| 1. Be truthful to everyone about any
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| | 7. Video cameras can be hidden anywhere.
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| physical limitation you now have. The
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| | You many not know you are being
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| truth will come out.
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| | videotaped and it could be at anytime or
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| 2. Don't accept a check or sign a release
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| | in any place. I've seen this many times.
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| from an insurance company unlessyou know
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| | So know that you'll have a problem if
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| exactly what it covers. Sometimes
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| | yousay that it hurts for you to walk or
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| insurance companies will attempt toget
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| | stand, but then get videotaped playing
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| you to release "any and all claims" -
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| | tennis. Ihad a client that claimed a
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| including your injury claim - and lead
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| | serious back injury from a car accident
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| youto believe that you are only settling
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| | but gotvideotaped at his vacation home in
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| your claim for property damage. Check
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| | Florida, spending six hours resurfacing
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| with anattorney if you're not certain.
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| | theasphalt on his driveway. His case was
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| 3. You must disclose all prior accident
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| | destroyed.
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| and injuries to your lawyer. It isalmost
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| | 8. Remember, never has an insurance
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| certain that the other insurance company
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| | company adopted a policy of payingfair,
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| will find out about this, because
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| | speedy and just ompensation to persons
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| allaccident information is shared by
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| | injured through the fault of another(the
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| insurance companies in a central
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| | insurance company's policyholder). The
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| database. Theonly person who may be
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| | money is in the insurance
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| surprised is your attorney, and this is
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| | company'spocket, earning interest in the
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| never a good thing.
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| | bank, or profits from its investments.
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| 4. Keep a daily "pain diary" detailing
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| | (Did you know that insurance companies
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| how you feel, doctors and
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| | generally make more money per year on
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| therapyappointments, medications taken
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| | investedinsurance premiums - in real
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| and your inability to work. Don't depend
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| | estate and such - than on new premium
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| on your memory; it could take years for
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| | dollars received?)
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| your case to be resolved.
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| | A philosophical note: I try to be
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| 5. Don't try to "tough it out." See a
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| | selective in the cases that my firm
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| doctor immediately after your accident.
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| | accepts, because I want to give personal
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| Be 100% open with your doctor: about how
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| | attention to my clients' cases to the
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| the accident occurred, and reveal anypast
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| | greatest extent possible. Every year I
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| accidents or medical conditions that may
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| | decline hundreds of cases. I concentrate
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| affect your condition or healing.
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| | my efforts on increasing the value of
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| 6. There are few "can'ts" following an
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| | good cases, not finding and filing
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| accident in real life. In other words,
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| | frivolous ones. I believe that
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| most people recover the ability to
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| | goodlawyers think this way.
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| perform most activities, unless they are
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| | Another note: This report is not legal
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| bedridden. Butgenerally, if they have
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| | advice. I'm trying to give you
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| limitations, it's because they can't do
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| | information tohelp you make informed
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| the activity as long, ashard, as strongly
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| | decisions. Investigate and check things
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| as they used to. And your limitations,
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| | out for yourself. Get legal advice in
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| presented correctly, may give you a valid
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| | person; face-to-face.
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| injury claim.
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