Archive for November 2011
What Personal Injury Victims Can Learn From The Military's Brain Injury Debacle
The lasting legacy of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars will be the amazing number of head injuries suffered by our troops. Yesterday, NPR released a report detailing ways that we are failing those injured. One key component of the report was failed testing and diagnoses for the injuries. The United States has spent $42 million trying…
Read MoreMilitary Personnel May Benefit From Blood Testing When a Traumatic Brain Injury Is Suspected
Traumatic brain injuries account for more than 1 million emergency room visits annually in the USA. One million head trauma cases in the USA every year is a sign that something needs to be done to reduce the occurrence of this type of injury. Something also needs to be done to speed up the diagnosis…
Read MoreIf I Can't Work After A Car Wreck, Who Will Pay My Lost Wages?
I’ve been in a wreck and I can’t work. Who’s going to pay me for my lost wages? In a normal claim, when you are in a car accident and make a claim against another driver, you’ll be able to make a claim against them for lost wages. Unfortunately, those amounts are not paid until the case is…
Read MoreWhat Is Mediation?
The fourth stage of a typical personal injury case is mediation. Mediation is an assisted settlement conference. The participants in the mediation usually include the plaintiff, the plaintiff’s lawyer, the defendant’s lawyer, the insurance adjuster, and the mediator. In many mediations, the parties gather together for an opening caucus. During that time, the mediator gives…
Read MoreHead Injuries and Concussions Can Be Dangerous If Athletes Play Too Soon After an Injury
Brain trauma is nothing to mess with, and players with a concussion must be sidelined until they recover. Unfortunately, with the current attitude in many sports that playing through pain is a given, too many players are placed back into risky situations despite the presence of concussions and other brain injuries. This is a problem…
Read MoreAAA On The Cost Of Car Wrecks
I’m sure most of us have heard studies complaining about America’s traffic and how much it costs Americans to sit in congestion. While that’s bad, it’s not nearly the cost of car wrecks. Earlier this month, the American Automobile Association (AAA) released a study, Crashes v. Congestion — What’s The Cost To Society? The study found that…
Read MoreThird Stage Of A Personal Injury Claim: Depositions
The third stage of the typical personal injury case is the deposition. The first two depositions usually taken are of you and of the other party. Before Covid, most depositions were in person. For your deposition, we would typically be in one of our conference rooms. Since Covid, most depositions have been conducted remotely via Zoom…
Read MoreA Lesson From The Texas Worker's Compensation System
This month’s issue of the ABA (American Bar Association) Journal has an in-depth look at the Texas Worker’s Compensation System (Insult to Injury: Texas Worker’s Comp System Denies, Delays Medical Help). The article discusses the reforms of the worker’s comp system, the insurance industry’s heavy hand in determining how the system plays out, and the insurance…
Read MoreFirst Stage of a Personal Injury Lawsuit: The Lawsuit, Service & The Answer
There are generally five stages to a lawsuit, at least from the client’s perspective. The first stage is the filing the lawsuit stage. The second stage is the written discovery stage. The third stage is the deposition stage. The fourth is the mediation stage. The fifth is the trial stage. The first stage is generally…
Read MoreSecond Stage Of A Personal Injury Case: Written Discovery Phase
The second stage of the typical personal injury case is the written discovery phase. In this stage, the parties exchange requests for information. There are four standard methods that are frequently used for this: initial disclosures, interrogatories, the request for production, and the request for admissions. Initial disclosures require each party to provide basic information. …
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