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5
Aug
2010
Teens Know Distracted Driving Car Accidents Kill, But Text, Call Anyway
In a very interesting reporting by USA Today reveals that America’s teens seem to have a disconnect between what they’ve been told and what they do. They’ve been told and given fair warning that distracted driving is deadly, killing 6,000 Americans yearly and injuring hundreds of thousands. Yet 86 per cent of teen drivers indulge in distracted driving anyway, often in the form of texting or making cell phone calls while at the wheel.
USA Today via a study conducted by Seventeen magazine and AAA auto club brought this fact in limelight. It reported other common forms of distracted driving among teens as eating, adjusting a music device, applying makeup and driving with four or more other teens in the vehicle.
Actually, texting wasn’t the top distraction revealed by the survey.
The worst was adjusting a radio, CD or MP3 player, with 73 per cent of teens doing this. That was followed by eating while driving, 61 per cent; talking by cell phone, 60 per cent; and texting, 28 per cent.
Thirty states and the District of Columbia now ban texting while driving. Texas only bans texting for inexperienced drivers.
Other survey findings were that teens 18 and 19 years old are more likely to engage in distracted driving than those who are 16 and 17 years old, and that teens who own their own car are more apt to be distracted drivers than teens who share a vehicle with others.
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21
Jul
2010
Personal Injury Law – Settlement
The term Personal Injury Settlement, is term used to describe a monetary payment or monetary award that can be given to the victim of a personal injury loss for the release of their legal claim for damages against the responsible party.
A personal injury case or loss is governed by “tort law” which protects individuals from civil wrongs committed by another, either intentionally or as a result of their negligence. A Personal Injury Settlement is usually awarded for an injury or loss that involves a bodily injury, medical expenses in the past or future, mental anguish, pain and suffering and lost wages.
A Personal Injury Settlement will usually include compensatory or actual damages and in some cases will include punitive damages for reckless conduct. Actual or Compensatory Damages in personal injury settlement are intended to place a victim in the same position they were in before the loss occurred. A Personal Injury Settlement will usually include compensation for medical expenses, disability or deformity, loss of income, and mental pain and suffering. In some personal injury settlements, such as Medical Malpractice Cases, non-economic damages (pain and suffering awards) may be capped at $250,000. In a case of willful or malicious negligence, punitive damages may be included in personal injury settlements for the purpose of punishing the perpetrator and deterring others from similar action.
Personal injury claims can be filed for Negligence, where victims are injured because the responsible party failed to prevent injury. Personal Injury Claims can also be filed for Strict Liability if the case involves a defective product or drug. Personal Injury Claims can also be filed for Intentional Acts, where the responsible party knowingly causes injury to another person.
Personal Injury Claims and the Settlements of Personal Injury Claims can take be based on many different situations. The situations where personal injury settlements might be possible include: auto accidents, animal attacks, nursing home abuse, slip and fall injuries, car accidents, work related injuries, toxic material injuries, dog bite injuries, drug injuries, medical malpractice and wrongful death cases.
In order to receive a personal injury settlement, two things must be proven.
- It must be shown that the defendant did, in fact, bear a legal responsibility for the injury.
- Damages must be proven. A qualified personal injury attorney increasing your ability to receive a fair personal injury settlement.
Many Personal Injury Settlements are negotiated out of the court system and often involve discussions of the underlying case to the responsible party, his or her insurance company or their representative. In most personal injury settlement discussions the defendant or the insurance company will attempt to offer to pay the lowest possible compensation for suffering; thus it is important in such cases to seek the counsel of a personal injury attorney who can protect and maximize your interests.
An experienced outsourcing company like Xxon can assist the Personal Injury Attorney and personal Injury Law Firms can protect the rights and interests of the injured victims and work to insure that the victim are properly compensated for their loss.
Avail our services and see how our services assist the law firms and attorneys to entitle their client’s for compensation and their own growth.
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16
Apr
2010
As a consumer you are always looking for low prices and bargains when shopping for you and your family, especially if you can go to a one-stop super-center such as Wal-Mart where you can purchase all of your household items. Because of Wal-Mart’s low prices and wide variety of consumer goods to choose from it attracts thousands of shoppers to its stores, which are usually busy at all hours of the day and night.
With the high volume of business that Wal-Mart does on a daily basis and the number of customers that shop within its stores, it is no wonder that shoppers are occasionally injured. Often times these injuries may be the result of negligence by Wal-Mart employees, perhaps from stacking shelves too high and allowing merchandise to fall and injure customers, not promptly cleaning spilled liquids on the floor where a customer can slip and fall, or numerous other potentially unsafe practices that can cause serious injury to Wal-Mart customers.
