Passengers Injured In Automobile Accidents Have Coverage Too

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Passengers Injured In Automobile Accidents Have Coverage Too

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As an unfortunate passenger in an automobile accident, you have

rights to compensation that most insurance companies don't want

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Passengers Injured In Automobile Accidents Have Coverage Too

Copyright © 2006 Landon Prescott

H. Silvers, A Law Corporation

http://www.michaelhsilvers.com/

Every year thousands of people suffer serious personal injuries

as a result of being the passenger in an automobile accident.

About 3,200,000 passengers in an automobile each year are injured

in automobile accidents. Approximately 41,000 fatalities resulted

from these accidents.

There are many ways in which a person can suffer injuries as a

passenger in an accident. The most frequent example is that of

being a passenger in an automobile accident. If the driver of the

vehicle that you were riding in is at fault, his or her insurance

should provide coverage to pay for you injuries and medical

bills. If another vehicle is at fault, the insurance company of

the driver who caused the accident should provide compensation.

Insurance companies will often try to not pay you what you

deserve, or will try to not pay you at all for injuries suffered

as a passenger. The insurance companies may claim that since they

do not cover you that you are on your own. They may even try to

fault you in some form or fashion.

Motorcycle passengers frequently receive much more serious

injuries if involved in an accident due to the lack of safety

equipment on motorcycles. Another scenario where passengers

suffer vehicle injuries is when they are passengers in a

commercial vehicle. These commercial vehicles can include

taxicabs, busses, and airplanes. Passengers have the right

to be covered in these instances as well.

In all of these scenarios, the passengers have rights that they

are frequently unaware of. Insurance companies will offer you a

quick settlement just to get you to sign off and to sign away

your rights for further compensation. What the insurance

companies do not tell you is that passengers are entitled to

additional compensations besides just medical fees.

Some of the other things that are covered by insurance companies

to passengers include:

* Rental reimbursement

* Compensation for future medical bills

* Medical treatment, whether you have insurance or not

* Recovery of your loss of earnings and any future losses

* Reimbursement for out of pocket expenses incurred

* Pain and suffering of your physical and mental injuries.

The items listed above are entitlements to passengers in

automobile accidents that many people do not know about.

Insurance companies generally will not let you know that these

entitlements are available. This is the insurance companies

attempt at saving money. This is where a qualified and competent

attorney comes into play. An attorney can help you to get the

full compensation that you deserve as the injured passenger in

an accident.

Insurance companies will fight to keep from giving their own

customers what they deserve in an accident and the insurance

companies will fight even harder to give someone who is not

covered by them what he or she deserves.

If you do not have an attorney to represent you in an accident

case you will be overwhelmed by paperwork from hospitals,

insurance companies, physicians, etc. Having an attorney who

knows how insurance companies work is the best move that you can

make. An attorney can deal with all the headaches of paperwork

and making sure that you receive the full compensation that you

deserve. Dealing with all of these difficulties and suffering an

injury at the same time is more than many people can handle.

If you suffer an accident as a passenger you need a lawyer who is

on your side and who will watch out for your best interest. You

can be sure that the insurance companies will have attorneys on

their side and you will need one too.

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Landon Prescott writes on topics related to insurance and health.

H. Silvers, A Law Corporation has offices in <a

href=http://www.michaelhsilvers.com/>Los Angeles,

California. Car Accident Attorneys</a> with the kind of experience

you will need if you are in an accident are hard to find. The

law offices of H. Silvers have handled over 10,000

accident cases, with a success rate of 98.6%.

http://www.michaelhsilvers.com/