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HOLIDAY SEASON CAUTIONARY TALES
Like everyone, at Ramey & Hailey we’re delighted that, in pleasant contrast to last year at this time, we’re able to be out and about once more, visiting the mall to shop for gifts. On the other hand, as Indiana personal injury attorneys, we thought some warnings might serve as the best pre-holiday present… Read More »
HOLIDAY WISHES AND WARNINGS FROM AN INDIANA PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY
Despite the limits the pandemic has imposed on our 2020 celebrations, all of us arel ready for a holiday season marked by happiness and sharing. Unfortunately, as we have learned at Ramey & Hailey over the decades, December invariably turns out to be one of the most “personally dangerous” months of the year. We… Read More »
HOLDING THOSE ACCOUNTABLE FOR PREVENTABLE HARM
A CSF (cerebral spinal fluid) leak occurs when fluid leaks from the brain into and through the nose. Such a leak can be very dangerous, explains the Johns Hopkins Medicine website, resulting in headaches, nasal drainage, visual disturbances, tinnitus (ringing in the ears), and even meningitis. Leaks can occur after head injury – or… Read More »
SERVING ALCOHOLIC DRINKS? HOSTS NEED TO GIVE A DRAM!
If you served alcohol while entertaining at home, and one of your guests caused an accident on his way home, you could be held responsible. Indiana is one of several states that allow injury claims to be brought against social hosts when there is an alcohol-related accident that causes injury. Dram shop laws were… Read More »
WE MUST SPEAK OUT ABOUT SEDUCTION AND SEXUAL ABUSE IN INDIANA SCHOOLS
“A Jeffersonville teen pleaded guilty Friday to molesting 20 children over 17 months while working as a teacher’s assistant at an elementary school and a Clark County YMCA.” “A former assistant dive coach at a northwest Indiana high school faces four years in prison after reaching a plea agreement in a sexual misconduct case… Read More »
DRIVING PHOBIA PTSD CAN BE GROUNDS FOR A PERSONAL INJURY LAWSUIT
Not only can a car accident result in terrible physical injuries, you could be scarred emotionally, as one Savannah, Georgia lawyer points out. Sleeplessness, depression, along with feelings of anguish and anxiety often show up in victims of a serious crash; obviously, fear of getting behind the wheel can have devastating results on one’s… Read More »
WHEN A LOVED ONE SUFFERS ABUSE OR NEGLECT IN A NURSING HOME
The facility may be called a nursing home, convalescent home, rest home, or elder care facility. Whichever it is, the owners of that facility can be held legally responsible when harm is caused to a patient or resident. There are actually different categories of harm, any one of which can be grounds for filing… Read More »
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS – KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!
It may not qualify as a soothing bedtime story, but the book The Biggest Legal Mistakes Physicians Make: And How to Avoid Them should be on the reading list of every healthcare practitioner. Although author Steven Babitsky is advising doctors, I can tell you his advice to “take proactive steps to minimize the effect… Read More »
SLIP AND FALL ACCIDENTS CAN TURN CELEBRATIONS INTO CATASROPHES
Until it happens to someone we love, we don’t think about slipping in a store as a cause of serious body injury. We don’t mean to be Grinch-like in our messages to readers, but as Indiana personal injury attorneys, we want to inject a note of caution in our holiday wishes. The Centers for… Read More »
SEXUAL ABUSE – TEACHING THE RIGHT AND WRONG LESSONS TO OUR CHILDREN
Terri Miller of SESAME (Stop Educator Sexual Abuse, Misconduct, and Exploitation) said it right when she spoke about teachers: “This is a position of trust, and every precaution should be taken when you are placing people in authority over children.” Since our personal injury work at Ramey & Hailey Law includes helping victims of… Read More »
