You may see me tooling around Michigan City, LaPorte and SE Michigan on my bent this summer. When I find something that I like, I usually have two. In Florida, I ride my 2002 in Rans V2 - in NW Indiana I ride by 2010 Rans V2. I have two beige Camry Hybrids, and up until the last couple of years, ...

The longer I deal with insurance companies and the more personal injury claims I handle, the more patterns I see. In Indiana personal injury claims, I have noticed three typical defenses that insurance companies and their lawyers argue.  All three defenses are not in every case but we see and hea...

Northwest Indiana medical malpractice lawyer discusses 3 tips that can help avoid malpractice. One of the common reasons for medical malpractice in a Northwest Indiana hospital is a breakdown in communication between the staff, miscommunication between the hospital staff and the patient, and lac...

You were recently injured in an Indiana accident. It could be a car or truck accident or even a slip and fall. You're not sure if you are going to make a claim, how to proceed or if you think its necessary to talk to a lawyer. Whether you decide to bring a claim or not, there are action steps tha...

Whether it be in Michigan City or anywhere throughout Northwest Indiana, patients who have been victimized by medical malpractice rarely see any compensation for their injuries. We have identified at least 8 reasons why this is so: The 8 Reasons Malpractice Victims Get Nothing Indiana has one...

Michigan City IN truck accident lawyer explains the complexity involved in semi-truck accident cases. Semi-Truck Accidents Vs. Car Accidents Semi-truck accidents are different than car accident because there are many different players.  Many times the tractor is owned by a leasing company and t...

Michigan City Indiana malpractice lawyer discusses tort reform and how actions speak louder than words. On a daily basis in the press there is rhetoric about “tort reform”, frivolous malpractice cases and how greedy patients and their lawyers are the reason for higher medical care. This rhetoric...

The Accident A client is walking in a parking lot. The next thing he realizes is a car backing out of a parking space and doesn't see him. The client tries to move out of the way and the car clips his leg at the level of the knee. He falls to the ground and feels instant pain on the outside of t...

Indiana car accident lawyer discusses the recent texting ban and the lack of tickets given for texting. Distracted driving is one of the main causes driver error causing car accidents.  Texting is known to distract drivers, and cause car crashes.  In July 2011, Indiana instituted a ban on textin...

Indiana personal injury lawyer discusses AM Best's downgrade of Lumbermens Insurance. AM Best is a company that rates the financial health of insurance companies.   The Insurance Journal reported that AM Best has downgraded AM Best's rating of Indiana Lumbermens from B++ to B+, which are both in...

Michigan City personal injury lawyer comments on American Family Insurance's recent lawsuit trying to deny coverage in McGowan shooting case. The McGowan shooting case has been in the newspaper for a while. A jury found McGowan guilty of killing Amanda Bach and sentenced him to 60 years. Bach'...

Michigan City Indiana medical malpractice lawyer discusses a recent verdict in Michigan. The Detroit Free Press reported a recent medical malpractice verdict in Oakland County, Michigan of 130 million dollars to a 15 year old girl who was born a quadriplegic. A patient with quadriplegia doesn't ...

Indiana truck accident lawyer discusses a multi-car accident reported on I 80/94 in Gary, Indiana and the lessons learned for all of us. The Northwest Indiana Times recently reported a multi-car accident on I-80/94 in Gary, Indiana. According to the report, a semi-tractor trailer rear-ended a ca...

Michigan city injury lawyer discusses why telling the truth in a personal injury case is the most important element of the claim. Injured in a Michigan City car accident?  The most important part of your case is your credibility.   Ever watch a legal show on TV.   The witness goes up to the stan...

Northwest Indiana personal injury lawyer explains why an Indiana jury will never learn that the defendant or insurance company offer to pay medical expenses after an injury. The story is pretty common.  A person is seriously injured in a Northwest Indiana car or truck accident and has a signific...

Michigan City truck accident lawyer discusses a newspaper article describing a semi-truck accident that kills a man near Hanna, Indiana. The Northwest Indiana Times reported that a North Judson man was killed in an accident when he was broadsided by a semi-truck on US 30 near Hanna.  The newspap...

Indiana car accident lawyer discusses a recent newspaper article reporting another drunk driving death. This is the third blog this month describing alcohol related car accidents where people have died. The Times reported that a LaPorte man was charged with causing a fatal crash on eastbound I-9...

Michigan City personal injury lawyer discusses a recent case in which a plaintiff's posting on Facebook cost millions of dollars. Social media sites such as FACEBOOK and TWITTER have been getting a lot of play lately in car accident, truck accident, motorcycle accident, and medical malpractice c...

Indiana medical malpractice lawyer discusses another reported case of missing a heart attack in the emergency room. CIRCO/RMF the medical malpractice carrier for the doctors insured through Harvard identifies a number of case histories that have led to medical malpractice claims. The failure to ...

Michigan City, Indiana lawyer discusses increase in Indiana alcohol related car accident deaths. Deaths on our nation's highways have decreased to below 1950s levels.  NHTSA reported that deaths from car crashes fell 9.7% to 33,808 in 2009 from 37,423 in 2008. The government attributes the impro...

I received a call the other day, and the caller said I have a slam dunk medical malpractice case that I would like you to handle. I asked, so you think you have a valid Indiana medical malpractice case? The caller thought that all his lawyer has to do is gather his medical records and submit a d...

Indiana car accident lawyer discusses a tale of 2 insurance companies and how there is no parody between companies. The longer we represent clients who have been injured in car accidents and the longer we deal with insurance companies, we realize that there is no parody between companies and som...

Over the years I've seen a number of mistakes that people who have been injured in accidents make. Most of the time they make these mistakes because they do not understand how these issues play into the process of making a personal injury claim. My clients get a list of these five “Not to Dos” on...

Michigan City, Indiana car accident lawyer discusses a recent article detailing the death of a woman in a one car accident. According to the Northwest Indiana Times, a 21 year old Wheatfield woman died in a one car accident on Interstate 65 in Crown Point, Indiana. The Accident Facts The car...

You need to be careful about what you say to an insurance adjuster on the phone after an accident because you may be settling your case without realizing what you've done. I recently received a phone call from an insurance company adjuster who took the position that a car accident victim settled...