Why You Should Make a Car Accident Compensation Claim

By James Blatt

If someone causes a car accident and it leaves you injured, you have the right to make a car accident compensation claim. And you should - being injured is bad enough without you forfeiting pay or having to cover expensive health care costs.

Compensation is awarded after considering the extent of your injury and the knock on effect, such as health care expenses, loss of earnings etc. You could also make a claim to cover the cost of repairing or replacing your car.

The idea of compensation is to help your recovery by removing the financial stress of paying to care for your injuries. However, if you're going to make a car accident compensation claim, you must do so within three years of the accident.

The most common injury sustained is whiplash, caused by a sudden force jolting your head. It causes pain, stiffness, restriction of movement, headaches, muscle spasms, back pain, lethargy and nausea. It can take weeks to heal, and in some cases months or years, which is why people claim for compensation; often the pain is so severe they can't work and need to make up loss of income.

Don't forget, if you are injured, you must report this to the police. It's a legal requirement. You should also go to the hospital or visit a doctor so you can have a medical assessment, and be treated if necessary.

If you decide you want to press ahead and make a car accident compensation claim, you need as much evidence as possible to prove they were responsible. You need names, addresses and telephones of any witnesses, and take photographs as evidence. Also, keep receipts if you will be claiming compensation to reimburse you for the expense.

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Protection for the Common Man

By Cleo Gib

In the time of the great Pyramids people were used as cattle; this is only one example of millenniums of abuse of the working class. Coal miners, brick layers, factory workers, construction people, if you go hurt on the job, you lost your job. If you died, there was no recompense, no court to hear your case, no restitution of any kind. We have flipped the system and hold employers

accountable for the safety conditions of their work places. Personal injury attorneys have helped spearhead some of these reforms. With responsibility comes restitution, payment for loss of job, inability to work, and life changing injuries. Drunk drivers are held responsible for damages and lives shattered. People are help accountable for injury to others from chemical companies to mining safety.

Not only is the workplace safer, but responsibility is places squarely on all of us to make sure we drive safer, our pets are under control, toxics are out of our homes and that the medical profession takes responsibility for their actions also. Personal injury attorneys in Greenville, Myrtle Beach and Rock Hill specialize in automobile accidents, work related injuries, spinal cord injury, dog bites, drunk drivers, pesticide exposure, lead point exposure, and traumatic brain injury. We all know of instances of abuse by the court, where ridiculous settlements were rewarded, but would we really want to go back to the way it was with no accountability, no restitution and no workers compensation? The pendulum always has to swing a little too far in order to right itself in the middle. We are a litigious society, but we are also safer, more responsible and companies and employers held to a higher code of health, comfort and safety for their employees.

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How Insurance Claims Work in Personal Injury Cases

By Debbie Roche

Unfortunately, automobile accidents are just another part of life that we must face. With millions of people driving on roads every day the chances of getting involved in some kind of accident are almost inevitable. Some of these accidents involve injuries and that is where things get a little more complicated.

When people file a claim with their insurance carrier the assumption is that the bill will be paid because of the long standing history between the insurance company and the customer. Even though this is a very personal event for the customer, it is still a business transaction in the eyes of the insurance carrier. An insurance carrier operates like any other business. The goal is to increase revenues while at the same time controlling or reducing its costs. This means that any time a claim is reported the insurance company will look at it as a negotiation. They feel that reducing or even eliminating the amount of the claim is in their best interest.

How an attorney can help

A Boston personal injury lawyer can be of great assistance in this process. An experienced attorney can look at your claim and determine the true value. This is important in deciding whether or not to accept a settlement offer from an insurance company.

There are some instances in which an injury has long sustaining costs. Multiple doctor visits, various tests, and possible surgeries can stretch out over months and maybe years. There are some instances where an insurance company will make an offer that seems great at the time. However, the offer is usually made within a few weeks of the accident. At this point there may still be more costs to come and the offer might not cover all the future costs. Your attorney may review the offer in the light of the injury and advise that you wait before settling.

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Gas Tank Defects

By David S Caldwell

Just hearing the words "leaking gas tank," may cause panic. Even a puddle of gas on the side walk may cause concern. Gas leaks in cars often result in these exposed puddles of gas. And when next to an automobile, where the gas is around electric sparks, we immediately recognize a scary situation.

Safety regulations in the car industry hold the manufactures to a high standard. Thus if they are irresponsible in either the design or the manufacturing of a car, this can have serious consequences.

Gas leaks are the number one cause car fires. Although we now know that mechanical gas tanks are safer than their electric counterparts, cars with these defects are still on our roads today, posing a danger to every driver.

The placement of the gas tank on a vehicle may result in an explosion. Famous examples of incorrect placement include Ford's Crown Victorias in the 1990's as well as Ford Pintos back in the 1970's. Since the gas tanks are sometimes located externally, even the smallest accident could cause a devastating explosion.

Even if the car is an older model, car accident attorneys can still pursue cases against the manufacturers should a defect cause an accident. It is important that any car defects are identified and made public -- not only so that you can receive compensation for any injuries you suffered, but also so that the public can be made aware of a dangerous and potentially deadly defect.

A defective gasoline tank that results in fire or explosion should not go unreported. You did not deserve this injury, and it is likely the responsibility of the manufacture to compensate you for your pain and suffering.

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