317.582.0000Category Archives: Auto Accidents
AFTER A CAR ACCIDENT, NEVER SAY NEVER MIND, ADVISES PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY
You may think you feel just fine after a car accident, but “Never mind!” is definitely the wrong answer when you’re asked whether you want to be checked out by a doctor. Just as your car needs to be checked out for damage following a crash, so do you. There’s a medical reason for… Read More »
WHETHER YOU HIT OR NOT – DON’T RUN
A hit and run describes a car accident in which the driver leaves the scene without stopping to identify him/herself or offering help to anyone else. In most states, nolo.com explains, it doesn’t matter whether you caused the accident or not; the act is committed by leaving the scene, and there are criminal penalties… Read More »
DON’T DRINK AND BE LIABLE – A CAUTIONARY TALE FOR HOSTS
“Drinking in the United States among minors has reached epidemic levels,” Soules Insurance Agency observed, “with more than 50% of minors drinking alcoholic beverages with some degree of regularity”. While that statement was published back in 2012, the 2021 SuperBowl weekend certainly brought to mind the topic of underage drinking… What ARE the laws… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: OLD LIST OF SIX PROVES VERY RELEVANT TODAY
That list of six questions published in the National Law Review more than five years ago? It’s still very relevant today. After an auto accident, how do you know whether to hire a personal injury attorney, is the basic query. Asking yourself the following five questions will help you arrive at an answer: … Read More »
IN THE NEWS: $4.9M AUTO ACCIDENT SETTLEMENT TEACHES MANY LESSONS
The mother of a young man killed in an auto accident in Brush Creek Township, Pennsylvania was just awarded a $4.9 million settlement. The accident illustrates several important points about auto accident personal injury which we believe are important for our Ramey & Hailey blog readers to understand…. Of the 5,000,000 (yes, millions!) car… Read More »
A TALE OF TWO VEHICLES AND THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY DISTRACTED DRIVING
As a personal injury attorney dealing in auto accident cases for more than forty years, I can share with you the fact that, while in highway accidents, catastrophic and permanent loss may result from equipment error, all too often the real cause is distracted driving. According to EndDD, driver distractions fall into three main… Read More »
WHAT NOT TO SAY AFTER AN AUTO ACCIDENT
There’s a recently revived makeover reality television series called “What Not to Wear”, designed to steer women away from making unflattering fashion choices. At Ramey & Hailey, we’re not in the fashion industry, but if our personal injury attorneys had the time to produce a TV series, it would be about auto accidents, and… Read More »
PERSONAL INJURY AUTO ACCIDENTS IN INDIANA – WHEN AND WHOM TO CALL
A car accident may be over in an instant, FindLaw.com cautions, but the paperwork and calls can take weeks. Indiana Code Title 9 lists things the operator of a motor vehicle must do after being involved in an accident: Immediately stop the vehicle either at the scene of the accident, or as close as… Read More »
IN THE NEWS – ONE WEEK, FOUR MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS
On Indianapolis’ south side this past Sunday, 23-year old motorcyclist Kyle Leatherberry died from injuries suffered in a crash with a vehicle. A day before that, 27-year old motorcyclist Kayla Gullett crashed into the rear end of a car stopped by a prior crash on Interstate 70. She died at the scene. One night… 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 »