If you are injured on Wal-Mart’s premises you need to protect yourself by getting the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and even business cards of any witnesses. Also be sure to write down the name of any Wal-Mart employee who may have witnessed your incident and noting their approximate height, weight, race and age. Typically a Wal-Mart manager or supervisor will complete an incident report asking you how the incident happened, recording date, time and place of the incident, as well as any witnesses present. Be sure to read this over carefully! If it is inaccurate as to how the incident happened either make your corrections and initial beside it or if the manager will not let you make any notations on the incident report simply refuse to sign it. Further, request a copy of the incident report before you leave the store and if possible, try to photograph the scene of the incident by purchasing a disposable camera at the store or by using your cellphone. If you can’t get a photograph of the scene before it is cleaned up, try to get a couple pictures of Wal-Mart employees cleaning up. Of course, first and foremost, if you have been seriously injured and require emergency care, please request that Wal-Mart call an ambulance to tend to your injuries.
At Xxon we understand if these kinds of cases are hit to the law firms. Law firms in such cases have to draft DEMAND PACKETS with too much of care. While drafting demand packets they need to make sure that they do not contradict with the client’s delivered statement. Xxon being a good experience holder in drafting such simple/ formal demand packets take care of each facts and medical injury history so that the case for the U.S. law firms can be easily settled without much of argument.
Moreover, if the case is not settles through Demand Packet, we at Xxon while preparing the POP along with DISCOVERY take care of all those facts which had been described in the Demand Packets and make sure the POP along with Discovery is prepared in compliance with that.
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11
Mar
2010
The Insurance adjusters work for insurance companies; they do not work for attorney’s client. It is their job to save money for the insurance company. They have no motivation to get you the most money possible. They are not your friend, even if they try to act like it.
Usually, the client has to report it to your own insurance company, and if the at-fault driver does not have insurance then the client has to make a claim against his own insurance company. If that is the case, then you do have to “cooperate” with his own insurance company. But you are under no legal obligation to talk to the at-fault driver’s insurance adjuster.
Most people do not know “the law”. They think that they have a good case and the other side will pay fair compensation. However, very often there are legal potholes and hurdles that must be navigated in order to obtain a fair settlement. Insurance adjusters will try to get you to step into these potholes when Clients give their statement. Unaware of the fact that whatever they say is recorded and can be used against them later.
Let us say that the Client has given 20 minute statement that supports his case entirely, except for one sentence. The adjuster will then cherry-pick that one sentence and uses it against the Client. If the case does not settle and the insurance company forces you to go to trial, the insurance company attorney will literally take that sentence and blow it up to a six foot poster board and present it to the jury.
Moreover, if the Client has signed a medical release for an insurance adjuster then they will be able to get all you past medical records and invade the Client’s privacy. Additionally, if they find one prior “similar” complaint of bodily injury, they may very well use it to deny or reduce the Client’s claim, even if it was not the same type of injury, a minor injury, or occurred several years ago and healed.
At Xxon we understand if these kinds of cases are hit to the law firms. Law firms in such cases have to draft DEMAND PACKETS with too much of care. While drafting demand packets they need to make sure that they do not contradict with the client’s delivered statement. Xxon being a good experience holder in drafting such simple/ formal demand packets take care of each facts and medical injury history so that the case for the U.S. law firms can be easily settled without much of argument.
Moreover, if the case is not settles through Demand Packet, we at Xxon while preparing the POP along with DISCOVERY take care of all those facts which had been described in the Demand Packets and make sure the POP along with Discovery is prepared in compliance with that.
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13
Feb
2010
The Texas “Good Samaritan” Law: What Does it Means
Texas “Good Samaritan” Law designed to protect individuals who give emergency medical assistance to those in need.
Most people know generally what is meant by the term “good Samaritan” but did you know that Texas (and many other states) has a law that is designed to protect individuals who give emergency medical assistance to those in need?
The basics of the law are as follows:
- If you voluntarily attempt to help someone who is in an urgent situation as a result of an accident or other emergency, then you are protected from any liability for damages that may result from your care.
- This law applies to most common situations, such as where someone is injured in a motorcycle or automobile accident. The idea behind the law is really very simple: The State wants to encourage bystanders at an accident scene to render assistance to someone in need, and to do so without fear of being “sued” if things don’t turn out well for the victim.
Exceptions to the protection:
- If you wilfully or wantonly act in a negligent manner then you are not protected.
- Another exception is the situation where you are acting “in expectation” of pay. (Such as a physician in an emergency room).
- Another important exception to this protection would be for the person whose actions “caused” the injuries in the first place. So, if you were at fault in the accident, you may not be covered by the Good Samaritan protection.
The Texas “Good Samaritan” law: it’s a good one to know.
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