Indianapolis Personal Injury News & Advice

Property Damage vs Bodily Injury Damage

How can I settle my claim on the car while I am still in medical treatment and I do not know the full extent of my injuries? The answer is simple but it takes a little to explain.

Hazardous Conditions and Semi Tractor-Trailer Accidents

In Indiana, as I m sure is true in many parts of the Country there is an old saying. If you don’t like the weather, give it a minute, it will change. This is especially true in the winter were it can be in the 50s one day and the next we can have a foot of snow on the ground.

Semi Tractor Trailer Accidents and Parking

Anyone who has driven on the highway late at night or in the early morning hours has seen them. The semi tractor-trailers sitting on the side of the road near off ramps with their flashers operating and their engines running.

Semi Tractor Trailer Accidents and Rules for Inspection Maintenance and Repair of Vehicles

Rules exist to ensure the safe operation of Semi tractor Trailer collisions. The rules strike a balance between ensuring that product make its way across the country to keep our economy moving and making the road as safe as possible for American families.

Indiana Crashes Involving Large Trucks

What is done to make sure that our families are not injured in Semi Tractor Trailer accidents?

How Safe is a Semi Tractor-Trailer Driver?

Safe operation benefits both the trucking industry and the industry does a good job of making sure its drivers are safe.

Semi Tractor Trailer Crashes Caused by Driver Fatigue

Driver fatigue causes semi tractor-trailer accidents. When a driver falls asleep at the wheel semi tractor-trailer crashes happen. When a driver is tired, their reaction time is reduced and semi tractor-trailer collisions cause serious personal injury and wrongful death.

Texting and Semi Tractor-Trailer Crashes in Indiana

Did you know that the odds of being involved in an accident is six times greater while the driver is dialing a cell phone than when the driver is not dialing a cell phone.

Semi Tractor Trailer Injuries and Public Liabilities

If you, or a friend or loved one is injured as a result of collision with a semi tractor-trailer, and the collision was not their fault, they are protected under the civil justice system.

Indianapolis Personal Injury Lawyer Discusses Pedestrian Road Use

In a car crash with a pedestrian, or bicyclist, the law of gross tonnage applies. The law of gross tonnage states that when two bodies impact, the body with the larger gross tonnage will fare better in the collision that the body with the lighter gross tonnage. In any collision between a car and a pedestrian, or a bicyclist, the car will always fair better.

Indiana Auto Accident Attorney Warns About Railroad Crossings

Every railroad crossing should have either a stop sign, crossing bars or some type of warning system to alert drivers of oncoming . Unfortunately ,in Indiana , not all do and a lot of drivers forget that when there is a meeting between a train and a motor vehicle , the motor vehicle is more likely to lose.

Indiana Personal Injury Attorney Discusses Winter Driving Tips

In Indiana we must drive in the snow for three to five months out of the year. Driving in the snow does not reduce the amount of care a driver must use in order to drive safely.

Indiana Social Security Lawyer Discusses How to Prepare to Apply For Disability

I am often asked how to file for social security benefits. There are three ways an application may be filed. They are, in no particular order, Online at www.ssa.gov, in person at your local social security office, or an over the phone interview. Regardless of which method you choose, a little preparation will make the process a little easier for everyone. This preparation will also increase your chances of being successful in your application.

Indianapolis Personal Injury Lawyer Discusses Governmental Immunity

Employees of Indiana governmental entities (like cities, towns, townships, etc) are protected by immunities not available to the common citizen.

Serious Personal Injury from Drunk Driving Accidents

There is a dirty little secret about drunk driving accidents in Indiana. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has done a tremendous job educating the public about the dangers of drunk driving accidents. Drunk Driving Accidents cause serious personal injury and wrongful death.

Indianapolis Personal Injury Lawyer Looks At Who is Sue Happy

I often hear from my prospective clients, people who have been seriously injured by the negligence of others, “I am not sue happy, I just want what is fair.”

Seeing salt makes for dangerous winter driving

A couple of tips can help you drive safely. Make sure you have a scraper in your car so you can clear all the ice off your front, rear and side windows.

Indianapolis Auto Accident Attorney Discusses the Little Black Box and Auto Accidents

Modern automobile data recording devices record up to 20 seconds of information before any crash. The data recorded can include whether the passengers of the car were wearing seatbelts, the car speed at any point in that 20 seconds, the acceleration of the car in that 20 seconds, the percent of the engine throttle and gas pedal, when the brakes were activated, when the antilock braking device was activated and more.

Indianapolis Social Security Lawyer Talks About Brain Injury

I want to talk today about brain injury in the context of the Social Security Administration’s guidelines for disability. You will remember from our previous discussions that there are two sets of rules used to determine whether a person is entitled to disability benefits; The Listings and The Medical Vocational Guidelines (The Grids). The listing specifically contains a listing for Brain Injury.

Indiana Serious Personal Injury Lawyer and City Sidewalks

Every property owner in the city is required to keep the sidewalks next to their property clear of snow and ice. If the property owner does not keep the snow and ice clear of snow and ice, they may be subject to fines.