Category: Personal Injury Lawyer

Perhaps you are asking one of these questions: Why would a sport-related injury not be like all the others? Why would it not qualify as one that does damage to a victim, a victim that should be compensated? The answer to those two questions should emerge from a closer look at the risk-taking aspects of participation in certain sports. (more…)

Some of the medical problems suffered by an accident victim heal within a matter of weeks. Others seem to resist any attempt at treatment. A few of such long-term problems deserve special attention. Those are cases in which the injured victim must deal with the symptoms of fibromyalgia, depression or chronic pain. (more…)

If you have been a driver or a passenger in a car that was involved in a collision, then you can apply to your own car insurance company for benefits, regardless of which driver was “at-fault.” There are two reasons for that specific provision. Reason one: It limits the degree of liability placed on the at-fault driver. Reason two: It ensures the delivery of compensation to all the injured victims. (more…)

Whenever a member of the medical profession fails to perform in a reasonable and responsible manner, the affected patient could suffer a catastrophic or life-changing injury. For that reason, the victim of such unprofessional behavior needs to get a lawyer. Ideally, that same lawyer will understand all the complexities associated with that one specific case. (more…)

At some point in life, every one suffers from some type of injury. It is one that has been caused by a violent act, an act performed by an opponent. The personal injury suffered by the victim of an accident has been caused by someone else’s negligence. (more…)

Once you have been injured as the result of an accident, you deserve a fair compensation. The law does not deny your right to claim that compensation. Still, the law does expect your claim to be presented through a legal process. By hiring a personal injury lawyer, you can feel confident that all aspects of your claim will get handled in a manner that has been approved by the legal system. (more…)

The act of filling out a form and filing a claim does not sound all that difficult. Still, there are certain activities that a policy holder might want to undertake at the same time. Such activities can strengthen the policy holder’s argument, when it comes time to negotiate with the insurance company. (more…)

Some accidents are so small that drivers often make a habit of calling them “fender benders.” On the other hand, a given accident could trigger such a pile-up of traffic that members of the media would be drawn to the scene of that same collision. For that reason, anyone that spends a good deal of time driving from one spot to the next should know who to call and when to make that same call, at the time of an on-road collision. (more…)

As a result of the efforts made by various nonprofit organizations, members of the public enjoy access to information on how to avoid accidents. Yet those same men and women do not receive much guidance, concerning what to do at the scene of an accident, as well as in the period that follows such a disruptive occurrence. This article seeks to correct that mistaken approach to what could become a time-consuming and emotionally draining problem. (more…)

Normally, when a company has provided its employees with access to a health insurance plan, it will work with any employee that needs to find medical treatment for a family member. Still, there could come a time when that same employer would show no interest in getting medical care for the worker that has previously received some assistance. Indeed, that would be the case if that particular worker suffered an on-the-job injury. (more…)