Bicycle Accidents Part II
Because bicycle accidents can result in catastrophic and life threatening injuries, bicyclists need to be especially aware of their surroundings. People driving cars tend to not pay as much attention to people riding bicycles as they would to those on motorcycles or in other vehicles. Additionally, bicyclists often turn corners very sharply and travel in
Bicycle Accidents
Bicycle Accidents can result in some of the most catastrophic and life threatening and life ending injuries. Bicyclists are just as exposed as motorcyclists to injury, however, they tend not to wear helmets as much as motorcyclists. This may be attributable to the fact that motorcyclists generally travel at much greater speeds, and the general
Not Wearing a Helmet Can Have an Affect on a Motorcycle Injury Case
The state of Florida does not require motorcycle drivers or riders over the age of 21 to wear helmets. In fact, the only legal equipment requirement is to wear approved protective eye wear (Fla. Stat. §316.211(2)(b)). However, in motorcycle injury cases, defense attorneys generally claim motorcycle riders bear some fault for their injuries if they
Insurance Company Doctor’s Exams: How do you keep their Doctor From Misleading a Jury?
Your attorney should then hire an investigator to video tape the actual Compulsory Medical Examination by the insurance company’s doctor. Many of these doctors, because they are on the side of the insurance company and make hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars a year, will add things that never happened or attribute things
How do you Prepare for a Compulsory Medical Examination?
First, you need to set an appointment with your attorney to go over your case. All attorneys should take the initiative and make an appointment to meet with their client the day before a Compulsory Medical Examination. Your attorney should go through your medical records, your pain complaints, go over your deposition testimony and your
What is a Compulsory Medical Examination and Why it’s Important to Your Case?
Compulsory Medical Examinations are deceivingly called Independent Medical Examinations by defense attorneys. You should know there is nothing independent about these examinations. Compulsory Medical Examinations are provided under laws of civil procedure 1.280. It allows the defense attorney to hire a doctor to do a physical examination of an injured party, review medical records, review
What is Mediation and How Can it Effect Your Car Accident Case
Mediation is where both sides will agree on an independent third party mediator and go to his or her office. Both sides, the injured plaintiff and the defendant will then talk about the pluses and minuses of their cases and then separate into two different rooms. The mediator will try to get each side to
How You Appear, Speak, Act at a Deposition and How that Can Affect Your Case
How you look and dress is very important for a deposition and may require some preparation. Everyone should dress comfortably and appropriately for a deposition. I would not suggest for a man to wear a suit or a woman to wear uncomfortable clothing to a deposition if they did not dress like this in their
Knowing the Details of Your Injuries: How Important it is to Your injury Case
An area you will need to prepare for before deposition is to know and understand the details of your injuries and medical treatment, including when you first experienced pain and to what areas of your body. For example, did you experience back or neck pain at the scene, did you chose to go to the
