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Rear end car crash in Oregon

Car Accidents & Oregon Personal Injury Protection (PIP)

Car Accidents and Oregon Personal Injury Protection Coverage How Does PIP Insurance Work? According to the Oregon Department of Transportation, in 2012 there were 49,798 car accidents. Approximately half of the reported car accidents in 2012 resulted in non-fatal injury crashes with 39,085 persons injured as a result. The consequences from car accidents are many and they can result in physical injury, emotional distress, stress, pain, suffering, lost wages, medical bills and much more. Unfortunately, car accidents are common occurrences and Oregon law requires that every vehicle on the road meet mandated minimum insurance requirements for bodily injury and property damage.

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Person undergoing independent medical exam for auto insurance claim in Hillsboro Oregon

Auto Insurance Independent Medical Exams

Independent Medical Exams Those who think our system is out of control should really look no further than the insurance company efforts to shaft their own insureds. It is common practice now for certain auto insurance companies to send their own insureds for “independent medical exams” after they have been hurt in auto crashes in order to cut off their treatment. Why would your own company do this? I mean, you paid premiums for this coverage and are entitled to it by law right? Because by the time you can get the matter in front of an arbitrator which is generally what the

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