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If your DUI offense involved an injury to another party, you're likely facing both a civil case in which the injured person can file for damages and a criminal case in which they can file for restitution. It's incredibly important that you retain a DUI lawyer who understands how to work with insurance companies and help you avoid excessive payments in consideration of both cases. Attorney Lauren Stuckert has successfully navigated many situations like these—she can leverage her experience to your benefit.
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In cases where there's an injury involved,
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there's often a separate
civil case going on.
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While we may not be directly
representing a person
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on the civil side of things,
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usually it's insurance people
who are dealing with that,
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it's important that a lawyer
establish a good relationship
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with the individuals who are handling
the insurance element of these cases
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because there is overlap.
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In criminal cases, when someone's injured,
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victims can request
what's called restitution.
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There are certain ways to avoid an overlap
of criminal restitution and civil damages.
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A lawyer really has to be working directly
with the insurance company
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to ensure that a person
who's charged with that type of an offense
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isn't getting overly exposed
to paying out money and funds to victims.
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While there's, of course, a need to be
empathetic and to help in a lot of ways,
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understanding the interplay
between insurance and criminal restitution
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is really exceptionally important
in such cases.
