Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Getting Compensation When You’re a Victim of a Crime or Intentional Act
In many of our minds, we tend to think that if someone commits a crime, that is for the criminal justice system to handle. While the criminal can be punished and perhaps put in jail, criminal acts aren’t something you can sue for and get compensation for — at least, that’s the belief. The… Read More »
Vicarious Liability: When is an Employee “On the Job?”
As a general rule, an employer is liable for accidents and injuries that are caused by its employees. That’s called respondeat superior, or vicarious liability. But there’s a catch to that liability: an injured victim must show that at the time of the negligent act that caused the victim’s injuries, that the employee was… Read More »
Future Medical Expenses Can be Tough to Calculate
If you are injured in an accident, you may have a right to be compensated for what is known as future medical expenses. And while that may seem like an obvious thing, many injury victims aren’t aware just what future medical expenses are, and how to get them in their injury case. What are… Read More »
What Happens if You Get Into an Accident and You Have A Pre-Existing Mental Illness?
Mental illness is prevalent, and a very common, real and sometimes debilitating problem. But as bad as mental illness is, it can be made worse, when someone who suffers from mental illness has an accident. Injuries Can Make Mental Illness Worse Even people with absolutely no history of mental illness at all, may find… Read More »
Falls Caused by Dogs: What Kind of Case is It?
Many people believe that a dog has to bite you, in order for the owner to be liable to compensate you for injuries caused by the dog. But that isn’t the case at all–dogs can injure people in a number of ways, even innocently or playfully. One way that tends to happen, are falls–dogs… Read More »
Botox: When Things Go Wrong
As Botox becomes more and more common, it has, like many medical procedures, become safer. But as more people perform the procedure, there are more medical professionals who may be less qualified to actually do it safely. And although we tend to think of Botox as a routine, almost simply cosmetic procedure, it’s important… Read More »
It’s DUI to Get Behind the Wheel With Medicines That Impair Your Driving
If someone gets behind the wheel while under the influence of prescription drugs, is that DUI? On the one hand, you may think, no it’s not. There’s no breathalyzer test, and the traditional roadside sobriety test, doesn’t apply. The driver we assume has those medicines legally. And when we say DUI, the words “under… Read More »
Legal Issues with Scooter and Moped Accidents
Nowadays it seems like everything has a small motor or miniature engine on them. Commonly called “scooters,” these devices, which may have 2 or 3 wheels, and which may look like no more than a skateboard moving on its own power, are being used commonly, and even, whether legal or illegal, may share the… Read More »
To Win a Negligence Case, You Need to Show Duty
We tend to think of negligence as being careless, or making some mistake that causes an injury to someone else. That’s true, but legally, negligence is a bit more complex than that. To win a negligence case, a victim needs to show four separate things: duty, breach, causation and damages (or injury). It’s the… Read More »
Dog Injury Cases: Who Will Pay?
When someone’s dog bites or injures you, you can sue the owner for your injuries and damages. That much, as a basic concept, you may already know. But there are some practicalities when it comes to actually receiving the compensation that a jury might award you, after a dog bite injury case. Just because… Read More »
