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\"HowRecovery from a bad wreck can involve more than just ER visits, X-rays, doctors, and rehab.\u00a0 If you’ve been suffering through the process, wondering about your lost wages and bills, often the LAST thing you want to think about is litigation.\u00a0 Are lawsuits required?<\/p>\n

Not necessarily.<\/p>\n

In fact, likely more-often-than-not, bringing a claim for damages against the person who caused the wreck ends prior to the actual filing of formal legal “pleadings.”<\/p>\n

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Recovery from a bad wreck can involve more than just ER visits, X-rays, doctors, and rehab.\u00a0 If you’ve been suffering through the process, wondering about your lost wages and bills, often the LAST thing you want to think about is litigation.\u00a0 Are lawsuits required? Not necessarily. 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