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Preventing Aortic Injuries in Auto Accidents With Air Bags and Seat Belts
Go to Preventing Aortic Injuries in Auto Accidents With Air Bags and Seat BeltsAirbags and seat belts can help to prevent aortic lacerations in some frontal crashes. Yet, there is still a large amount of data showing that they are not entirely effective in preventing aortic tears in auto crashes. Many doctors who have studied how aortic lacerations happen in auto crashes have found that, while seat belts…
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Aortic Ruptures and Lacerations Caused in Car Crashes
Go to Aortic Ruptures and Lacerations Caused in Car CrashesIt has been reported that there are over 8,000 incidents a year of aortic ruptures and tears occur in car crashes. The vast majority of people who sustain this type of injury do not survive. Aortic tears/ruptures from auto accidents are the #2 cause of death at the scene of an accident — second only…
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The Other Driver Was Drunk, How Does That Affect My Case?
Go to The Other Driver Was Drunk, How Does That Affect My Case?The Pacific Institute of Research and Evaluation estimates that drinking and driving costs Americans around $132 Billion each year – which comes to about $400 per person, man, woman, and child. And that $400 toll doesn’t even begin to approach the amount of money lost when you’re the victim of a drunk driving accident –…
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Forces That Can Cause Thoracic Aorta Lacerations/Tears/Ruptures in Auto Crashes
Go to Forces That Can Cause Thoracic Aorta Lacerations/Tears/Ruptures in Auto CrashesThe speeds at which an aortic laceration can occur in an auto crash vary greatly. Doctors and engineers use the term Delta V when determining the forces that can cause aortic tears. Delta V refers to a sudden and rapid change in velocity from the speed at which the vehicle was traveling just before impact to…
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Comparative Negligence: Who Did What and Why it Matters
Go to Comparative Negligence: Who Did What and Why it MattersCompensation for your injuries incurred after your car accident largely depends on who is found to be at fault. Fault is frequently the result of Negligence: Not using reasonable care or caution. But what if the other person wasn’t the only one negligent? Comparative Negligence is the rule of law that determines responsibility and damages…
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When to Hire a Lawyer After Your Auto Accident
Go to When to Hire a Lawyer After Your Auto AccidentImmediately after your accident is the best time to hire a lawyer. You can wait until after you’ve taken the other driver’s information, after you’ve reported the accident to the police, and possibly after you’ve seen a doctor or received care at the emergency room – but definitely consult a lawyer before you talk to…
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Texting While Driving: The Legality When No Laws are in Place
Go to Texting While Driving: The Legality When No Laws are in PlaceFlorida is one of the few states that still has no limits to text messaging while driving. In California, for example, it’s illegal to use your cell phone while driving unless you have a hands-free device and texting is strictly off-limits when you’re behind the wheel. However, just because texting while driving is technically legal,…
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Seat Belts Can Save Your Case
Go to Seat Belts Can Save Your CaseIn Florida, Statute 316.614 requires front seat occupants over the age of 18 to wear a seat belt. Your car accident case can suffer if you don’t follow the law. Even if someone is over the age of 18 and is a back seat passenger, thus not required to wear a seat belt under Florida…
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Proving Liability in a No-Fault State
Go to Proving Liability in a No-Fault StateOf course, “No Fault” is something of a misnomer. It simply means you have Personal Injury Protection under Florida law that pays for 80% of your medical bills and 60% of lost wages up to $10,000 when you are involved in an accident, no matter whose fault the accident was. However, you have to recover…
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The Best Legal Advice You’ll Ever Get
Go to The Best Legal Advice You’ll Ever GetIt’s simple. The best legal advice I can give you is to put everything in writing and organize your paperwork. The claims process can take months or years, and in that time you’ll have to submit information, and resubmit information (adjusters have been known to lose paperwork), which means you have to be able to…
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How to Pay Your Bills When You Miss Work Due to an Auto Accident
Go to How to Pay Your Bills When You Miss Work Due to an Auto AccidentAfter being in an auto accident, you may wonder how you will pay all of your bills when you have to miss work due to the injuries and the doctor’s visits. Fortunately, you live in Florida, a no-fault state. Here’s why you are so lucky. In Florida, and eleven other no fault states, up to…
