Car accidents can be devastating both financially and emotionally, but there are some things that people do that can make them even more so. At Clark Law Group, we help accident victims fight for the compensation they need to recover in comfort following a car crash. While we do everything we can to ensure that accident victims walk away with a fair settlement, there are some actions that victims take prior to meeting with us-or even afterwards-that sabotage their chances of winning. To prevent that from happening to you, our knowledgeable Dallas car accident lawyers want to share with you five crucial missteps to avoid after you are involved in a Dallas car accident.

#1: Failing to Seek Medical Care

Too many accident victims assume that their injuries 'are not that bad,' and so they fail to seek medical attention immediately after the accident. Unfortunately, without an accident medical report, it can be nearly impossible for you to recover compensation for any latent injuries. If you do try to claim injuries later on, the insurance company or judge might say that the injuries occurred sometime after the fact, such as when you hit the beach the following weekend, or when you decided to go rock-climbing the next month.

People take elevators and escalators on a daily basis, sometimes as much as two or three times a day. Most people do not give a second thought to the safety of these modes of transportation, but they should. According to the CDC, elevators and escalators kill approximately 30 people and seriously injure 17,000 on an annual basis. Elevators account for 90% of the deaths and 60% of the injuries. Nearly half of injuries and fatalities happen to individuals who are assigned to maintain or work on elevators or escalators.

Depending on the nature of the accident, escalator and elevator accidents can result in serious injuries, including but not limited to paralysis, amputation, or even death. If you were injured on your daily ride up or down an elevator or escalator, or if you lost a loved one to an elevator accident, reach out to the compassionate Dallas personal injury attorneys at Clark Law Group for immediate legal representation. We can review the circumstances surrounding the accident and discover the evidence necessary to build a solid case.

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