Handling Accident

When someone is involved in an accident, they are sometimes unable to return to work immediately. When this occurs, your treating doctor will write you an “off work” slip, which you can take to your employer. This will document your temporary inability to perform your work duties. If this happens and you are temporarily off work, then your lost wages will be part of your damages in your personal injury case. If you missed a few days or even a few weeks of work, then your Las Vegas personal injury lawyer , may ask you to provide your most recent pay stub, to establish your lost wages. The head of your human resources department will also be asked to provide a letter concerning your hourly rate and how many days of work you missed. All of this information and documentation will be provided to the insurance company to establish your damages and before your case is resolved.   But what happens if you are in a very serious accident and unable to return to work permanently? To establish ...

In Las Vegas car accident cases, the at fault party is usually pretty clear. However, in slip in fall accidents, who is ultimately held responsible for a person’s injuries, is sometimes disputed. Traditionally, in Nevada, if a danger was “open and obvious”, then the owner of the property where someone fell, historically would not be liable for a person’s injuries after a fall. Additionally, if there was ‘no time’ for the property owner to find out about the danger, then the property owner usually was not held to be liable. An example is when a patron is walking, drops something, and causing the person walking behind them, to slip and fall. In the above example, the property owner would deny any culpability and it would be up to the judge and jury to assign blame.  However, there are two well known exceptions to the traditional slip and fall rule just discussed. The first exception is often referred to as the recurrent risk approach. The recurrent risk approach was laid out in the...

When you are involved an auto accident, through no fault of your own, having your car repaired is second only to getting immediate medical care for the injuries you may have suffered. Your Las Vegas Personal Injury Lawyer will tell you that when you are selecting a company to repair you car, you have many options to choose from.  After an accident, the ‘at fault’ driver’s insurance company may attempt to contact you and have you get your car or truck repaired at one of their facilities. This may seem like an easy option, but remember that the insurance company has only one person’s interests at heart: theirs.  Based upon how most insurance companies operate, they will usually send you to a car repair facility that uses used car parts and non-certified repair personnel. The insurance company’s car repair shop will also just repair visible damage and typically not try to locate any hidden damage to the car’s frame or other latent parts of your vehicle. Since the insurance compa...

What happens when the medical bills exceed the insurance funds available? If the medical providers are not willing to reduce their medical liens, then a legal proceeding, called an Interpleader is required. An Interpleader is a type of lawsuit. This lawsuit happens when the medical bills are higher than the available insurance.  For example, let’s say Susie Singh has been involved in a serious auto accident . Susie is taken via ambulance to the hospital. Susie’s employer does not offer health insurance, therefore Susie does not have health insurance to cover the costs of the ambulance and hospital bills. Susie’s ambulance and hospital bills are $16,000. The at fault driver has the minimum car insurance limits of $15,000. Susie also did not know about insuring herself, through UIM ( underinsured/uninsured motorist coverage ). So, the only available insurance is the at fault driver’s insurance of $15,000.  In this example, the at fault driver’s insurance company accepts that its...

No one wants to make a fuss after they have been injured in an accident, whether it is a car accident or a slip and fall accident. If you were in a slip and fall accident , you may have been embarrassed by falling in front of a group of strangers. In slip and fall cases, many times people’s legs slip out from under them, causing them to fall backwards. To make matters worse, they usually are falling on concrete or title, which is unforgiving to the head. Hitting your head in car accident cases also happens. Due to some impacts, your head may have been thrown to the side, causing you to hit your head on the car window. Also, in rollover car accidents, head trauma is known to happen. Well know examples of people having sustained head injuries, yet not seeking timely medical care, are Sonny Bono and Liam Neeson’s wife, Natasha Richardson. If you are injured in a car accident or related traumatic event, you need to seek immediate medical attention. The reason is twofold. First, if you are...