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Car and auto accident claims are among the most common of all personal injury claims in the United States. According to the World Health Organization, car accidents kill more than one million people and injure more than forty million people each year. Although increased safety measures have led to a recent decline in the number of car and auto accidents, it is clear that car and auto accidents are extremely common occurrences.

Injuries from car accidents arise from a wide array of factors. Some of the factors involved in car accidents and auto accidents include:

• Failure to wear a seat belt
• Cell phone use will driving
• Drunk Driving
• Eating While Driving
• Failure to Compensate for Inclement Weather or other Road Conditions
• Product Liability or Equipment Failure
• Negligence
• Recklessness

Those who have been injured in a car accident will be entitled to recover for financial loss incurred due to the negligent or reckless behavior of others. Car drivers owe other drivers, pedestrians and the general public a duty of care. Drivers must exercise reasonable care in all circumstances. If a car driver fails to exercise reasonable care, and that failure proximately causes injury, the car driver will be responsible to pay damages to the injured parties. In addition to car drivers, automobile owners, car manufacturers, parts suppliers, and other responsible parties may be liable in certain circumstances as well.

Car accident victims may be expected to suffer from a wide array of potential injuries, ranging from general soft tissue injuries, to bone fractures, all the way up to paralysis or even death. The extent of your recovery depends upon the extent and severity of your injuries.

For more than 50 years, the Car Accident Attorneys at Lancaster, Pennsylvania based Haggerty & Silverman have been achieving outstanding results on behalf of clients who have suffered injuries in car accidents. Our Lancaster Auto Accident Lawyers can assist you and your loved ones in any case whether it arose from a fender bender or whether someone was seriously injured in a major car accident.

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