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Road Rage Rampage Directed at Bicyclists? Driver Hits Several Bicycle Riders
I often end up reporting in this column about bicycle accidents, but what I am writing about today was no bicycle accident! This was an attack on bicycle riders! As an avid bicyclist myself and a bike injury lawyer, I am outraged by the story that developed late Wednesday night. Three cyclists were apparently targeted by a driver in some sort of road rage episode. According to witnesses, the driver intentionally hit four bicyclists as they rode on the public street.
Three bicyclists suffered serious personal injuries including broken bones, lacerations, and internal injuries after a driver went on a road rage rampage in the city in four separate incidents. Only one received treatment at the scene; the others remain hospitalized, one in critical condition.
In the forefront of our thoughts are the rapid and complete recovery of these innocent bicyclists, but I also want to note if you are a bicyclist or a pedestrian hit by a car, even if it is a hit-and-run driver as in this case, please see a personal injury lawyer. There could be a liability on the part of the driver, or there could be other ways to recover, such as your own uninsured motorists’ insurance coverage.
If you are covered by an automobile insurance policy, on your own car, or on a car in your household, you might also then be covered for hit and run under the uninsured motorist provisions in the policy. Car insurance covers bicycle accident injuries and pedestrian accident injuries. If a car hits you while crossing the street or even in an unlikely location such as your own home, you could be covered for medical payment coverage and uninsured motorist coverage, and underinsured motorist coverage. Call a bicycle accident attorney or pedestrian accident lawyer right away to make sure that you are compensated for your losses. And, if the accident is not your fault, your insurance rates should not go up.
We are not representing any of the parties mentioned in this article at the time the article was posted. Our information source is cited in the article. If you were involved in this incident or a similar incident and have questions as to your rights and options, call a reputable law firm. Do not act solely upon the information provided here. Get a consultation. The best law firms will provide a free confidential consultation to “not at fault” persons like those named in this article and their family members.
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Motorcycle Accidents
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Dangerous Products
Unsafe Products Can Result in Serious Injury or Death
We live in a complex and technical world in which we expect the products we purchase and use to be designed and manufactured in such a manner that they are safe for our use. We also expect that the sellers and manufacturers of products will give us reasonable warnings of the dangerous propensities of their products.
Unfortunately, not all designers, manufacturers, and sellers of products live up to these expectations and the requirements of our laws with regard to their products. We are a highly specialized law firm dedicated to the representation of survivors who are seriously injured or killed as the result of defective or incorrectly designed or manufactured products. Our lawyers help clients who have been injured as a result of unsafe or defective products. We handle a wide variety of product liability cases that involve serious injuries or wrongful death. We handle claims against the manufacturers of all types of defective medical devices; defective drugs; and any other dangerous or defective product that caused a serious injury.
We Sue the Makers of Dangerous Prescription Drugs
Unfortunately, it seems that pharmaceutical companies place more value on profits than on public welfare. Claims against the manufacturers and sellers of defective drugs are becoming more and more common. Some of the prescription drug litigation with which we have dealt with are Zyprexa, Baycol, Ephedra, Propulsid, PPA, Meridia, Rezulin, and Phen-Fen.
When Medical Devices are Defective, You Need Protection
Defective medical devices have also provided the basis for serious claims, and we handle claims against the manufacturers of all types of defective medical devices as well. Some of the claims we pursue relate to devices such as silicone breast implants, contraceptive devices such as IUDs, Shiley heart valves, hip prostheses, and knee replacements.
If A Defective Product Has Affected You, Call Us
Our mission in pursuing product liability cases is to obtain just compensation for our injured clients and to create an economic incentive for those in the stream of commerce to produce safe products and provide sufficient warning of the dangers of their products, ultimately resulting in the saving of lives. Cases involving defective products are usually complex, involving significant time and expense. It is important to discuss your claim with an experienced attorney, so you can decide the best way to proceed.
When an injury or wrongful death results from a defect in a product’s design, manufacturing process, or warning label, we can help you decide whether or not you have a claim. If you or someone you know has been injured or has died as the result of a defective product, please call us toll-free.
About Defective Products
The three basic ways a product may be defective are by design, manufacture, or failure to warn of dangerous propensities of the product. In some situations, manufacturers may be liable for punitive damages.
Companies responsible for the manufacture and sale of a product must take reasonable measures to ensure the safety of their product. The design must be tested, the manufacturing process must be reasonable and the accompanying instructions or labeling must clearly warn about any dangers. A product liability claim can often be brought against the manufacturer, supplier, or distributor of a defective product when it has failed in its responsibilities and has created a dangerous product, created a flawed product, failed to inspect a product, failed to properly test a product or failed to discover or warn of a danger associated with a product.
If you or someone you know has been injured or has died as the result of a defective product, please call us toll-free for a free consultation.
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Pedestrian Accidents
Victims of pedestrian accidents – or their family members – are encouraged to contact the pedestrian accident lawyers of our Law Firm to schedule a consultation at the earliest opportunity. Whether you were a pedestrian hit and run victim, were injured by a vehicle that ran a red light, or were hit in a crosswalk we are well qualified to ensure that you receive proper compensation from all available sources.
