One of the most common injuries those in a car accident suffer from is whiplash. Whiplash happens when the head suddenly snaps backwards as well as forwards. And it does so with a lot of force. Whiplash injuries will typically…
There are some accidents that are more of a pain in the ol’ keister than an actual crisis. Nearly everyone gets in a little fender bender at one point or other. Usually these are slow-moving collisions that happen in a…
“Show me the money!” So goes the famous line from the movie Jerry Maguire (arguably one of the most memorable lines from any movie in the past few decades. And it may be EXACTLY the line going through the head…
Pain and suffering. It’s what happens to anyone who goes to a Nickelback concert. But that’s not quite the pain and suffering we’re talking about in this article. We’re talking about pain and suffering in the legal sense. And, specifically,…
Unfortunately, there’s no way around it. If you get in a car accident – and you are the one who’s to blame (or mostly to blame) for that accident – you car insurance rates are going up. If you’ve been…
You’ve probably heard that cars drop in value the second you drive them off the lot. Which is totally true. When you go from 0 miles to 1 mile on the odometer, you new car can lose around 10% of…
Immediately after the accident, especially if you’re injured, call 911. Get the ambulance to come out immediately. It sounds like common sense, but it’s not always followed. Call 911, get the ambulance, and hopefully they’ll come with a police officer…
The most important thing not to do is to talk to the defendant’s insurance company, and especially don’t give a recorded statement. You may be pressured to do so, but there’s very little good that can come about from this.…
Here’s an example of what can happen after an car accident: It’s extremely common that people will go to a car accident attorney two to three months after an accident and say, “Listen, I was involved in this accident. Nothing…
Typically, especially in an automobile accident, both insurance companies – the insurance company for the person that was injured, and the insurance company for the person that caused the injuries, will be attempting to contact the injured party. And they…
