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Can I Sue for Emotional Distress After a Car Accident?
Yes, you may recover damages for emotional distress after a car accident. Many people suffer emotional trauma from the accident and their injuries, and they need costly treatment for anxiety and other distress. You also might miss work or your usual daily activities due to your accident-related anxiety or depression from dealing with physical injuries. …
Should I Accept an Insurance Company’s First Settlement Offer?
When you are a car accident victim, you understandably want to resolve your accident claim quickly. However, if you have injuries and significant losses from a motor vehicle accident, it may require patience to fight for the full and fair compensation. Insurance companies want to move fast and try to deny claims quickly whenever possible. …
What Are the Chances of Winning a Personal Injury Lawsuit?
There is no way to predict your chances of winning a personal injury lawsuit. While some cases are stronger than others, most personal injury lawyers won’t accept your case unless they believe you can win. Contingency Fees Weed out Real Cases from Non-Cases Nearly all personal injury firms work on contingency fees. The client does…
Types of Brain Injury
The term traumatic brain injury (TBI) can encompass many different kinds of injuries to the brain. Types of brain injuries include: Concussion (shaking or blunt force); Hemorrhage (bleed); Contusion (bruise); Edema (swelling); Diffuse axonal injury (from shaking such as seen in shaken baby syndrome); Brain hypoxia (deprivation of oxygen). A brain injury may coincide with…
Truck Drivers and Blind Spots
One of the challenges of driving any vehicle is seeing the areas close to your vehicle. Modern cars and trucks have rear-view and side-view mirrors and technologies like backup cameras to help ensure drivers avoid hitting nearby vehicles, people, and objects. When you drive, you must use these tools to drive safely. This challenge grows…
Where Do Broadside Collisions Most Commonly Take Place?
Does your heartbeat a little faster whenever you drive through an intersection? That’s a natural reaction after being in a broadside collision (also known as a T-bone collision) with another driver. T-bone accidents often leave victims with serious injuries and property damage. By understanding where they take place, you can minimize your risk of being…
Why California’s Motorcycle Helmet Law Matters
The Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA) estimates that motorcycles have a fatality rate 28 times that of passenger vehicles, resulting in approximately 14 percent of all traffic fatalities across the nation. Most traffic accidents are preventable, but unfortunately, accidents still occur. Motorcyclists who don’t wear their helmets face a greater risk of fatality. In fact,…
The Deadliest Roads Near San Jose
Before the Highway 101 bypass, a segment of the Monterey Highway between Morgan Hill and San Jose was the site of so many traffic fatalities that it became known as “Blood Alley.” Ironically, Gary Albertson, the activist who lobbied for improvements to reduce deaths in Blood Alley, died in a collision on that road. Officials…
Bicycle Accident Statistics
There are more cyclists on the road now than ever before. In fact, the number of regular riders grew from 47.5 million in 2017 to more than 52.7 million in 2020, with no signs of the trend slowing down. More cyclists on the road, however, can mean more bicycle accidents. That said, municipalities try to…
How to Claim Bodily Injury From an Accident
Whether you claim bodily injury from an accident may depend on: The specific circumstances that produced your injury The damages you suffered Whether insurance covers your losses An attorney can be instrumental in recovering for your bodily injury. What Types of Incidents Warrant a Bodily Injury Claim? You may file a bodily injury claim following…
