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What to Expect in a Car Wreck Claim

Each year, vehicle collisions kill or seriously injure millions of Americans. Most of these incidents are not accidents. Instead, most vehicle collisions involve either ordinary negligence of negligence per se. Ordinary negligence is a lack of reasonable care; negligence per se is violation of a safety statute. Fundamentally, a negligence case is not about blaming …

Top Five Commonly Misdiagnosed Conditions

Lack of information is probably the main reason 20 percent of all serious illnesses are misdiagnosed. Most doctors only listen to their patients for a few seconds. Furthermore, rather than ordering many diagnostic tests, many doctors elect to “go with their gut.” Legally, doctors have a fiduciary duty toward their patients, meaning they must cast …

Breaking Down an Alcohol-Related Car Wreck

A decade ago, DUI was essentially a serious traffic ticket. Many police officers released drunk drivers with warnings. If the cases did go to trial, the laws were rather weak. That all changed when an extended DUI crackdown began in the mid-1990s. Despite several decades of tougher laws and sophisticated gadgets, like ignition interlock devices, …

Hit and Run Accidents: What You Should Know

The number of hit-and-run fatalities recently marked an all-time high. Some hit-and-run drivers have no insurance. Others have insurance but are afraid an at-fault accident will cause their rates to skyrocket, while some hit-and-run drivers have other issues, such as outstanding warrants – which they do not want to deal with. In short, hit-and-run drivers …

Third Party Liability in Car Crash Claims

Every year, car crashes seriously injure millions of Americans. Frequently, these wrecks cause catastrophic injuries, such as head injuries, serious burns and spine injuries. That’s especially true of eighteen-wheeler collisions. Many times, individual tortfeasors (negligent drivers) do not have enough insurance coverage to provide fair compensation in these situations. It’s possible to bring a separate …

What’s the Difference Between a Traumatic Brain Injury and an Acquired Brain Injury?

Both TBIs and ABIs often trigger extremely high medical bills. It’s not unusual for these expenses to exceed $100,000. If the victim’s health insurance company refuses to pay these costs, as is occasionally the case, an attorney may be able to arrange for medical treatment at no upfront cost. Even better, this medical treatment comes …

What to Expect in a Car Crash Claim

Each year, car crashes seriously injure more than three million Americans. Driver error causes about 95 percent of these incidents. Typically, that error involves a lack of ordinary care, like driving while fatigued, or a violation of a safety law – such as failure to yield the right-of-way. In situations like these, a Rockford personal …

Icy Parking Lot Slip and Falls: What You Should Know

During late winter and early spring, clear ice, or black ice, is very common in Rockford. If the temperature is just above freezing, part of an ice patch melts. As a result, it is even slippier and more difficult to see. That’s especially true if the black ice patch is in the shadows. Translucent ice …

Top Five Traffic Tickets and How They Affect Car Crashes

Driver error causes most vehicle collisions in Winnebago County and many of these mistakes involve traffic violations. In these situations, the negligence per se rule usually applies. Tortfeasors (negligent drivers) who violate traffic laws and cause crashes may be responsible for damages as a matter of law. Generally, these damages include compensation for economic losses, …

How to Select a Car Crash Lawyer

The average car crash-related hospital bill often exceeds $100,000. In a catastrophic injury situation, like a spine injury or serious burns, the medical bills could be ten times as high, or even more. Since so much is at stake, it’s important to pick the best Rockford personal injury attorney. But how do injury victims narrow …