Americans love their dogs — but not every dog is a ball of fluff just waiting to play. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), around 1 out of every 69 people will suffer a dog bite — and about 800,000 of those bites will be serious enough to require medical care.
Generally speaking, if a dog bite is serious enough to require medical care, it's serious enough that you'll probably have to pursue a legal claim against the dog's owner.
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If you are in a car accident, you should really consider getting a lawyer. There are a lot of ways having a lawyer fighting for you will help to protect you. Here are some of the ways a car accident attorney will be able to offer you protection in the case of a car accident.
Protection from criminal charges
In some cases, you may have been involved in an accident where you have found yourself being accused of breaking some type of law that led to the accident.
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When your loved one goes into a nursing home, the last thing you probably expect is for him or her to end up the victim of abuse. Yet, government authorities have recently estimated that one out of every five trips to an emergency room from any given nursing home is actually related to abuse.
Even worse, you can't trust the nursing home's management to tell you that your relative has been abused.
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When you are involved in a car accident and file a personal injury claim, it can be helpful to know how long the process is going to take. A lawsuit can be time-consuming and knowing the time frame can help relieve stress during this trying time. There are a few factors that impact how long it takes to settle a car accident claim.
The Type of Injury
When it comes to getting a settlement after a car accident, they type of injury you suffered can really impact how long the settlement process takes.
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Submitting a car accident claim or pursuing a lawsuit is primarily about documentation. You need to be able to have the basic questions asked in any bad situation, especially issues regarding who, when, what, and how. Working with an auto accident attorney can be a little bit easier if you focus on assembling the four items on this checklist.
Medical Reports
The core of almost every claim filed by every car accident attorney is about the medical consequences of an incident.
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