Monthly Archives: August 2020

IN THE NEWS: $4.9M AUTO ACCIDENT SETTLEMENT TEACHES MANY LESSONS

By Ramey & Hailey’s Reporter Ricky | Posted on August 26, 2020

The mother of a young man killed in an auto accident in Brush Creek Township, Pennsylvania was just awarded a $4.9 million settlement. The accident illustrates several important points about auto accident personal injury which we believe are important for our Ramey & Hailey blog readers to understand…. Of the 5,000,000 (yes, millions!) car… Read More »

THE BIG TEN TYPES OF PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS

By Rich Hailey, Ramey & Hailey Law | Posted on August 19, 2020

Chances are, if you’re seeking help with filing a personal injury claim, your claim will have resulted from one of the ten most common types of injury described in the Daily Campus (listed from most common to decreasingly common): car accidents slip and fall accidents medical malpractice assaults workplace accidents premises liability product liability… Read More »

IN THE NEWS: DOUBLE-BOOKED DOCTORS CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY TO PATIENTS

By Rich Hailey, Ramey & Hailey Law | Posted on August 12, 2020

When a single doctor is supervising surgery in two (even three?) different operating rooms (at the same time!) – that sounds like a recipe for personal injury lawsuit. Actually, overlapping surgery is a longstanding practice, JAMA Internal Medicine explains, for several very valid reasons: to improve hospital resource utilization to educate surgical trainees to… Read More »

CAN YOU MAKE A PERSONAL INJURY CLAIM BASED ON COVID-19?

By Rich Hailey, Ramey & Hailey Law | Posted on August 5, 2020

“While the novel coronavirus surges through the U.S., many people will continue to suffer injuries in car accidents, slips and falls, and other ordinary events,” explains Justia.com, adding that personal injury cases may not be resolved as efficiently as would be true under normal conditions, “since the court system has been largely shut down… Read More »