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Whiplash is caused by the forceful and rapid back-and-forth movement of the head.

Although whiplash is common after car accidents, the diagnosis itself has long been controversial. Much of this controversy is a façade created by the insurance industry. Since whiplash cannot be confirmed through medical imaging or laboratory tests, adjusters are much more likely to challenge these kinds of claims than others. In some cases, they might accuse victims of either lying about or exaggerating their symptoms.

For survivors, though, one of the first and greatest challenges in winning a whiplash settlement is simply getting diagnosed. Unlike most physical injuries, whiplash is not always noticeable, at least not at first. Symptoms can take hours, days, or weeks to appear. Oftentimes, these early-warning signs are so subtle that they are either ignored or attributed to a pre-existing condition.

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If you have been injured in an accident that was not your fault, the prospect of spending months in court for an uncertain outcome could seem like a bad investment. Personal injury cases can take months to resolve, sometimes even years.

However, filing a lawsuit does not always mean committing to trial.

In fact, most lawsuits are never tried before a judge and jury. Instead, they are often resolved through negotiation. Settlements are not reached overnight, but compromise is sometimes preferable to the risk of a full-blown trial.

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Filing a personal injury lawsuit is often a big decision.

If you are in a position to consider taking legal action, there is probably a good reason for it. However, not every accident is worth the time, effort, and energy. If you were involved in a fender-bender that was not your fault and need help with car repairs, you should not have to take on the expense yourself, but, it is often more prudent to work with your insurance than to spend months litigating a property damage case with an uncertain outcome.

This calculus changes considerably when and where serious injuries are involved.

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You should not feel bound to pay the price for another person’s mistake.

In New York, accident victims have a legal right to file a claim for compensation against the person who caused their injuries. You can still sue even if you were partly to blame for the accident, and you do not have to have a rock-solid case to talk to a lawyer and schedule a consultation.

However, filing a personal injury lawsuit is often much easier than fighting one, let alone winning and walking away with enough money to begin building back.

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Insurance is financial protection for the unexpected.

An insurance coverage is supposed to guarantee peace of mind. Even though no amount of money can undo an accident, a strong policy can, at the very least, ensure that victims have a way to obtain relief without having to hire a lawyer and take them to court.

If an insurance company wants to stay competitive and turn a profit, it cannot pay more in claims than it takes in premiums. The less money an insurer spends resolving claims, the more profitable it is.

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Nobody doubts that Tesla’s Autopilot is an advanced piece of technology.

Since it was first released in 2015, Autopilot has only continued to expand its capabilities. Using a complex network of cameras, sensors, and computer processors, Autopilot in its latest form can help drivers parallel park, navigate cross-country, and even cruise hands-free at highway speeds.

However, even Tesla has been forced to admit that Autopilot is not perfect.

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Doctors use endoscopes to look deep inside the body.

Medical scopes can help diagnose and treat conditions that, in the not-so-distant past, would have required a surgical intervention. However, because they are expensive to buy and maintain, physicians typically reuse scopes until they are no longer safe to operate. This practice is not dangerous, but it requires that each device be thoroughly sanitized between procedures.

However, regulators now believe that many endoscopes contain hidden defects.

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Buffalo’s roads are not always safe.

According to a recent Allstate report, Buffalo’s accident rate hovers more than 33% above the national average. In fact, crashes are so common that the New York Department of Health has identified motor vehicle collisions as a leading cause of preventable hospitalizations among Erie County residents.

Accidents can happen anywhere in the city, but some streets are more dangerous than others.

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Uber has completely changed the way that people travel.

It was not all that long ago that getting home from the airport or going out on the town with friends meant flipping through the phone book and calling a cab. Today, rideshare companies like Uber have a presence across New York state, with drivers plying the roads in just about every big city between Buffalo and the Five Boroughs.

Most Uber rides begin and end without incident, but accidents are not uncommon.

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