After months of negotiations, your Indiana personal injury claim is finally settled – and you find out that a hospital has placed a lien on it, seeking to recover their losses for accident-related care they provided while the claim was pending. What now? The hospital...
Personal Injury
What happens during personal injury settlement negotiations?
After a car accident, truck accident or some other kind of personal injury, most people assume that the liable party’s insurance company will quickly “step up” and make a fair settlement offer. In reality, personal injury settlement negotiations are often lengthy....
4 elements make up negligence in personal injury claims
Negligence is a fundamental aspect of all personal injury cases. To hold someone legally responsible, the injured person usually needs to prove that negligence occurred. Proving negligence involves showing that certain legal elements are present. Below are the four...
How does contributory negligence affect personal injury claims?
In Indiana, contributory negligence can significantly impact personal injury claims. It is important to understand how this legal concept works and its implications on the ability to recover damages. Contributory negligence occurs when a plaintiff contributed to their...
5 ways cities can improve pedestrian safety by design
With pedestrian fatalities reaching an all-time high in 2021, recording roughly 20 deaths daily nationwide, the call for improved road safety is more pressing than ever. But this reality is mainly relevant in cities, as the volume of vehicles and urban dwellers...
What is maximum medical improvement?
If you experienced an injury as a result of an accident, it is important to understand what to expect from the recovery process. Especially if you are considering a personal injury claim, you need to familiarize yourself with your prognosis. One term you may encounter...
Should you ice a third-degree burn?
If you have a car accident, you may suffer potentially catastrophic burn injuries. Doctors use degrees to describe the severity of burns, with third-degree ones being the most severe. While cool water may help to alleviate some of your discomfort, it is never wise to...
What are the stages of spinal cord injury recovery?
Each spinal cord injury is unique and individual, so it is difficult to predict what recovery will look like. For example, the prognosis depends on the severity of the injury. A complete spinal cord injury is one in which there is a complete disruption of the nerve...
Crash risks increase during summer’s 100 Deadliest Days
Each year when school ends for the summer, teen drivers take to Indiana’s roadways in droves. Many of these teen drivers lack the experience older drivers have. Many of them also admit to engaging in dangerous behaviors that increase the chances of crashes, injuries...
What are some signs of a concussion?
After a car crash or other extreme accident, you may slowly notice unusual symptoms in your mind or body. A concussion affects your memory and balance, which can cause you to sometimes lose consciousness. While some complications from this injury are easy to spot,...
