Recent Blog Posts in November 2011

A grieving wife has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the man she holds responsible for the death of her husband.

The victim, a 64-year-old male, was riding his motorcycle last August when he was struck by a man driving a pickup truck. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene of the crime due to extensive internal injuries. When police questioned the driver of the pickup truck, they learned that he was on his way to an annual tractor pull.

While no traffic accident is easy to live with, the fact that the driver responsible for causing it was a police officer does not help his case. The wife alleges that he should have been more cautious on the roadway, especially given his occupation. In addition to naming him as a plaintiff, the wife added the people running the tractor pull event as responsible for her husband's death this summer.

Anytime people plan to move forward with a wrongful death claim, they'll want to speak with a personal injury lawyer first.

A major car accident caused rush hour to be horrendous for returning commuters.

Last week a six-car pileup on a busy freeway led to the injuries of seven people. When police officers and emergency medical crews arrived on the scene, it was a disaster. The impact was so great that local authorities were forced to issue a Sig Alert around 5:45 PM.  At this time, the multi-car accident is still under investigation by the California Highway Patrol.

It has not been determined what or who caused the initial car accident.

Have you recently been hurt in a car accident? Is your pain and suffering preventing you from returning to work? If so, now is the time to consult with a personal injury lawyer. It is possible to be compensated for your injuries due to the car accident, but you'll want to be able to count on the services and expertise of a lawyer who practices personal injury law in your state.

The victim of a fatal motorcycle accident has been identified by police in Farmington.

Last Sunday, the 25-year-old male victim was riding his motorcycle in the early afternoon when something caused him to fly from his bike. Since nobody actually witnessed the accident, police have been trying to reconstruct the accident from clues left at the scene. When the responding officers arrived on the scene, they found his body quite a distance from where his bike lay.

There were several witnesses who saw the young man before the accident that say he was definitely speeding. That is likely to blame for his resultant death. The stretch of highway where the motorcycle accident occurred was shut down for several hours while police investigated the scene.

The young man was pronounced dead on the scene by the emergency medical crew.

If you have recently been hurt in a motorcycle accident, it is important that you take the time to consult with a personal injury attorney near you!

A star college basketball player is not likely to survive the injuries sustained in a two-car accident near San Francisco.

The 19-year-old male victim is surrounded by friends and family as he struggles to stay alive. Yet based on the injuries that he suffered, including massive head trauma and internal injuries, doctors do not believe that he will survive. His condition took a turn for the worse last Monday, prompting a constant bedside vigil for the young victim.

Police reports show that the player was a passenger in a vehicle driven by one of his teammates. He swerved to avoid a tire in the road and lost control of his car. When it finally came to a stop, it was hit head-on by another vehicle. 

The driver of the vehicle, a 22-year-old male, has been arrested for driving under the influence. He is likely to face additional charges after police have finished conducting their investigation.

Hurt as a result of a drunk driving accident?  Now is the time to consult with a personal injury attorney near you.

A single car accident has left one man injured and another dead. Investigators say that a 37-year-old man was driving down the highway when he lost control of his vehicle. The car evidently went off the road to the right then crossed an intersection, rolling across both northbound and southbound lanes of traffic on a four-lane highway before finally coming to a stop on its roof.

The 37-year-old driver was taken to a local hospital after the accident and later released with only minor injuries. However, the 24-year-old passenger in the car was ejected from the vehicle during the accident and then trapped under the vehicle when it rolled on its head. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. Investigators are still trying to determine what caused the driver to lose control of his vehicle in such an irrevocable way.

When you or someone you love is injured in a serious car accident, speak to an experienced personal injury attorney to understand your legal rights. You may be entitled to financial damages for your pain, suffering, and medical expenses.

News sources say that a lawmaker lost his brother last week in a freak truck accident.

Police reports show that the brother of a North Carolina state representative was driving his tractor near the road when it was hit by a semi. Several pictures of the wreckage show the tractor trapped under the semi where emergency workers had to extract the victim.

When a local news station ran the story, the public learned that the victim, a 78-year-old man, had been declared legally blind. He used the farm tractor as his mode of transportation since he could not be issued a license. However, the investigation shows that he was crossing with the green light in his favor when the accident occurred.

It is uncertain whether the driver of the semi will be charged in this accident.

Has someone you love recently been injured in a truck accident? Learn more about your legal options and rights by hiring a personal injury attorney now.

A family mourns the loss of a father and husband in New York after a workplace accident took his life.

According to local police reports, the 62-year-old man was working with the state Department of Transportation on a bridge. He was riding in a basket elevated by a boom truck when the truck ran into a steel support structure of the bridge. The man struck his head hard enough to cause fatal injuries; the second man riding with him was lucky enough to remain unhurt in the accident.

The workplace accident is now being examined by several Public Employee Safety and Health Unit investigators as well as DOT engineers. As with any workplace accident, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is likely to send a representative as well to determine whether the workplace is safe enough to resume operations by fellow employees.

Have you been hurt on the job?  Get a better understanding of your rights and worker's compensation laws by consulting with a personal injury attorney.

Officers responding to a motorcycle seen lying on a roadway hoped that the driver was still alive. What they quickly discovered, however, was his body lying inert on shoulder of the highway.

Based on the evidence provided at the scene, the driver had been riding along the highway when he lost control of his vehicle. He struck a telephone pole and was thrown from his bike. Although emergency personnel did respond to the scene, they were too late. The rider was pronounced dead as a result of the injuries caused by the bike accident.

The accident is still under investigation by detectives. It is uncertain what caused the accident and whether another vehicle was involved. An obituary published about the 45-year-old man later that week revealed that he had been a United States Marine Corps Reservist and owned a home repair company. After his time in the Marine Corps Reserves, he was a self-employed carpenter.

If you were hurt during a motorcycle accident, you owe it to yourself to have your case reviewed by a knowledgeable personal injury attorney.

A terrifying bus accident in England left six people injured when the roof of a double-decker bus was ripped completely off of the bus by a low hanging tree branch. Officials who are investigating the crash believe that the branch was brought low by strong winds over the preceding weekend. When the bus passed under the tree, the branch cut directly through the top of the bus, cutting the faces and heads of several passengers who were seated in the upper deck.

Emergency medical workers responded immediately and performance checkups on every single passenger in the bus. Two people who were seated in the upper deck were taken to a local hospital with minor cuts to their heads while another was transported to a hospital on a spinal board. Three more passengers who had been riding on the upper deck were expected to be treated for minor cuts in the back of an ambulance. After the accident, the severed roof of the bus lay in a strip 100 yards down the road from the rest of the bus.

If you were injured during a bus accident, now is the right time to seek the assistance of a personal injury attorney near you.

Car accidents are an everyday occurrence throughout the United States. In most cases, car accidents are minor and don't require the assistance of a personal injury lawyer. If only minor damage occurred to the vehicle and no physical injuries occurred, you can probably resolve your insurance claim directly with your car insurance provider.

However, if serious physical injuries, a fatality, or significant damage to your car occurred during a recent car accident, you're strongly advised to speak to a personal injury attorney.

Car accident lawyers can help you cut through red tape, handle the complicated paperwork involved in your case, and advise you on how to obtain financial compensation for your injuries and suffering.

Damages that can be awarded in a personal injury car accident case can include awards for medical expenses, lost wages, lost earning ability, car repairs, pain and suffering, and loss of companionship if someone was killed during the crash. The chances of obtaining these kinds of awards is may increase if the car accident involved reckless driving, speeding, or driving under the influence on the part of the other driver.