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After a car accident, you will almost certainly need to speak to an insurance adjuster to discuss how your auto insurance coverage affects compensation for your medical bills, damaged property, and other losses. However, attempting to deal with an insurance adjuster yourself can have significant negative impacts on your claim. Here’s why. The adjuster doesn’t work for you. Insurance adjusters can often seem sympathetic and helpful, and many may be actually concerned about you personally...

Nearly 22 million vehicles were the subject of auto recalls in 2016, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. With so many recalls being issued, it’s not unusual to discover that your vehicle is one of them. If you receive notice that your car has been recalled, follow these steps: Maintain perspective A recall doesn’t mean that your car is a time bomb. It is often a precautionary measure taken to address a problem...

When you signed up for auto insurance, you were probably presented with a variety of coverage options. Perhaps you opted for a “zero threshold” option that allows you to sue for damages without any kind of cap or limitation. Or perhaps you chose the “verbal threshold” option that limits you to suing for economic damages – generally meaning hospital bills and vehicle damage – while preventing you from suing for things like pain and suffering...

A multi-car accident has the potential to do serious damage to the drivers, the passengers, and anyone else unfortunate enough to be involved in the collision. Depending on the circumstances of your car accident, it’s possible that you could sustain severe injuries that have long-term consequences for your health and well-being. In the worst cases, a car accident can result in catastrophic injuries that leave you with brain damage, spinal cord damage, and permanent scarring...

Whenever a person has experienced some kind of personal injury, be it in an auto accident, workplace accident or beyond, a personal injury attorney should be hired to help fight for your rights to compensation for your lost wages and medical costs. At the same time, being injured can be a trying, confusing time. With the abundance of personal injury attorneys out there, it’s important to consider these key factors when hiring a personal injury...

Nobody ever wants to be involved in a serious auto accident. The truth is that you could be struck by a negligent motorist regardless of how careful you are while driving. That’s why it is important for you to be prepared in advance and know exactly what to do after a car accident. Here are a few steps to take if you’re ever in an auto accident on a New Jersey road or highway: Remain...

Wearing a seatbelt can save your life in the event of an auto accident. Regardless of whether you wear a seatbelt, however, even a minor fender-bender can potentially result in significant injuries, such as broken bones, nerve and tissue damage, muscle strains, skin lacerations, traumatic brain injuries, and spinal cord damage. Moreover, in the case of a whiplash injury, the same seatbelt that saves your life by keeping you inside the vehicle can also do...

Every year, millions of Americans suffer food poisoning. Most of the time, a person with food poisoning is able to recovery fairly quickly and return to their normal routine. However, not everyone gets over food poisoning so easily. In fact, many people require emergency medical treatment and hospitalization for food poisoning, with some extreme cases of illness ultimately proving fatal. Of course, the best way to avoid food poisoning is to follow a healthy diet...

One of the most common, as well as the most dangerous, injuries that a person can suffer in an accident is a traumatic head injury. Just about any activity, whether it’s playing sports, driving a car, or walking down the street, can result in a concussion. In fact, one of the leading injuries suffered in football collisions, car crashes, and slip & fall accidents is a concussion. Moreover, any kind of physical impact has the...

School buses are supposed to keep your child safe as they travel to school in the morning and from school in the afternoon. Unfortunately, despite the many precautions taken by school districts and parents to ensure that kids remain safe and free from harm, school bus accidents still happen in this country. In the worst cases, school bus accidents can be tragic. That’s why it is imperative that your child understand the basics of school...