Recent Blog Posts
There’s More at Play in Trucking Accidents Than What You May Think
When a large, commercial semi truck is involved in an accident, you may think it is just you, as the victim, and the negligent truck driver that has liability. But in a typical trucking accident, there are actually a lot more parties involved, because in trucking companies, there are a lot of outside companies… Read More »
UM Insurance Coverage: Do You Need It?
If you’re a responsible driver that follows the law, you probably have car insurance. And you probably assume that everybody else has insurance as well. So, you may drive our roads with the assumption that if anything happened to you, that you could get compensation from another negligent driver, through their insurance company. Don’t… Read More »
How Open and Obvious Conditions Affect Your Fall Case
You may already know that in any kind of accident, one defense that the other side can and does use, is that you contributed to your accident or injuries, in full or in part. One way they do this, in terms of an accident where you fall, is to say that you didn’t see… Read More »
Do You Need a Serious Injury to Recover Compensation After an Accident?
Unfortunately in our world, there are a lot of ways to get injured, and that means, there are a lot of injuries that people can sustain. Some are catastrophic, life-altering and permanent injuries. Others are not—they may be temporary, not that debilitating, and lead to a complete recovery, and of course, there are a… Read More »
Is a Computer Analyzing Your Injury Case?
Let’s say that you are injured in an accident. You, through your injury attorney, present your case to the other side (or the other side’s insurance company). You expect that there is a team of humans at that insurance company or Defendant, that is evaluating your claim. You expect that they are looking at… Read More »
Your Rotator Cuff can be Injured in an Accident
When we think of injuries that people sustain in car accidents our thoughts often go to back injuries or neck injuries. We don’t give much thought to shoulders, especially in car accidents which wouldn’t seem to affect shoulders. But shoulders—and specifically, our rotator cuff-can be especially susceptible to injury in a typical car accident…. Read More »
Why You Shouldn’t Settle Your Case With the Other Driver at the Scene of the Accident
In many kinds of car accidents, people who cause those accidents, will make offers, there on the spot, to pay for some or all of the damages of the other driver (the victim). This can be a tempting (and easy) offer to accept. But be wary, because accepting an offer for money at the… Read More »
Sovereign Immunity: How and When You Can Sue the State
We often hear in the news about people who sue the government, or how the government owes people money when a government agency is found to be negligent and to have caused a victim’s injuries. But we often take that fact for granted—because in many countries, it is actually forbidden to sue the government…. Read More »
The Dangers of Recreational Drones
Drones: They’re a fun and unique activity. But they also can be dangerous. Although more and more people have and use them, and although they are sold in almost every hobby or toy store you can find, drones aren’t just your average toy. They are high speed machines that often are poorly controlled, and… Read More »
Minivan Safety Isn’t What You Think it Is
There are some vehicles that we drive, that we just assume are safe. That assumption may not actually be based on any fact or reality, but we just have a sense that one type of vehicle is safer than another kind. The “Safe” Minivan This is the case with the minivan. Designed and marketed… Read More »
