Author Archives: Jay Butchko
What is the Impact Rule?
Most people are familiar with the general principle of personal injury claims, which is to compensate those who suffer injuries as a result of another person’s negligence for their losses. While in many cases, this means that accident victims can only recover damages compensating them for their physical injuries, in others it can also… Read More »
What Causes Semi-Truck Accidents?
We’ve all driven by a collision that involved a semi-truck and been horrified at the amount of resulting damage. Few, however, are aware of just how common these types of accidents are. For instance, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) estimates that of the nearly 475,000 crashes involving large trucks that occurred in… Read More »
Recovering Damages for Psychological Injuries
The physical consequences of another person’s negligence can be devastating for unsuspecting victims. For instance, a property owner’s failure to keep her premises clean and safe could lead to a slip and fall accident, resulting in serious and debilitating injuries. What many people don’t realize, however, is that accidents based on another person’s negligence… Read More »
Statute of Limitations for Defective Medication Claims
Companies that manufacture medications are legally required to use reasonable care when testing and marketing their products. While many companies use great care to fulfill these legal responsibilities, some do not, which can leave consumers at risk of serious injury. Fortunately, consumers who are injured after taking defective medications can recover damages compensating them… Read More »
Distraction-Related Pedestrian Accidents
Pedestrian accidents, like any other type of accident, occur for a variety of different reasons, many of which involve driver or pedestrian distraction. Determining whether this type of distraction played a role can have a significant impact when it comes to recovering damages, so if you were involved in a car accident in Florida… Read More »
Determining Who is Liable for a Chain Reaction Accident
Multi-vehicle accidents have a number of different causes, but chain reaction collisions are perhaps the most common. These accidents occur when there are three or more vehicles in a row, the first of which is involved in a collision, which causes the next car to collide with the first vehicle, and so on. Because… Read More »
Determining Damages in Your Personal Injury Claim
Sustaining serious injuries in an accident can have far reaching consequences for the injured parties and their families. For instance, particularly traumatic injuries are often difficult, painful, and expensive to treat, and could still leave a person struggling with disability for months or even years after an accident, while also trying to stay on… Read More »
Open and Obvious Property Conditions Can Affect Premises Liability Claims
Property owners are required to use a certain amount of care to ensure that their premises are properly maintained when they invite others onto that property. Landowners who fail to take these steps could open themselves up to liability if someone is injured as a result of their negligence. There are certain types of… Read More »
What to do After a Slip and Fall Accident
When many people think about personal injury claims they imagine serious car accidents, or injuries caused by dangerous consumer products. While these types of accidents can and do occur at a surprisingly high rate, the reality is that some of the most common accidents behind personal injury claims are actually slip and fall accidents…. Read More »
Injuries Caused by Fallen Tree Branches
With winter in full swing, pedestrians are more at risk of being injured by a fallen tree branch than at any other time of the year. Unfortunately, determining liability in these types of cases tends to be difficult, so many injured parties are left without compensation for their injuries. To ensure that this doesn’t… Read More »
