Archive for April 2010
Some Of The Reasons We Love What We Do
I’m honored to have been included in this video for Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas.
Read MoreWrongful Death and the Babysitter
Two small, unrelated infants lost their lives when under the care of a babysitter. The family of one of the victims sued the babysitter and the people who recommended her. In this sad case, a babysitter was linked to two infant deaths a mere 11 weeks apart. The 43-year-old woman is facing a wrongful death…
Read MorePersonal Injury Question: If Bills Are Covered By Health Insurance, Can You Claim That Money In Suit?
This is another post inspired by a Google search that someone used to find our website. And the short answer is “Yes.” A person filing a personal injury lawsuit may seek to recover medical expenses even if those medical expenses were paid through health insurance or some type of other insurance plan. However, there are…
Read MoreSlight Medicare Reform: Help Us Help You
One of the most frustrating parts of our work is dealing with Medicare. When Medicare pays for accident victims’ medical care, the victims have to pay Medicare back for that care out of any settlement or verdict. But it can be an almost impossible tak finding out (1) how much Medicare claims it paid and is owed, and (2)…
Read MoreGet Off Your Cell Phone In A School Zone
I was irate when talking to my wife yesterday. I had just dropped my kids off at school and I was heading back to my car when a driver came through the school driveway — not even a road, but a driveway where a majority of the kids going to school cross — while talking…
Read MoreWhat You Can Learn From A True "Ambulance Chaser" Lawsuit
It’s no secret that I’ve been critical of those improperly soliciting personal injury victims as clients. In fact, you can see some of my prior posts on the subject as follows: Case Running Barratry, Solicitation, And More: The Harassment of Accident Victims Personal Injury Lawyers: A Few Bad Apples There are really two types of…
Read MoreMore On Wrong Way Drivers
After yesterday’s post, my friend Steve Lombardi, a Des Moines personal injury lawyer, sent me links to a number of posts on his blog dealing with wrong way drivers. If you’re interested in the problem, check out some of Steve’s links: Wrong Way Collisions in Iowa Wrong Way Driving On The Interstate Highway Systems Wrong…
Read MoreOn-the-Job Accidents May Be Deadly
Highway construction zones pose unique dangers to construction workers. One recent wreck shows the potential tragedy posed by construction zones. “This is a case we heard about from Indiana that involved the death of a construction worker who was filling potholes in a closed off area of the local expressway. It was officially listed as…
Read MoreAnother Wrong-Way Driving Death In Austin
There are some things that just seem like they shouldn’t happen: doctors performing surgery on the wrong body parts, tires coming off of 18 wheelers or other cars and causing wrecks, and wrecks caused by people driving the wrong way on highways. And yet all of them occur over and over. Sadly, this weekend was…
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