After a car crash, you may be able to walk around and feel little more than “tightness.” But, the next 2 days, you may be unable to even get out of bed! No one is more surprised than you. Of … Read More
What is Pain and Suffering Worth?
It may seem strange to ask what value to assign to pain and suffering, yet it is a major component of personal injury cases. Over the years, great trial lawyers have tried many varied approaches to assign a value to … Read More
A City Without Street Signs?
The coming wave of autonomous cars, if things go as predicted, will make many drastic changes: But a change that follows this revolution may not come immediately to mind: the extinction of the street sign. Autonomous vehicles have no need … Read More
What Your Auto Insurance Actually Covers
Who: your policy covers you, the members of your household, and usually anyone else you give permission to drive the car. Others: Liability insurance Liability insurance pays for damage and injuries you or your car cause to others in accidents. Two … Read More
PTSD From Accidents
When you listen to songs from your childhood , you’ll find that the melodies take you back to your youth. When you smell hot apple pie, you might remember grandmother’s house. When “Magic Carpet Ride” plays, I’m back in the … Read More
Bad Injuries Don’t Always Make Good Cases
After handling catastrophic injuries for more than two decades, we have seen our share of terrible trauma. But, it is easy to miss that the severity of trauma does not automatically make the other guy more at fault. In all … Read More
Avoid Being Driven To Distraction
Texting while driving is among the most dangerous activity. This is thought to be because it requires your eyes, your fingers and your mental attention. It is thus impossible not to look away from the road on a non-hands-free system. … Read More
School Bus Safety & Regulations
At least 58 children died in school bus crashes between 2007-2016. Most school buses have no seat belts to help keep our children safe. Seatbelts have been required to be installed in all personal passenger cars before we were able … Read More
Winning the Case When You Got the Ticket
One of the most common myths about car accidents is that the ticket establishes fault for the crash. In fact, the ticket is not even admissible in the civil case for damages. Don’t get me wrong that’s all that matters … Read More
Suv’s And Heavier Cars Are The Safest Vehicles
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, report covering auto fatalities 2012 through 2015 confirmed the following as the safest vehicles: For example, when a car crashes into a wall, if the front end is long enough to crush twice as … Read More
Things To Know About Road Safety And Accidents
What you don’t know can hurt you. Mr. Peel seeks justice for those injured in motorcycle, truck and car accidents, disability and medical malpractice. He often addresses churches, clubs and groups without charge. Mr. Peel may be reached through PeelLawFirm.com … Read More
Help For Back and Neck Pain
Just about all my clients had neck and back pain in addition to whatever other injuries sustained in their accident. Pain in the back and neck is one of the most common maladies. Here are some helpful home products, in … Read More