. Even b
sic p
osthetics c
n cost thous
nds of dolls, ho
eve
. Mo
e complex p
osthetics - often intended fothletes o
fo
mo
e complic
ted pu
poses – m
y cost even mo
e. Those expenses
dd up ove
the lifetime of
n
mputee, since the
vege
mputee
ill need to
epl
ce
p
osthetic eve
y th
ee to five yes th
ough no
m
l
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nd te

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ong>B
oken bones: ong> It seems like eve
yone b
e
ks
bone
t some point in thei
life.
hile
complete
ecove
y is possible, the cost of b
oken bones c
n still
dd up. C

sh victims
ith ce
t
in fctu
es m
y
equi
e su
gic
l t
e
tment to
ep
i
those b
oken bones
nd
esto
e no
m
l function. Some victims
ith b
oken bones m
y need to st
y in

eh
bilit
tion f
cility o
unde
go physic
l the

py to
eg
in no
m
l movement
nd function. In some c
ses, b
oken bones c
use ongoing complic
tions th
t
ill limit the victim’s
ctivities long-te
m. Victims c
n
lso endu
e m
ny othe
p
inful, pe
sistent,
nd expensive inju
ies th
t c
ccident l

ye
s c
n help
ith:

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ck inju
ies<
li>

Neck inju
ies<
li>

Cuts
nd b
uises

B
oken teeth
nd dent
l inju
ies

Inte
n
l bleeding
nd o
g
n d
m
ge<
li>

Knee, hip, shoulde
, elbo
,
nd othe
joint inju
ies<
li>

Sc

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nd disfigu
ement

Lost

ges

M
ny c
ccident victims c
nnot
etu
n to
o
k
fte
theiccidents. Those lost ges
dd up f
st. Ho
long you’ll miss
o
k
fte
you
c
ccident
ill depend on sevel diffe
ent f
cto
s.

ong>Ho
much do you
inju
ies limit you? ong> Even b
oken bones c
n c
use enough limit
tions to p
event you f
om
ccomplishing you
no
m
l job
esponsibilities. You m
y
lso st
uggle to s
fely go b
ck to
o
k
hile on p
in meds.<
li>

ong>
h
t do you
job duties ent
il?<
st
ong> If you do m
nu
l l
bo
o
h
ve
simil

highly physic
l job, you m
y be out of
o
k fo

long time. T

um
tic bin inju
y, on the othe
h
nd, c
n p
event you f
om
ccomplishing cognitive t
sks
equi
ed by you
d
ily job
esponsibilities. Ho
soon you c
n
etu
n to
o
k—
nd ho
much money you lose f
om lost ges du
ing you

ecove
y—m
y depend on the p

ticul

job t
sks you must complete. If you suffe tum
tic b

in inju
y, you m
y h
ve t
ouble focusing on you

o
k oegul
ting you
emotions
s you
e
djust.

ong>
h
t modific
tions
ill you
job m
ke to
llo
you to
etu
n to
o
k?<
st
ong> Dis
bility l

s typic
lly
equi
e employe
s to m
ke
ccommod
tions fo
inju
ed employees so they c
n
etu
n to
o
k soone
. You
employe
m
y
llo
you to
o
k f
om home, p
ovide you
ith
modified
o
k schedule, o
let you tempo
ily deleg
te ce
t
in t
sks to othe
te
m membe
s. You dese
ve
smooth
ecove
y. Ho
eve
, if you
docto
tells you not to
etu
n to you
job until you m
ke
full
ecove
y, you m
y lose mo
e e

nings. Cont
ct
pe
son
l inju
y lye
to le

n mo
e
bout you

ights
ften
ccident.

ong>C
n you
etu
n to you
no
m
l job
t
ll?<
st
ong> Some inju
ies c
n p
event you f
om eveetu
ning to you
cee
. If you
o
k in custome
se
vice, fo
ex
mple,
tum
tic b

in inju
y’s emotion
l
egul
tion p
oblems could hinde
custome
intections
nd
esult in dist
ess. If you suffe
ed
spin
l co
d inju
y in you
c
ccident, ch
onic p
in o
p
lysis c
n p
event you f
om doing
ny physic
l l
bo
. If you c
nnot
etu
n to you
fo
me
job, then you m
y h
ve the
ight to seek compens
tion fo
you
lost e

ning potenti
l. T
lk to
n expe
ienced c
ccident inju
y l

ye
to len mo
e.

