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If you’ve been involved in

c

ccident, you p

ob

bly feel dist

essed, diso

iented,

nd hu

t. You m

y be de

ling

ith inju

ies, t

um

,

nd docto

’s bills piling up. You m

y h

ve suffe

ed the loss o

d

m

ge to

c

th

t you depend on to get to

o

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nd e

n money.

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c

ccident?

hen

ny of the follo

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fely.

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pe

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you

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l

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uses of the c

ccident

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nd they

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n

tto

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n to the evidence,

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“s

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ing m

tch” bet

een the p

ties.  Ultim

tely,

skilled

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nd you sent in

docto

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te

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n insunce comp

ny. You h

ve to

emembe

th

t you

e just one pe

son,

nd m

y h

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cl

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ll the moves

nd t

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nce comp

nies e skilled,

nd they te

ch theidjuste

s

h

t

ctions to t

ke to minimize compens

tion fo

inju

ed individu

ls.

It’s not uncommon fo

people sh

ken up in

c

ccident to blu

t something like “I’m so soy!” in the fi

st minutes

fte csh. In you

mind, you

e

e just being polite, but in the minds of the othe

involved pties you’ve just indic

ted

esponsibility fo

the

ccident. Such

o

ds m

y be inte

p

eted

s t

king

esponsibility fo

the

ccident; otheise,

hy

ould you feel soy?

nd th

t’s only one insunce comp

ny t

ctic. They c

n hi

e thei

o

n investig

to

s,

ho

ill t

y to p

ove th

t you

e

e

esponsible fo

the

ccident. Insunce comp

nies

ill often stt

ith

ve

y lo

offe

—no

he

e ne

h

t you

inju

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e

o

th—hoping th

t you

ill need the money o

just nt to put the

ccident behind you. It’s

technique c

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b

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tun

tely, if you get behind in p

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bills, especi

lly if you en’t

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use of the

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bove using the del

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s

t

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ccept thei

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b

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ke the p

essu

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l

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st, they m

y be

ble to help get you the t

e

tment you need unde lien o

“lette

of p

otection” so you c

n get the medic

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b

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nds of dolls, especi

lly if you h

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ny complic

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d,

e c

n investig

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t

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