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Your social media is evidence in an injury claim.

Public posts are fair game. Tagged photos count too. And deleting after a claim opens can create a separate problem.

Send this to someone with a claim open.

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General information, not legal advice. Rules vary by state. https://t.co/slYSGQBAiI

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Can you still claim if part of the crash was your fault?

In most states, yes. Fault is assigned as a share, and the recovery is reduced by that share — not ended.

A few states are much stricter.

Save this before you talk to an adjuster.

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There are two adjusters on your crash. Only one of them works for you.

Both are polite. Both call quickly. Friendly isn't the same as on your side.

Send this to someone waiting on a call back.

Get Matched. Get Paid.

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The first settlement offer is an opening number, not a final one.

It usually arrives before the full medical picture exists. Accepting means signing a release, and once that's signed the claim is closed.

Follow for more plain-English legal answers.

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@WSJ Curious how many drivers realize how little the rules say about where this data goes. In most states there is no limit on how long plate scans are kept or who can request them, which is why the fights over these cameras are happening city by city.

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@CollinRugg One thing cases like this turn on: the clinic's own records. The general rule is that a lab has to document every step from collection to transfer, and a gap in that chain of custody is usually the strongest evidence a family has.

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@CNBC A common myth is that a Chapter 11 filing means the restaurants close. The general rule is the opposite: the business keeps operating while it reorganizes, staff stay on payroll, and it is landlords and lenders, not customers, whose contracts get renegotiated.

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@ABC Curious how many people know that a mistaken-identity arrest can still be a valid claim even when the paperwork looked right. The general rule is that officers need reasonable grounds, and skipping easy checks such as a photo or a birthdate is what turns an error into liability.

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@AP Beyond the headline, this is what a succession plan looks like when it is written years in advance. The general rule for any business owner is the same: put in writing who takes over and who holds control if the unexpected happens, because without a plan a court decides.

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@factpostnews A common myth about recalls like this one is that a refund is all a shopper is owed. In most states a product that was contaminated when it was sold breaks the seller's warranty on its own, and anyone actually harmed by it has a claim that the refund does not cancel.

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@unusual_whales One thing these cases turn on: a denial letter is not the last word. In most states a patient can demand the full claim file and an outside review, and a pattern of automated denials is exactly the evidence a court weighs when deciding whether claims were handled in good faith.

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Two adjusters call after a crash. Both polite. Both fast.

Only one works for you.

Friendly isn't the same as on your side. Know which one's on the line before you say anything.

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What should you actually photograph after a crash?

Both cars where they stopped. Wide shots of the intersection and signals. The other driver's plate, licence and insurance card.

Save this to your phone now.

Get Matched. Get Paid.

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You felt fine at the scene. Two days later your neck won't turn.

Adrenaline masks a lot. A gap between the crash and the first medical visit is the first thing an insurer points at.

Send this to anyone who walked away from a crash this week.

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Think you have to give the insurance company a recorded statement?

Not to the other driver's insurer. That's a request, not a requirement.

Your own insurer is different.

Send this to someone who just got in a crash.

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He rear-ended you. Then said he doesn't have insurance.

Many drivers carry uninsured motorist coverage without knowing it. It's on your own policy, for exactly this.

Would you claim on your own policy? Comment your call.

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@CourthouseNews @RosenCaitlyn A recurring pattern in these cases: states can regulate alcohol heavily, but the general rule is that they cannot use that power to favor in-state businesses over out-of-state competitors, and courts look at what a law does, not what it says.

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@nypost A common myth is that a recall closes the book on the company's responsibility. The general rule is the opposite: the recall notice often becomes the first piece of evidence in an injury claim, and it does nothing to cancel a claim for someone who was already hurt.

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@VDL_LawGroup Agreed, and a useful line for readers: mediation only works when both people disclose everything. In most states, hiding an asset or income during a divorce lets the other side reopen the deal later, and courts can punish the concealment, sometimes with the asset itself.

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@ABAJournal @juliannehill @LSAC_Official Curious whether the convening will look at the demand side too, since a county with two lawyers usually also has residents who do not know a lawyer might take their case on contingency or for free through legal aid. Supply is only half the desert.