According to a study recently issued by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, the number of Florida auto accidents dropped five percent from 2007 to 2008. This is very welcome news to Florida drivers as any reduction in auto accidents is a step in the right direction. However, given the number of Florida auto accidents that occur every year, there is still plenty of room for improvement. From a statistical standpoint,...more
Virginia Fredericksburg County Automobile Accident VA Fairfax Richmond Alexandria Lawyers Attorneys By: Atchuthan Sriskandarajah About the Author The SRIS Law Group is a law firm with offices in Virginia, Maryland & Massachusetts. The law firm assists clients with criminal/traffic defense, family law, immigration, civil litigation, bankruptcy & military law. The law firm has Virginia offices in Fairfax County, Richmond,...more
Hoping to provide everybody the resources and knowledge to know how to fight their personal injury lawsuit, Seattle car accident attorney Jason Epstein continues his series of answers to frequently asked questions. In this article, Jason talks about different tactics used by car insurance companies to deny or lower your claim.There are numerous strategies employed by the insurance companies to prevent you from receiving the amount of money you deserve for your claim. The top 5 are listed below:•1.) Quickie Low Ball Settlement: Insurance companies will try to offer you a quick and cheap settlement right after your claim. Do not blindly accept. Consult a personal injury attorney•2.) Recorded Statement: Your insurance company will likely call you and ask if you will agree to a recorded statement. Again, do not agree to this. Find an attorney to represent you.•3.) Records Release and Review: A claims adjuster will ask you to release your medical records so a specialist can review them. This specialist makes a lot of money from the insurance company, and will find a way to deny your claim.•4.) Independent Medical Examination: An insurance company will have you undergo an...more
When the human body is in danger, it usually goes into protection mode where the muscles tighten up, especially when preparing for an impending automobile accident. While it may seem like a good idea to tense up since its a natural reaction, it is actually one of the worst things you can do to your body. Relaxing your body instead of tensing your...more
Hiring a personal injury accident lawyer is considered to be the most important step of filing a personal injury claim. Before hiring a personal injury solicitor it is important for the claimant to ask a few questions and do a little bit of research so that the claimant gets the best legal services. The following paragraphs will elaborate on 4 tips...more
Who gets whiplash injuries?The short answer is that anyone can get a whiplash injury. But what's surprising is that 1.you didn't have to be in a real bad accident to get a whiplash injury 2.and the amount of damage to your vehicle can be minimal, and you can still be injured. So, what are the risk factors for whiplash injury? What I mean by that is what factors make it more likely that you'll suffer a whiplash injury if you're in a motor vehicle accident? Let's first understand what happens in whiplash injury. You're driving, wearing your seat belt, and are suddenly impacted or impact another car. Your car is jolted. Sometimes this means coming abruptly to a stop, or being suddenly pushed forward or sideways. With the sudden jolt to your car your body is also thrown about. When you've got seat belts on, your body or torso remains fixed in the seat. Only your head can move, because its not strapped in. With the impact of a collision your head and neck experience a whipping action, not unlike cracking a whip. This all happens in a fraction of a second, so fast that you don't remember it clearly. Whether or not you sustain whiplash injury is dependent on many factors. The...more
Hoping to provide everybody the resources and knowledge to know how to fight their personal injury lawsuit, Seattle car accident attorney Jason Epstein continues his series of answers to frequently asked questions. In this article, Jason answers the...more
What Insurance Companies Don't Want You To Know About Whiplash Injuries -- The amount of car damage doesn't equate to severity of injury.Hi, I'm Dr. Harlan Mittag. If you've been in a low impact automobile accident I have some important information...more
Auto Insurance companies as a general rule review a claim, quantify the extent of damage, calculate the cost of repairs, disperse payment to the car owner, and pay the auto body service shop. Based on the predicted cost, the auto body service shop...more
Have you been told that filing an accident personal injury claim is a hard and lengthy task? Are you afraid of making errors while filing accident claims? If your answers are yes, then read on. This article will help you understand the right way to...more
Wondering how to engage the services of an auto accident attorney? Your best option would be to search on the Internet. Most reputed law firms have their own websites nowadays. KipLawFirm.com is one such respectable firm which is based in Dallas/...more
If you have been injured in an accident, either at work, at a home or in an auto accident, you need to hire an Albuquerque personal injury lawyer to make sure that you get just compensation for your injury. An auto accident attorney is basically the...more