Causes and circumstances of pedestrian accidents include the following:
Pedestrians who have been hit by cars, trucks, or motorcycles in crosswalks while crossing the street or a parking lot
Pedestrian inattention, or crossing outside the crosswalk
Hit and run of jaywalking pedestrians
Accidents caused by speeding taxi cabs
Injuries to children who have been run over or struck by cars due to driver inattention, including accidents occurring in parking lots
Speeding cars that failed to stop or yield at dangerous intersections
Traffic lights that are too short to allow for elderly people to cross completely on a green light
Defective roadways or dangerous construction sites
Preserving Evidence After a Pedestrian Accident
Proof of your injury following a pedestrian accident is not enough to recover the compensation to which you are entitled. You will also need evidence showing how, why, and when you were injured. This evidence is best if collected immediately following the accident, and it can be obtained by interviewing witnesses to the accident, photographing and documenting your injuries, and creating a record of the accident scene.
All too often, a pedestrian accident becomes a fatality. The pedestrian accident lawyers at our Law Firm pursue wrongful death claims on behalf of surviving family members. When a hit and run or intersection car/pedestrian accident is not a fatality, a pedestrian accident often causes severe or catastrophic injuries, such as the following:
fractured bones
head injury
brain injury
paralysis
spinal cord damage
injuries to children
The experience and dedication of our pedestrian accident lawyers await your call or email to explain how we can help after your accident.
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Tourist Accidents
The Texas coast, theme parks, and natural beauty make it a vacation destination for people all over the world.
Tourists come here from all over the world, and when one of them is injured in an accident, this melting pot of people results in a diverse and somewhat confusing situation where people may be governed by different laws, have different insurance companies and types of policies and may have an altogether different system of justice.
At our Law Group, we help tourists who are injured in accidents. We are sensitive to the needs of visitors to the area who are injured. We understand that there may be language barriers, time constraints, and other pressures on you to recover from your injuries and return home. If you are injured in an accident, we will take the time to explain the law and the legal process to you. Our goal is to educate you and represent you, utilizing our skills, knowledge, and experience to get you the most compensation possible.
For a free confidential consultation to discuss your accident claim with an experienced personal injury lawyer, please call our office.
Types of Accidents We Handle
We handle a wide range of claims in Florida involving tourists and visitors including the following:
Auto accidents/other motor vehicle accidents
Premises liability/slip and fall
Hotel accidents
Resort accidents
Jet Ski accidents
Parasailing accidents
Boating accidents
Motorcycle accidents
Construction accidents
Pool accidents
Dog bites
Truck accidents
If you are visiting and injured in an accident, please schedule a free confidential consultation to discuss your claim with an experienced personal injury attorney. Call us toll-free. You are also welcome to fill out our intake form and someone from our office will promptly contact you.
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Prompt treatment following an injury might include prescription medicine, bedrest for recovery, or surgery. Intense treatment is necessary for individuals with spinal cord damage. Physicians will counteract issues that include blood clots, bed sores, and muscle contractures. A rehabilitation program may be advised and medicine may be prescribed to regulate discomfort and muscle spasms.
A far more serious injury from an automobile accident is a brain injury. Hitting the motor vehicle windows or being thrown out of an automobile while not using a seat belt, are the most common causes of head injuries in car accidents. Aside from unconsciousness, head discomfort, bleeding, and visible head injuries, other signs that may indicate a head injury are tenderness or instability of skull bones on applying pressure.
The sufferer might also encounter difficulties with recollection and concentration, nosebleeds, impaired vision, hearing, smelling, or odd sensations in any part of the body, and weak or disabled limbs. Also, one typical car crash injury that sometimes remains undetected is retinal detachment. Blurred vision soon after a car accident is undoubtedly an emergency. Retinal detachment has to be taken care of immediately by surgery in order to avoid lasting vision loss.
An auto accident attorney will execute an exhaustive investigation into precisely why your car accident occurred. A car accident attorney understands how to cope with insurance companies. Insurance companies are usually reluctant to pay a claim. The attorney will manage negotiations with the insurance company. If he does not get the outcome he seeks, he will not hesitate to take the auto accident claim to a court of law.
If you or a loved one has suffered injuries or damages in an auto accident, contact our Law Firm for a free consultation.
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Soft-tissue injury cases constitute a significant portion of personal injury litigation in the United States today. A majority of soft-tissue injuries occur from rear or side-impact collisions at speeds of 20 MPH or less. Since in many of these cases there is only minimal property damage, it is often assumed that they cannot result in serious, permanent injuries and that anyone who files a claim is attempting to obtain a large settlement for a “minor” injury. Yet despite these widely held perceptions, some victims of low-impact collisions continue to experience a broad range of persistent symptoms most frequently involving the neck, head, shoulders, and lower back for months or even years after the accident.
Unfortunately, many people (i.e. insurance companies and jurors) consider soft-tissue injuries as highly suspect because the extent and severity of the injury is not always obvious and cannot usually be documented by X-rays or other objective diagnostic tests. Successful resolution of soft-tissue injury cases is, to a large extent, dependent upon maximizing medical proof of damages which is often difficult to establish without objective, clear-cut medical proof of a significant injury. So how can you maximize medical proof in soft-tissue injury cases?
