What Are Pain and Suffering Damages?
Many people know enough to associate pain and suffering with personal injury claims and lawsuits. However, the legal perspective applied by an accident attorney differentiates physical from mental pain and suffering. The way an attorney approaches this legal concept affects how injury-related insurance claims and lawsuits are calculated. The two types are defined as follows: […]
Should You Always Call the Police After a Crash?
Contacting the police should be one of the first things you do after a crash. The information gathered is critical for an insurance claim or case set up by an accident attorney. But a police presence isn’t the only key to a successful car accident injury claim. There are many reasons to contact the authorities, […]
Why You Shouldn’t Delay Medical Care After a Crash
Car accidents cause some of the most severe injuries, including deep cuts, broken bones, and burns as well as spinal trauma and traumatic brain injuries. Individuals who look severely injured are more likely to receive emergency treatment. However, not every injury appears to be as bad as it is. People may therefore delay medical treatment, […]
Can I Get Disability Benefits After a Car Accident?
A car accident can leave you with physical injuries such as fractured bones, soft tissue injuries, and brain injuries, as well as psychological trauma that manifests as anxiety or depression. If an injury prevents you from working, you may struggle paying the bills and daily expenses, let alone for medical care. Disability benefits through the […]
How Medical Bills Are Paid After an Accident
Personal injuries sustained in an automobile collision or any other accident can require expensive medical treatment. However, there are options as to how medical bills from an accident get paid. This all depends on the state you live in and the type of insurance you have. In California, there are “at fault” insurance laws. Whoever […]
How to Talk to Your Insurance Adjuster
A car accident is a critical event in one’s life. The physical and emotional toll may be hard to control. However, the actions taken hours and days after an accident can have exacting consequences on you and your family’s financial well-being. That includes how you handle insurance adjusters. Whether the accident was your fault or […]
Ambulance Chasers: Taking Advantage of Your Vulnerability
Many law firms in Southern California use an unscrupulous tactic for trying to obtain cases. Ambulance chasers are sent out whenever there’s a traffic accident. These “solicitors”, “runners”, or “cappers” as they may be called operate with the goal of helping secure new clients. In doing so, they’re take advantage of an accident victim when […]
Traumatic Brain Injuries and Their Effects
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2.8 million people experienced traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and deaths in 2013. In fact, TBIs account for 30% of injury deaths in the U.S. The most common causes of brain injuries include falls, being struck by objects, and car accidents. In fact, brain injuries are […]
Working with an Insurance Company After a Car Accident
What’s it Like Working with California Insurance Companies after a Car Wreck? It’s common knowledge to exchange contact information with another driver after an accident. Despite having auto insurance, many people don’t know how to deal with insurance companies thereafter. The process can be confusing, especially amidst the chaos of a car accident. How Do […]
Neck Pain, Whiplash, and Car Accidents
By far the most common of car accident injuries, neck pain accounts for 65% of all bodily injury liability claims. Rear-end collisions often don’t cause the most severe injuries and damage, but are a common cause of whiplash, which is a sudden and violent movement of a victim’s head and neck. Whiplash also occurs with […]