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•Do I Have An Auto Accident Case
? Automobile accidents cases include car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, bicycle accidents, accidents involving pedestrians and fatal accidents (wrongful death cases). I know I am stating the obvious, but an automobile accident case is a personal injury case where an individual has been injured in a collision involving one or more vehicles. The accident was not their fault. Any type of vehicle can be involved in the accident. There are accidents every day involving cars,...
•Is My Kentucky Accident Case a Lottery Winner
? MYTH: Being a Victim of an Accident Automatically Means A Lot of Money
There are many misconceptions about personal injury cases. The insurance industry is partly to blame for this misinformation. It is also due to the little amount of information that is provided to the general public on this subject. I am going attempt to clarify these myths once and for all. One of the most popular of the myths is that the accident victim is automatically going to get a windfall or in other words the...
•Another Myth Dispelled by Kentucky Accident Attorney
If I Go To Court and Tell My Story the Jury Will Give Me a Reasonable Verdict Because Kentucky Juries Are Generous
If you have been in an accident in Kentucky you will be facing many decisions that may not be easy ones. If there has been substantial damage to your vehicle you may need to decide if you would be better off getting rid of it and obtaining a new one. One of the hardest decisions you will probably have to make is whether to take you case to court. Many will tell you that if you...
•Is It Better To Settle My Accident Case Before I Finish My Medical Treatment
? Copyright (c) 2009 Michael Schafer
From the time you arrive home from the hospital, and maybe while you are in the hospital, the insurance adjuster will begin to contact you, usually by telephone, sometimes in person. Be very cautious in your dealings with the insurance adjuster. The adjuster will more than likely come across as very sympathetic and concerned. Be careful.
What the adjuster is more than likely attempting to do is getting you to accept a settlement before you even know how...
•Accident Victims Commonly Suffer From Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
When people hear the term post-traumatic stress disorder, commonly referred to as PTSD, they usually think of military personnel, usually soldiers who have seen active duty or seen battle are what the general public think when they think of when they hear PTSD. What is not commonly know is that accidents, whether they are auto, truck, motorcycle, bicycle or even pedestrian accidents are a major cause of PTSD.
In a book published by the American Psychological Association called After the...
•Accidents Causing Traumatic Brain Injuries May Result in Vision Issues
When a person is in an accident and is injured the injuries causing the most pain or are the most critical are the ones that are treated immediately. Lacerations are stitched, a broken leg is set and suspected back and neck injuries are immediately set. The other injuries that are not so obvious are often overlooked. Because these injuries are often neglected the rehabilitation could take longer and in some instances be impaired.
Vision problems are one of the often overlooked problems...
•New Technology by Auto Makers to Reduce Accidents
It seems that every time you turn around there is something new and exciting available for new cars. It was at one point new and exciting to get a radio in your car. Now not only do you have a radio but it is a satellite radio with the capability to broadcast stations from all over the country. Multi disk cd players and dvd players are almost standard in vehicles these days. The latest trend is one I support totally. Automakers are moving toward using technology to make their vehicles...
•How to Play the Auto Accident Game
A game plan is necessary no matter what you do. Whether you are coaching a football game or planning your vacation you must know how you are going to get to your final destination. To know what you have to do to win your Kentucky car accident case you must first decide exactly what it means to you to win the case. What is a successful outcome? Winning means different things to different people.
What are you expectations? To some of us it may be fighting a case all the way through to the end...
•Is it OK to Withhold Information From Your Attorney
? This may seem obvious to you, but as an attorney not being aware of a critical fact and being broadsided by it by the defense attorney at trial is not fun. It is not fun for your attorney and in the long run will diminish the strength of your case. You can be relatively certain that the insurance company is going to find out whatever it is you are trying to hide.
I have an attorney friend who had prepared his client for his deposition. He felt the client was ready and well prepared. There...
•Safer For Pedestrians by Auto Makers Design
January 1st and October 31st are the two deadliest days of the year for pedestrians according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA). As for the deadliest season for pedestrians is the fall season, particularly during the hours of 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. The deadliest days of the week are Fridays and Saturdays. One in five pedestrians killed were killed in hit and run crashes. This report also states that pedestrian fatalities have decreased in the past ten years...
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