When one is struck in a rear-end collision, the head normally thrusts backwards and strikes the headrest, then it whips forward and back again. That whipping motion can cause rotational forces in the brain that result in a traumatic brain injury. The victim may have a classic whiplash injury that… CONTINUE
Hit-and-Run Motorcycle Accidents and Punitive Damages
Let’s say you were injured in a motorcycle accident, but no one got a plate number and the person who caused the accident is gone. What is your hope of recovery? What can an experienced motorcycle accident lawyer do for you? Report the event to the police, because hit-and-run cases… CONTINUE
Social Media and Injury Case
I tell my clients to stay away from social media after an injury. I respect that people want their life to be as normal as possible after sustaining a serious injury, but our adversaries often scour social media to try to find dirt on our clients, and sometimes they find… CONTINUE
What should you first do after a motorcycle accident?
It depends on how catastrophic the accident is. If you’re on a nearby roadway, try to safely get yourself off the roadway to a safe place. Get yourself out of harm’s way, but obviously don’t leave the scene. Should you call the police? Call 9-1-1 immediately if you’re seriously injured…. CONTINUE
Challenges of Spinal Cord Injury Cases
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
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
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