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Most people hurt in a car accident assume the law gives them a path to sue for pain and suffering.
In Rochester, N.Y., attorney John Wright says that assumption is wrong for most victims, and the reason is a legal standard that rarely gets explained at the scene of a crash.
A new HelloNation article by Wright identifies that standard, known as the "serious injury threshold," a minimum level of harm a victim must prove before a lawsuit for pain and suffering can proceed at all.
What the serious injury threshold means The serious injury threshold is the legal bar that separates victims who can sue for pain and suffering from those who cannot.
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