Personal Injury

The fact that companies are seeking out ways to provide folks with alternative transportation methods is a very promising trend. Fewer cars on the road means less traffic and a smaller impact on the environment. While these experiments are important, they aren’t always handled in the safest manner. Case in point are the electric scooters flooding A ... Read More

With the rise of personal injury cases over the past few decades, the need for dedicated personal injury lawyers was realized some time ago. In essence, a personal injury lawyer is a specialized litigator who seeks justice for clients who have suffered as a result of the negligence or recklessness of another person or entity. Put simply, the role o ... Read More

I’ve always been amazed at how unseen forces have controlled the nation’s perception about personal injury cases and the lawyers who prosecute them. We have perpetuated a myth about our society being full of people ready to sue at the slightest inconvenience. This false narrative is one that benefits the insurance companies and other large institut ... Read More

For the first 40 or so years of my life, I prided myself on having a cast-iron stomach. I hardly worried about what I ate. Does that meat look a little under-cooked? No problem; I’ll be fine. Are those ingredients that most people would squirm at? Heap ‘em on my plate. Honestly, and I’m a bit ashamed to admit this, I viewed people who were excessiv ... Read More

Social Media has become a way of life. By 2019 it is estimated there will be as many as 2.77 billion active social media users. The most recent estimates are that 77 percent of Americans have at least one social networking profile. Although there is nothing inherently wrong with them, actively posting while perusing a personal injury claim can caus ... Read More

School-related injuries in children are inevitable and common. More than 56 million children in the United States spend a good portion of each day either in school or on school property. The chances for the school’s liability is therefore vast as according to a study, it is estimated that about 19% of injuries suffered by children up to 17 years of ... Read More

One of the most important aspects of a personal injury case is choosing the doctors who will be treating you. While it is imperative that you seek medical treatment immediately following an injury, the doctors you choose and the care that follows will ultimately determine not only your recovery, but also if you have a solid personal injury case or ... Read More

The use of ride-sharing services has exploded over the last five years. Ride-sharing companies use GPS, smartphone technology, and a dedicated smartphone app to connect drivers with passengers.   Uber and Lyft were the first ones to gain popularity sometime after 2011. Both companies arrange for rides in most major cities in Florida including, Tamp ... Read More

Personal injury advertising campaign works for the same reason all good repetitive advertising campaigns work. The consumer becomes familiar with the images and words that are part of the campaign. Why Attorney Advertising Works The repetitive nature of the advertisements condition the consumer to recall the information within them. When the consu ... Read More

The way most people hire a personal injury lawyer began to change in 1977 because the United States Supreme court decided a case called Bates v. State Bar of Arizona, 433 U.S. 350, 97 S.Ct. 2691, 53 L.Ed.2d 810 (1977). Bates v. State Bar of Arizona In the Bates case, the Court concluded that banning lawyers from advertising is a violation of the la ... Read More

Not every claim has the same steps and every client’s claim is different. But most personal injury claims involve the same general steps. 1. Investigating the Claim During the investigation phase, our office will be gathering records such as accident reports; incident reports; medical records; wage and employment records; and insurance documents th ... Read More

The way most people hire a personal injury lawyer began to change in 1977 because the United States Supreme court decided a case called Bates v. State Bar of Arizona, 433 U.S. 350, 97 S.Ct. 2691, 53 L.Ed.2d 810 (1977). Bates v. State Bar of Arizona In the Bates case, the Court concluded that banning lawyers from advertising is a violation of the la ... Read More

When Sawyer Rosenstein was in middle school, he was bullied on a daily basis. Rather than hide it, ignore it, or fight back like many children, Rosenstein informed the principal and his guidance counselor, MSNBC reports. Then in May 2006, the bully punched him in the back, sending him to his knees. Two days later Rosenstein fell while at home, unab ... Read More

Healthcare is expensive, as is medical insurance. Experts have examined the origins of these costs and come up with numerous suggestions for how to reduce them. Tort Reformis one of the most controversial of the proposed solutions. Tort reform is a broad based term used to define any effort to limit the public’s right to pursue personal injury law ... Read More

A Novartis medication plant in Lincoln, Nebraska manufactures both over the counter medications like Excedrin and powerful prescription painkillers like Percocet. Due to a potential medicine mix-up, Novartis has recalled some packages of Excedrin, NoDoz, Bufferin, and Gas-X. The Chicago Tribune reports there have been no confirmed incidents of the ... Read More