The Challenges of Litigating Minor, Life-Impacting Injuries

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The Challenges of Litigating Minor,
Life-Impacting Injuries
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• As a personal injury and insurance claim attorney
  in the Denver metro area, I feel its important
  to explain why the nature of the impact is
  challenging in automobile cases.

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• First off, its important to understand that its
  highly unlikely that a jury in a civil trial
  involving automobile collision will have a juror
  who suffered injury as a result of minor or
  minimal impact (jury pool/preemptory challenges).
  

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• Therefore, the jurors wont adequately relate to
  your case. Accordingly, the plaintiff will bear
  the burden of proving to those who likely doubt
  the premise that minor-impact caused injury.

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• There are numerous insurance-company-funded
  studies that suggest injuries cannot or are
  unlikely to occur in minor-impact accidents. Some
  insurance companies have developed specific
  file-handling protocol to aggressively defend
  these claims which will result in increased
  litigation expenses.

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• In this regard, I personally considered
  purchasing and installing a dash camera in a
  vehicle so that in the event of an accident, the
  jury can appreciate the drivers perspective (in
  the event of an injury).

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• The best evidence of the impact are visual
  images. However, the existence of a dash camera
  will cut both ways and may be used against you in
  the event you are responsible for the accident
  (something to consider).

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• If you have a automobile-accident related injury
  and questions about your case, contact us as soon
  as possible. Im Attorney John J. Mattey and
  specialize in diminished value, personal injury,
  and insurance claim cases in Denver, including
  Highlands Ranch, Centennial, Aurora, Greenwood
  Village, Cherry Hills.

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• The preceding has been provided for informational
  purposes only and is not intended as legal
  advice. As such, you should not rely on any of
  the statements made herein.

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• If you have questions about a pending matter, we
  urge you to consult counsel. Finally, the time to
  act is typically limited so we encourage you to
  do so as soon as possible.

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• For more information, visit us

http//matteylaw.com/