To develop an effective strategy in soft-tissue litigation, you first need to understand the complex nature of many of these injuries. That doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to immerse yourself for hours in intricate medical treatises which describe in painstaking detail the biomechanics or pathophysiology of soft-tissue injuries. At a minimum, however, you should be familiar with several authoritative, peer-reviewed journal articles published in the medical literature which describe the many possible underlying causes of the wide range of physical and emotional symptoms associated with soft-tissue injuries. Why should you, as an attorney, bother with even a few medical journal articles? Isn’t this one of the primary reasons why you retain a qualified medical expert?
Here’s just one compelling argument that you can’t afford to neglect. Most patients who sustain a soft-tissue injury in a low-impact collision are examined initially by an emergency room (ER) physician and are then referred to a family doctor for further follow-up and treatment. The ER physician may be a resident or intern who had only minimal, or worse, no experience in “working up” patients who sustain low-impact soft-tissue injuries. Many times even experienced ER physicians look no further than for obvious clinical signs of injury such as a radiograph showing a definite dislocation or fracture.
Often overlooked during the routine physical exam of a patient who has sustained a soft-tissue injury are less obvious “hidden” causes such as a closed-head injury or temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJD) which may account for the patient’s persistent complaints of recurrent headaches, neck pain, jaw pain, and visual or auditory disturbances. Unless the initial evaluation was done by a specialist such as a neurologist who is “tuned-in” to screen for the possibility of a closed-head injury or an oral surgeon who is trained to recognize the symptoms of TMJD, the chances of linking the patient’s persistent physical symptoms to a specific underlying cause may be significantly diminished. If your client continues to experience neck, shoulder, head, jaw, or lower back pain despite the lack of any objective medical evidence that may account for these symptoms, you need to take charge and ensure that he/she is evaluated by one or more medical specialists.
Another major area that may be neglected or overlooked in patients with soft-tissue injuries who continue to experience chronic pain is the psychological or emotional component that may be associated with these injuries. People react to chronic pain in different ways. Some are able to cope with pain better than others and can move on with their normal lives. Others, however, may suffer from periods of anxiety or depression, lose their appetite, find it difficult to concentrate at their job, and experience difficulty in sleeping. In such cases, it may be necessary to refer the patient to a neuropsychiatrist or a clinical psychologist who is trained to diagnose the source of the patient’s emotional problems and implement effective treatment. Remember, it may only be classified medically as a “soft-tissue” injury but that tissue is part of a human being whose psychological well-being may be adversely affected as a result of this negative experience.
One final point is deserving of mention if you litigate a fair number of soft-tissue cases. You need to develop and maintain a positive relationship with the medical professionals who are involved in the management of your client’s case. In preparing these doctors to provide expert testimony, you need to ensure that they are not only familiar with the patient’s case history but also that their expert opinions are supported and substantiated by the medical literature. But don’t expect the doctor to do the research for you.
There are literally thousands of peer-reviewed journal articles published in the medical literature related to soft-tissue injuries resulting from motor vehicle accidents. You need to be aware of the fact that most clinical doctors are office-based physicians who just don’t have the time, resources, or inclination to keep up with this vast amount of literature. So it’s up to you to prepare your experts by ensuring that the research gets done and then presenting the doctor with the most authoritative, peer-reviewed journal articles to substantiate his/her expert testimony.
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If You Have an Injury Claim, Don’t Delay
People who have been wronged must decide whether to make a claim. Sometimes they ponder this question a long time before deciding. When considering whether to make a claim, people must also think about statutes of limitations. Statutes of limitations put time limits on when actions may be brought. If you wait too long to make a claim, and the statute of limitations passes, your claim will be denied – even if it was valid. Recently, a man who was hurt while getting off a plane made a claim against the airline to recover damages. A court noted that the statute of limitations for personal injury actions had passed, so his claim was dismissed and he lost the chance to recover from his injuries. Harsh Results Statutes of limitations have harsh results. Thus, if you are considering whether to make a claim, consult a lawyer promptly to assure your claim is not lost by delay. Also, even if it seems like a claim arose long ago, there could be grounds to overcome the statute of limitations. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about personal injury matters.
Q. I was hurt in an accident. If I make a claim, how long will it take to resolve?
A. The answer depends on many factors, including whether there’s a dispute over who was at fault, the nature of your injury, and the other side’s willingness to resolve the matter. Many claims are resolved very fast, while others take longer. Every attempt will be made to resolve your claim as fast as possible, with the goal being to obtain the maximum compensation for your injuries and losses.
Q. I was hurt in an accident in which I may have been partly at fault. Can I still make a claim?
A. Yes. In most states, accident victims can recover money even if they were partly at fault. Your recovery will be reduced by the amount of your fault. For example, if you are 20% at fault and your damages are $10,000, you will recover $8,000. This provides general information. Due to complexities and constant changes in the law, exceptions to general principles of law, and variations of state laws, seek professional legal advice before acting on any matter.
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