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Accident benefits only provide limited coverage. They’re not designed to pay you for all the losses you may suffer from an accident, especially if you were seriously injured. So you may also be entitled to payment or damages for losses caused by the negligence of others, explained in the next section. | Accident benefits only provide limited coverage. They’re not designed to pay you for all the losses you may suffer from an accident, especially if you were seriously injured. So you may also be entitled to payment or damages for losses caused by the negligence of others, explained in the next section. | ||
==2. Damages for losses caused by someone’s negligence== | ===2. Damages for losses caused by someone’s negligence=== | ||
If someone else was legally at fault for the accident—even partly—then you can be paid for at least some of your losses from the accident. For example, you could get payment for the clothes you were wearing that were ruined in the accident. You could also get fully paid for the loss of your future earnings if you can’t work because of the accident. Also, you may be paid compensation for the pain and suffering the accident caused you. | If someone else was legally at fault for the accident—even partly—then you can be paid for at least some of your losses from the accident. For example, you could get payment for the clothes you were wearing that were ruined in the accident. You could also get fully paid for the loss of your future earnings if you can’t work because of the accident. Also, you may be paid compensation for the pain and suffering the accident caused you. | ||