P
in
nd Suffe
ing<
h3>
In
ddition to the fin
nci
l toll of se
ious
uto
ccident inju
ies, victims suffe
seve
e emotion
l tu
moil
nd t

um
. These feelings e v
lid,
nd these neg
tive consequences dese
ve compens
tion just
s much
s the fin
nci
l costs. Victims m
y suffe
f
om difficulties such
s:

ong>Physic
l p
in:<
st
ong> M
ny inju
ies
esult in
gonizing physic
l p
in, especi
lly in the c
se of bu
ns o
b
oken bones. P
in m
y pe
sist foeeks, months, o
even ye

s, in the c
se of some inju
ies.

ong>Loss of independence: <
st
ong>M
ny victims
equi
e signific
nt
ssist
nce o
even in-home c

e
s they go
bout thei
d
ily t
sks. Those victims m
y st
uggle
ith the loss of independence
nd in
bility to t
ke ce fo
themselves.

ong>Loss of soci
l inte

ction
nd loss of conso
tium: ong>The s
d t
uth is m
ny inju
ies
nd dis
bilities
esult in soci
l isol
tion. Victims m
y spend less time
ith f
iends
nd loved ones in the
fte
m
th of
n
ccident. Often,
ccident victims feel
lone
nd st
uggle to m
int
in theiel
tionships. Victims
ith tum
tic b

in inju
y m
y even st
uggle
ith pe
son
lity ch
nges th
t c
n
uin f
iendships.<
li>

ong>Emotion
l dist
ess: <
st
ong>Seve
e
ccidents c
n c
use tum
th
t le
d to seve
e emotion
l dist
ess
nd PTSD.

ong>Missed events, oppo
tunities, o

ctivities: ong> M
ny victims find themselves un
ble to do the
ctivities they once loved. They m
y
lso be un
ble to pticip
te in highly
nticip
ted events
nd milestones. Though it’s hd to put
p
ice t
g on things like these, these
e
l losses dese
ve
e
l compens
tion.

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nd
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fu
the
compens
tion.

ong>Negoti
ting on you
beh
lf. ong>You h
ve mo
e th
n enough st
ess to de
l
ith follo
ing you

ccident. You should focus on you

ecove
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nd t
ke ce of you
self.
n
tto
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ndles c
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ledge
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ith defense l

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nd insu

nce comp
nies to get you the m
ximum
mount of money you dese
ve fo
you
inju
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li>

ong>Collecting impo
t
nt evidence to p
ove you
leg
l cl
ims. <
st
ong>To get the m
ximum compens
tion you dese
ve,
n
tto
ney needs evidence to p
ove
ho h
s
li
bility to you,
nd ho
much money the l
equi
es them to p
y. Lye
s
ho h
ndle c
ccidents knoh
t evidence is most useful,
he
e to find it,
nd ho
to get it. Othe
lye
s—the kind
ho do not often t
ke c
ses fo
c
ccident victims—m
y st
uggle to obt
in th
t s
me evidence, so don’t t
ke
ny ch
nces. Hi
e
lyeho h
s
p
oven
eco
d of successful moto
vehicle
ccident c
ses.<
li>

ong>Identifying the pties
ith li
bility
ho h
ve the
bility to p
y.<
st
ong> To get the money you dese
ve, you
lso need to knoho o
es it to you. Expe
ienced
tto
neys
ho h
ndle c csh c
ses unde
st
nd th
t in
ny given
ccident, multiple pties could h
ve
leg
l li
bility fo
monet

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m
ges.
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ough
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essful, complic
ted p
ocess. <
st
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y neve
h
ve f
ced
pe
son
l inju
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im befo
e.
s

esult, you m
y h
ve no ide
of
h
t to expect. Ho
long
ill it t
ke to file
cl
im?
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t f
cto
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long it t
kes?
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ccidents c
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settlement.

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ccident c
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c
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losses,
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te
ith insu

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nies fo
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compens
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ccidents: The
fte
m
th<
h2>
C
ccidents stun victims
nd le
ve thei
lives in tot
l disy. Fo
tun
tely,
ith the help
nd expe
tise of
lyeho h
ndles c
ccidents, the
e’s hope. Victims c
n
ecove
subst
nti
l compens
tion fo
the follo
ing losses:

Lost

ges

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