Automobile accidents probably account for more deaths outside the each year than any other and cost people and insurance companies billions of dollars in losses each year. All you have to do is listen to the radio. Even non-fatal crashes yield hospital expenses, loss of work, loss of enjoyment of life and loss of property.

If someone is severely injured or killed or if one or both of the drivers was intoxicated at the time of the accident, your state is likely to prosecute the person at fault. However, basic automobile accident personal injury lawsuits are the most common type of court case. How much you can be awarded when you've lost property, have extensive injuries and sky-high medical bill is most often determined by the court.

Here are some resources to help protect you and your family before, during and after an accident occurs.

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-   Automobile Accident: Substandard Repairs -   Auto Accident: Tax Deductible Loss

-   Auto Accident: Determining Value and Diminished Value -   Auto Accidents, Common Insurers and Claims Processing

-   Uninsured Motorist Insurance -   Dealing With Insurance Companies

-   Underinsured Motorist Insurance -   Auto Accident: GAP Insurance Policies

-   Auto Accident: Lapsed Insurance -   Auto Accident: Use of Insurance Proceeds

-   Deductibles & Insurance Payments for Car Accidents -   Personal Injuries and No-Fault Car Insurance

-   Death and No-Fault Car Insurance -   Property Damage and No-Fault Car Insurance

-   Claiming No-Fault Insurance Benefits -   Suing the Other Driver and No-Fault Car Insurance

-   Basics of No-Fault Auto Insurance -   No-Fault Insurance: What's Covered and What's Not

-   Liability Law and Loaning Your Car -   Required Auto Insurance

-   Government Liability for Auto Accidents -   Commercial Liability under Dram Shop Laws

-   Rented Vehicle Accidents -   Auto Accidents and Personal Injury Lawsuits

-   Working With Your Personal Injury Lawyer -   Recoverable Damages In An Auto Accident Lawsuit

-   Arbitration -   Auto Accident: How Are Police Reports Used

-   Statutes of Limitations in Accident Cases -   Automobile Accidents Involving Children

-   We Are Going to Trial -   Parent's Responsibility for Teenager's Accidents

-   Preparing For A Personal Injury Deposition -   Why Is My Personal Injury Case Taking So Long?

-   Insurance Coverage and the Use of Others' Cars -   Common Deposition Questions

-   Passing the Medical Exam -   Parking Lot Auto Accidents

-   Making a Product Liability Claim -   Auto Accidents and Estimates for Repairs

-   Communicating With Insurance Companies -   What to Do after an Automobile Accident

-   When You Are Responsible for the Accident

Automobile Accidents FAQs

-   Dealing with Insurance Companies FAQ -   FAQ: Suing After Injury

-   Products Liability FAQ -   Personal Injury Damages FAQ

-   Personal Injury Settlement FAQ -   Insurance: Bad Faith Claims FAQs

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