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ty to b

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son

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settlement is me

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    in

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    cts sust

    ined in the inju

    ed pe

    son’s life

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    ult of the

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    cts m

    y include int

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    t

    st

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    ies

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ult

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tion

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tu

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d

m

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ll vi

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finite numbe

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eve

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settlement is offe

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suit,

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mounts fo

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m

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son

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n

mount th

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th

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ccident inju

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mples do not p

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ses, but m

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dicts,

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cto

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