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Car accidents are never fun for anyone. There are so many problems that can come from being in a car wreck. Anyone who has been injured in a car accident or had a friend or loved one get hurt from a wreck will tell you that it isn't pretty. Some car accidents are caused by the negligence of other people or from problems they cause. No matter what the reasons are for the accident happening, getting injured in a car accident may be the time to call a car accident lawyer. But many people ask if they would really need or benefit from hiring an accident lawyer. Here is some information that will help you decide if you need a car accident lawyer.

• Someone's carelessness caused the car accident
• The car accident caused harm and
• The party at fault is responsible for paying compensation for the harm done
  If more than one party involved in the accident is at fault, liability may be distributed among the negligent parties according to percentage of fault. This is called comparative negligence.

A car accident often causes injury to one or more of the car occupants. In a severe crash, such injuries can occur even when the rider and passenger are wearing seatbelts. The lawyer can help an injured driver to find a physician who understands the importance of a clear but reasonable complaint. The injured driver will receive a more just compensation if he or she can be seen by a doctor who is familiar with the injuries commonly resulting from an automobile accident.

Now that same man had worked with a number of different lawyers. On several occasions, he had photographed a damaged vehicle for a local car accident lawyer. He therefore knew that a lawyer can help a client to obtain needed photos. Yet that is only one of the many ways that a lawyer can be of service to someone whose car had been damaged by another driver.

In a few instances, you can be held partially responsible for a rear-end collision, reducing your compensation. Having one or both rear-brake lights out at night or experiencing mechanical problems but failing to do all you can do to move the vehicle off the roadway are a couple examples of exceptions to this "no-doubt" liability rule in determining fault for a car accident.

For a simpler case, a lawyer's assistance can prove invaluable. A car accident lawyer might be consulted about the appropriate answers on an insurance form. Suppose, for example, that the injured driver is asked, what happened right after the accident? The lawyer might suggest that the answer include a quote from the other driver, especially if that quote suggests some degree of culpability.

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John Anderson Law's Car Accident section contains helpful information if you or a loved one has been involved in a car accident -- proving (or avoiding) fault, frequently asked questions, and tips on hiring a car accident attorney and protecting your legal rights.

A Need for Change from John Anderson Law's

Text and Drive: It didn't take long for drivers to find a new way to connect, since talking on the handheld was frowned upon (and also illegal). Texting became the new mode of commute communication, distracting drivers everywhere. As the statistics and evidence increasingly revealed the damage caused by texting and driving, the courts answered. In thirty states, new laws were implemented that banned the act of texting while driving. As recently as 2010, eleven states were included with more anticipated in joining them. According to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, "For every six seconds of drive time, a driver sending or receiving a text message spends 4.6 of those seconds with their eyes off the road. This makes texting the most distracting of all cell phone related tasks. Furthermore, "A truck driver texting while driving while texting is 23.2 times more likely to get into an accident than a trucker paying full attention to the road."

If you have been injured by a distracted driver, contact California personal injury Attorney John Anderson of John Anderson Law for a free and detailed evaluation of your situation at (949) 492-9944.