Monthly Archives: March 2018
WHAT IF A POTHOLE, NOT ANOTHER DRIVER, CAUSED MY PERSONAL INJURY ACCIDENT?
The Pothole Viewer Map provided by the Indianapolis Department of Public Works has so many marks showing complaints that have come in, that the map reminds Indianapolis Star reporter Dwight Adams of a giant angry pimple. Over the winter, ice formed, then thawed, melting into the cracks in the surface of roads and eroding… Read More »
PERSONAL INJURY AWARDS CAN BE BASED SOLELY ON PAIN AND SUFFERING
If you hire an attorney to help you file a claim in a personal injury case, just how much financial help can you hope to get? The answer is going to depend not only on your medical costs and loss of work time, but also on how your “pain and suffering” is calculated. In… Read More »
DRUG-RELATED INJURY CASES CAN RESULT FROM ERRORS AT THE PHARMACY
We put a lot of faith in the healthcare system, often relying on prescription drugs to help us cope with illness or prevent a condition from getting worse. But when the wrong drug is prescribed, or even the wrong dosage of the right medication, that can cause devastatingly harmful results to our health. Are… Read More »
PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION NEEDS TO SPEND A TRIMESTER IN COURT
In 1978, Congress passed the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, but, forty years later, a CNN article reports: …..“Despite legal protections, pregnancy discrimination claims are still widespread.” Ten years ago amendments were made to the Americans with Disabilities Act, requiring employers to provide necessary accommodations to pregnant women whose pregnancy-related conditions qualify as disabilities. Exactly when do… Read More »