If a client comes to me with a spinal cord injury, I ask them a lot of questions about their medical history to determine if they may have had a preexisting condition to their cervical, thoracic or lumbar spine, and I will ask them very detailed questions about how the… CONTINUE
Archives for May 2016
Talking to the Other Party’s Insurance Company
You should never sign any document or communicate in a substantive way with the other driver’s insurance company. An experienced personal injury lawyer should assist you in all such communications. Why is that, you may wonder? After you are injured in a motorcycle accident, the opposing party’s insurance company may… CONTINUE
Medical Experts in a Brain Injury Case
Brain injury patients receive diagnosis and treatment from healthcare providers in a variety of sub-specialties including emergency medicine, radiology, neurology, neuropsychology, and physical medicine and rehabilitation. Our lawyers must review and understand medical records and do our homework on reputations of the physicians diagnosed and treated our client. We need… CONTINUE
Damages in a motorcycle accident case
For motorcyclists who are injured, we seek economic and non-economic damages. Economic damages are damages to the pocketbook: your wage loss, your future wage loss, your lost earning capacity, the medical bills you’ve already incurred, and the medical bills you are likely to incur in the future. Non-economic damages are… CONTINUE
Motorcycle Accident Fatalities and Helmets
Important facts about motorcycle accidents: Last year an estimated 5,010 bikers were killed in crashes nationwide. This was the worst death toll in seven years. This is a single-year increase in motorcycle fatalities of 10%. The fatality rate for motorcycle accidents is 26 times higher than that for other vehicles…. CONTINUE
Damages in Brain Injury Cases
We seek to recover damages from every category possible including past and future medical expenses, wage loss, lost earning capacity, pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of household services, and loss of consortium. Punitive damages may also be recoverable in some cases. Normally, to receive punitive damages the acts or… CONTINUE
Brain Injuries Caused in the Workplace
If an injury happens at work it is possible that Worker’s Compensation is the exclusive remedy for our client. However, too many workers fail to recognize that a workplace injury can sometimes lead to a significant third-party personal injury case, where far greater compensation is available. For example, if you… CONTINUE
Damages for Your Dependents
In the event of a disabling injury from a motorcycle accident, your spouse may have a claim for loss of consortium, which is defined as, “…The loss of love, companionship, comfort, care, assistance, protection, affection, society, moral support, and the loss of the enjoyment of sexual relations or the ability… CONTINUE
How can an injured motorcyclist overcome negative biases?
Demonstrate that she is a safe driver and a genuine, honest person. We do this by asking our client why she rides a motorcycle. Inevitably, there are reasons that almost anyone can appreciate (fuel economy, freedom, efficiency, convenience). If our client regularly maintains the motorcycle, wears safe protective gear, and… CONTINUE
Brain Injury Cases
Brain Injury cases come in all different shapes and sizes. A clear-cut brain injury can be seen in a diagnostic film study such as a CT Scan or an MRI, that shows bleeding inside and/or outside of the brain. But many traumatic brain injuries are diagnosed without positive findings on… CONTINUE