The value of an independent eyewitness cannot be overstated. If you are in an accident, get identifying information on any witnesses – name, phone number, address. See if they will wait for the police and if so, have the police take their information and their...
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Why I became a personal injury attorney (Part 2)
I no longer practice medical malpractice, I contain my practice to personal injury (I do refer out viable cases in the malpractice area) but when I did, I handled the case which spoke to my heart. In my last blog, I discussed why I became a personal injury attorney. A...
Why am I a personal injury lawyer?
The facts of everyone’s life frame who they become. When I was six years old, my father developed rheumatoid arthritis. He was 33. I watched my young, strong, athletic father lose his ability to walk over three years. First slower, then with a cane and finally, he...
Lawyers need personal injury attorneys also
One of the things of which I am proud, is that other attorneys hire me to represent them in personal injury cases. A worker’s compensation attorney was making a left turn when she was struck by a speeding vehicle proceeding straight, in the dark, without headlights....
Bicycle cases from a personal injury lawyer’s perspective
Bicycle accidents are not like motorcycle accidents for coverage purposes, they are more like “pedestrian knockdowns”. When a bicyclist or pedestrian is struck by a vehicle, the vehicle pays the medical bills and lost wages under no fault (there may also be excess...
Motorcycle accidents from a personal injury lawyer’s perspective
Some of my most devastatingly injured clients are those operating motorcycles. Obviously, there is nothing to protect the operator from the impact received. Motorcycles cannot carry no fault and so any medical bills are paid by personal health insurance. The other car...
Personal injury law case study
As you can see from my blogs, personal injury cases are not only motor vehicle-related. If you are injured from any occurrence, you should consult with a personal injury attorney to see if there is a way for you to obtain compensation. You should also try to ensure...
Personal injury lawyer discusses case
Of course, many times, I get an interesting case. An elderly woman was referred to me by another attorney. She lives in a condominium in Suffolk County. Whenever the weather was cold, icicles would form at the juncture of the roof. One day, as she exited her home, a...
No fault in motor vehicle accidents
As a personal injury attorney, it is evident that people really do not know what “no fault” means. It does not mean that fault does not matter, except in one category. As discussed in a prior blog, when you are injured in a car accident, the car you are in pays your...
Personal injury attorney perspectives on motor vehicle coverage (continued)
In my last blog, I discussed bodily injury coverage, today is my favorite coverage – SUM (supplemental uninsured/underinsured motor vehicle coverage). This is something you will receive notice of, in writing, from your insurance company but they will rarely bring it...