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    Personal Injury Lawsuits & Settlements
    Personal Injury Lawsuits & Settlements
    Personal Injury Lawsuits & Settlements
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    Personal Injury Lawsuits & Settlements

    By Linda Carol Everett

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    This is a short guide to Personal Injury Lawsuits & Settlements. Six selected articles that tell about this legal remedy, when to call your attorney and information about settlements - why people take them, why they sell them and how to get cash from your settlement. This eBook contains basic information to know before you call your attorney, so you will better understand the legal actions.

    If you have been injured in an accident, medical malpractice incident, assault or otherwise have had bodily injury or injury to your emotions or mind, you most likely can seek compensation for your expenses related to those injuries. Most personal injury lawsuits result in a settlement; you need to understand how settlements work and what you can do with them. Read this to gain basic knowledge about this aspect of the law.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLinda Carol Everett
    Release dateNov 14, 2013
    ISBN9781311747518
    Personal Injury Lawsuits & Settlements
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    Linda Carol Everett

    Linda Carol Everett has been a professional copywriter for over four decades. She has worked in media sales, writing and photography at radio, tv stations and at advertising agencies, in addition to running several websites. She has been successfully writing online web content for many years, including SEO projects for clients worldwide. She is a certified Paralegal.Her article writing can be viewed at: http://www.grandmaslittleblackbook.com.In past years, Linda was writer/photographer for two versions of Windsor Publications Newcomers Guide to Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton Counties. For ad agencies, she has contributed writing and photographic skllls to a variety of client orders, for national companies as well as local businesses. One of her first radio copywriting jobs was for a then fledgling pizza business in East Lansing, MI, Domino's Pizza.Most recently, Linda has been writing web content articles for several online text service companies. She has successfully sold over 10,000 web content articles in the past four years, and sells eBooks for freelancers and others on her website. She has 23 eBooks for sale online.Linda graduated from Michigan State University with a B.A. in Communication Arts, in 1972. She completed certification as a Paralegal in 2004.

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      Personal Injury Lawsuits & Settlements - Linda Carol Everett

      Personal Injury Lawsuits & Settlements

      by Linda Carol Everett

      Smashwords Edition – Copyright 2012

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      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      The following set of articles was previously published online at Suite 101 by the author, Linda Everett.

      These articles explain many important legal issues.

      These articles are for information purposes only and are not meant to be legal advice of any kind. If you have legal questions, please consult with a licensed professional attorney. They can provide good advice and representation for handling your legal matters.

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      Table of Contents

      12 Things to Know about Personal Injury Lawsuits

      Know When to Call a Personal Injury Lawyer to Protect Your Rights

      Why Do People Accept Personal Injury Accident Legal Settlements?

      Should You Accept a Structured Settlement?

      Why Sell Your Personal Injury Lawsuit Structured Settlement?

      Get Cash Now from Your Structured Settlement

      General Introduction to Personal Injury Lawsuits

      A personal injury is a legal term that refers to any injury to the body, emotions or mind. In most

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