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The importance of hiring a car accident lawyer for a claim instead of dealing directly with the insurance company is that insurance companies like to discourage representation because the insurance company knows that with a car accident lawyer the client will be more likely to receive a higher settlement...
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Cell phones just like alcohol cause wrongful deaths in the U.S. each year. Between 2003 and 2005 cell phone accidents increased by 62%. Usually an at fault cell phone driver will not acknowledge a cell phone being in use at the time of the accident. A car accident lawyer can ask for a copy of the police...
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Drivers who talk on cell phones reduce their reaction time to about 18% less then if they were not talking on a cell phone. Usually when drivers on a cell phone breaks in their vehicle it takes them longer to get back up to speed with the rest of the traffic which overall effects the flow of traffic...
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In California the governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has already signed legislations that ban the use of handheld devices while operating a vehicle in the state of California. As stated effective July 1, 2008 the new law bans the use of using handheld cell phones while driving unless the driver is using...
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Statistics show that there are over 6.5 million car accidents each year in the United States . These statistics also show that out of those 6.5 million, 40,000 are fatal, and over 3.5 million result in some type of injury. The most common accident is a rear-end collision, many of these result in some...
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Insurance companies work with a group of select doctors that they provide to their customers. These are the doctors that your insurance company requires you to go see and be evaluated by when you have been involved in a car accident. As a result these doctors usually report that little or no injuries...
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California has many statistics on car accidents ranging from moving vehicle accidents to the different types of automobiles involved in each accident. Car accident lawyers stay up to date with this type of information so they know what is going on in and around their community; at least an experienced...
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California has the end or the beginning of three major highways that run across the United States. These highways include Interstates 10, 40, and 8, and they all run from coast to coast. Statistics say that more then half a million people move to California every year. That is a great number of additional...
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California is a beautiful state that attracts many new residents each year. As a result of so many new residents every year, car accidents have a higher probability of happening more every day, every minute, and even every second. California has many congested traffic areas that cause hundreds of car...
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Many people who have been in a car accident do not know what to do after their car accident occurs. They do not know who they can turn to and who they can trust to help them. Many people do not even think about getting a car accident lawyer, let alone think about all of the trouble a car accident lawyer...
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Did you remember to do all of the following? Get the other driver's name, the automobile's license plate number, the driver's insurance information, location of the accident, witness names, address and phone numbers. If law enforcement arrives at the scene, write down their name, agency,...
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Auto accidents are extremely common. There are approximately 4 million automobile-related injuries annually. Even the best of drivers can find themselves in an auto accident, and severe injury may be possible. For example, injuries may occur to the head, brain, neck, or spinal cord, and may result in...