Knowing how to pick a car accident attorney when you’ve been injured in a car crash is incredibly important. It’s nice to think that every attorney will provide you with the same level of care, commitment and expertise, but that’s just not the case. Choose the wrong lawyer and you could end up getting substantially less for your personal injury lawsuit than you might have otherwise. So, how should you choose a lawyer? Here are a few things you’ll want to either keep in mind or do before you sign on with a lawyer or legal team that you don’t know: Ask lots of questions. The last thing that you want to do is hire a lawyer that you haven’t thoroughly vetted. Ask questions that focus on the attorney’s background, practice, and history, such as: How long has the lawyer been in practice? Does the attorney have experience litigating … [Read more...]
Getting Everything You Deserve For Your Car Accident Claim
For many accident injury victims, the hours and weeks following a serious accident can be stressful, painful and scary. For those, however, who suffer traumatic, life-altering injuries like amputation, disfigurement or permanent disability, that stress and pain may never go away. Regardless of whether your accident injuries result in short-term or long-term trauma, if the accident was not your fault, you may be entitled to monies for: Lost earnings from lost wages, bonuses, commissions, and other work-related benefits. Lost future earnings from wages lost because you are unable to return to work or cannot do the work that you used to be able to do. Medical expenses such as medication, medical supplies, physical therapy, surgery and medical care, chiropractic care, and the like. Future medical expenses for ongoing medical … [Read more...]
Why You Should Seek Medical Attention After an Accident
At Gebhard Law Office, we often hear from accident injury victims who, because they did not seek medical attention after an accident, find out years later that they will not be able to recover damages from their accidents. It’s unfortunate and all too common. Here are the three biggest reasons it is important to see a medical professional after an accident: Some types of injuries do not produce immediate signs and symptoms. Did you know that you can suffer a traumatic brain injury and not know it? Even if you do not actually hit your head during an accident, your brain can sustain very real injury just from the collision that occurs within your head when your brain hits the inner wall of your skull. Without the help of a skilled medical professional who knows how to spot the early warning signs for common accident injuries like brain … [Read more...]
How to Prove Premises Liability in Wisconsin
Proving that you deserve compensation due to unsafe or defective conditions on someone’s property can be tricky. Like most personal injury cases, premises liability lawsuits involve proving negligence. So, how do you prove premises liability in Wisconsin? If you think you’ve got a case, here are some basic concepts you’ll want to know. What Is Premises Liability? This is the liability of a property owner when an injury happens on his/her property that was caused by some type of unsafe or defective condition on the property that is directly related to the injury and the property. For instance, if you slip and fall on someone’s property because they have not properly iced their sidewalks or because their walkways are cluttered with debris, the owner of that property can be held liable for your damages. Premises liability accidents … [Read more...]
Important Things to Know About Truck Accident Lawsuits
If you have never been in an accident with a commercial vehicle, you may not realize that pursuing a car accident lawsuit can be very different than pursuing a case against a truck driver. Truck accident lawsuits involve a number of factors that often do not apply to standard accident-related personal injury lawsuits, such as: The status of the truck driver’s license. Did the driver have a commercial license when he/she hit you? Depending on the type of commercial vehicle that a driver is driving, the vast majority of truck drivers are legally required to carry a particular type of commercial driver’s license. This is particularly true for larger, heavier vehicles like semis. If the driver who was responsible for your accident was not a licensed commercial driver, your personal injury case against the driver’s employer can change … [Read more...]