Personal Injury Law Blog

Personal Injury and Car Accident. While Jogging?

2009-09-07T09:34:00.001-04:00

It seems that one does not have to be inside a car to suffer personal injury due to a car accident or auto accident. When people hear personal injury and car accident or auto accident, a vehicle collision automatically comes to mind. But one could also suffer personal injury in a car accident while jogging.

On Thursday, September 3, 2009, around 8:30 a.m., Amanda Mahnke was jogging north on Connecticut Avenue when a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Metrobus travelling east on Florida Avenue hit her. She suffered personal injury due to the car accident. Thankfully, she had been listed in stable condition.

Car Accidents And Car Accident Lawyers

2009-09-07T09:10:00.001-04:00

Car accidents are the last thing in people’s minds when they hail a cab. However, car and auto accidents unfortunately do happen. A New York car accident lawyer just reported that a New York City taxicab driver lost control of his car and hit a subway station a few days ago. Thankfully, the accident did not result in any death. The car accident victims were speedily transported to a Manhattan area hospital so that their accident injuries could be treated immediately.

As what a car accident lawyer said, staying alert and mindful of safety tips could reduce injury in car accidents. Seatbelts should always be worn as they minimize injury in car accidents. Passengers should also observe the driver for signs of drunkenness or the like.

If ever, God forbid, that you become a victim of a car accident or an auto accident, immediately seek medical attention and consider contacting a personal injury lawyer who is also an experienced car accident lawyer or auto accident lawyer. The injury lawyer can guide you in your personal injury claims if ever such a claim is necessary and feasible.

Is A Personal Injury Lawyer Important?

2009-09-07T08:12:00.001-04:00

A personal injury lawyer or a personal injury attorney is usually blamed for the increased cost of a lot of things. Tim Collard even blogged: “Personal Injury Lawyers be damned. Let’s pass a Stuff Happens Act.”

People say that personal injury lawyers cause a lot of personal injury lawsuits. These personal injury lawsuits increase insurance costs, among others, which ultimately makes the end-product or service expensive.

There will always be some personal injury lawyers or injury attorneys who will seek out victims of car accidents or slip and fall accidents. These injury lawyers would then offer to handle the victim’s case even if it is clearly not worth pursuing. The offer is attractive—no attorney’s fee unless the case is won. Measures should be put in place to prevent these ambulance chasers.

But, not all personal injury attorneys are like that; And, imagine a world where there are no personal injury lawyers or where legislation makes it difficult to institute personal injury claims. Companies would be more lax about their product’s quality and safety to cut costs and increase profits. More accidents would then happen. I’m sure nobody wants that.

Personal injury lawyers should not be blamed for these rising costs. After all, the defendants are also allowed to hire their own accident lawyer or slip and fall lawyer to protect their interests and dispute the claims against them whether it be personal injury claims or accident claims. So, if somebody sues for personal injury claims, they can dispute such claims. It’s not as if personal injury lawyers could automatically make them liable without a chance of defending themselves. Unless they really are guilty of negligence, that is.

Personal Injury and Negligence—Call an Injury Lawyer

2009-08-18T23:03:00.002-04:00

Personal injury suffered by a person due to the negligence of others must be quickly assessed by an injury lawyer or injury attorney. This is not for the sole purpose of lawsuit but for protecting the rights of victims. In fact, there might even be no negligence at all but merely an accident.

An example to this is exposure to Vinyl Chloride which is a very dangerous chemical. This can cause personal injury. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has stated that there is no safe exposure level for this chemical. Anyone exposed to it should contact an injury attorney. Some injury lawyers provide free consultation.

But keep in mind that even if there is personal injury, not all cases like this are caused by negligence—some are caused by accident. Facts must be investigated by a competent injury lawyer in the soonest time possible.

Personal Injury

2009-08-16T23:32:00.002-04:00

Personal Injury, as opposed to injury to property, is an injury suffered by a person. When one thinks of personal injury, physical bodily injury automatically comes to mind. However, personal injury is not limited only to injury to the body but also to a person’s mind and emotions.

Personal injury is normally suffered in car accidents or road traffic accidents, accidents while working, accidents at home, slip and fall accidents or tripping accidents, injuries suffered from defective products, assault claims, and a lot more which this blog hopes to cover.

If you suffer personal injury, you must quickly asses whether you need to file a claim or lawsuit in the soonest possible time. If you don’t, some evidence will be lost or their weight reduced. Important facts related to the accident, for instance, might also be forgotten. In personal bodily injury, the physical injury might already heal and your claim will not be as strong as it should be or might not even be convincing anymore.

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2009-06-01T03:00:00.004-04:00

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2009-06-01T03:00:00.002-04:00

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