LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – A 3-year-old girl whose skull was fractured by a line drive during batting practice at Dodger Stadium was scheduled for surgery on Tuesday. The accident that caused the surgery occurred Monday when Dodgers catcher Russell Martin hit a line drive in the stands near third base. It hit the girl and knocked her unconscious according to Dodgers spokesman Joe Jareck. The girl was sitting with her father at the time and he rushed he to the first aid station. The Fire Department subsequently transported the girl to ...
ENCINITAS, CALIFORNIA – A bus rider called the Sheriff’s Department Tuesday when he thought the driver was under the influence of alcohol. Deputies stopped the bus, route 309 from Oceanside to Encinitas, at around 4:30 p.m. The bus was heading east on Encinitas Boulevard near Calle Magdalena at the time. According to the Sheriff’s Department, the deputies determined the driver showed signs of being under the influence of alcohol. They subsequently conducted field sobriety tests. Based on the results of those tests, the 40-year-old driver was booked on suspicion of driving ...
You Need a Qualified Dallas Motorcycle Accident Attorney for Your Case
After you have been in a car accident, car on car, although it always wise to get some sort of legal representation, you don?t normally need a particularly specialized attorney. You need someone to represent you in the matter and negotiate on your behalf, but the knowledge they need is nowhere near the knowledge needed in a motorcycle accident claim.
One thing to look for when you are choosing your motorcycle accident lawyer is to find one that is either a motorcycle rider themselves, or has a vast amount of experience representing motorcycle riders. They will understand the unique subtleties of motorcycle cases and also have access to resources that can help reconstruct the incident that will prove that the motorcycle was not at fault.
The problem with these types of incidents is that the insurance company for the other party (the driver of the vehicle) knows that if the case ever does go to court, the jury will almost always side with the car. Juries are notorious for having a bias against motorcycle drivers, regardless of whether they were driving safely or not. So, the insurance company will do all they can to delay a settlement or force it into court.
Because injuries caused in any kind of motorcycle accident claim are often so severe, the long repercussions of them can be extraordinarily expensive, particularly in the case of head injuries. You will want the best bike accident attorney that you can get to ensure that you are compensated not just for today?s injuries, but so you have enough money to pay for the years of medical bills that you may be faced with down the road.
Perhaps the most important thing that you should remember is that you should never speak or correspond with the driver?s insurance agency or lawyer after the incident. They will use any information that you give them as a means to deny you assistance and compensation. Immediately make contact with your own motorcycle accident lawyer who can then handle all correspondence, leaving you free to deal with your injuries, both mentally and physically.