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Car, Truck and Motorcycle Accidents

• Teen Crash Victims in Steuben Likely Face Insurance Problem
• Tragedy for Motorcycle Rider and Driver
• Dump Truck Accident on Thruway Leaves Many Questions, But Reveals Answers, Too
• Distracted Driver Causes Bad Crash
• Bus Crash Verdict Not the Last Word

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Car, Truck and Motorcycle Accidents

• How long do I have to sue the person for my injuries who caused my car or motorcycle accident?
• I was injured in a car accident as a passenger in my husband's vehicle.  He was at fault.  Can I sue him for my injuries?
• I was injured in a car accident.  What are the "no-fault" benefits I keep hearing about?  Who pays those benefits?

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Car, Truck and Motorcycle Accidents

• Having the Right Lawyer Key to Finding Insurance Coverage
• Don't regret going cheap on your car insurance. You WILL regret it.
• Injury Attorney Explains Why Driver is Responsible for Crash
• Without Critical Coverage, Right to Sue Spouse Is Probably Worthless
• Taking Case to Trial to Secure Large Verdict Is the Only Way to Send a Message About Recklessness.

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Injury Lawyer Is Reminded by Client What Life Is All About

PEOPLE, LIFE ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN MONEY

Having trials is the best part of being a personal injury lawyer. I like it so much in fact, that I have to make sure I don’t let my desire to bring a case to trial overshadow the client’s desire to settle out of court. Or, as in the case of recent client from Rochester, Monroe County, New York, overshadow the client’s desire not to pursue the case at all.
This client (whom I now also consider a friend), was injured when she was struck by a car walking through a parking lot. She received an injury to her knee. Because she had hurt this same knee years earlier, the insurance company for the driver who hit her would not make a reasonable settlement offer, which left us with no choice but to start a lawsuit and fight it out in court. Or so I thought.
As it turns out, the client, “Marla”, not only had the bad luck of getting hit by a car, she had worse luck in recently being diagnosed with a very rare and serious illness. After much discussion, soul searching and prayer, Marla decided against pursuing the case against the driver, opting instead to spend her time and energy with her family and getting better.
I admire Marla for the decision she has made. She felt very passionately about holding the woman who ran her down responsible for her actions, but she was able to let that go and realize that people and living her life are vastly more important than money.
Hooray for Marla. May we all be as wise as she. And may we all realize that the people in our lives are what make life worth living.

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