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WHAT CAN “RECOVERY” MEAN AFTER A MASS SHOOTING?
Here at the law firm of Ramey & Hailey, gun violence is much more than a matter of statistics, more than the near-daily headline fodder for Indiana TV news anchors. In fact, one of the purposes of this personal injury blog is to reach innocent folks whose lives have been thrown off track because… Read More »
HELPING DOCTORS DEFEND THEIR PAIN PRESCRIPTION PRACTICES IN THE FACE OF THE OPIOID CRISIS
While disciplinary measures are designed to protect the public, physicians themselves often need protection as well. When physicians face disciplinary action, it’s a serious situation that can disrupt their practice and have long term effects on their: health care provider status staff privileges staff memberships status in other states Both the Medical Licensing Board… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: $7.8 MILLION CONSTRUCTION INJURY SETTLMENT HIGHLIGHTS RASH OF NEW CONTRUCTION ACCIDENTS
“Statistics show accidents, injuries, and deaths are on the rise,” CBS New York reports, remarking that “construction has become the deadliest job in New York City”. Ironically, this comment was published just days following news about the collapse of the Seattle crane that left four people dead, and on the very same day news… Read More »
INDIANA RED FLAG LAW: TRYING TO STEM THE FLOOD OF GUN VIOLENCE
If someone is suicidal or an imminent threat to others, should a local judge be able to temporarily take away that person’s guns? Indiana is one of several states with a “Red Flag” law that says the answer to that question is “yes”. The Indiana Constitution and the U.S. Bill of Rights both recognize… Read More »
RASH OF RECENT TRUCKING ACCIDENTS IN INDIANA CAN LEAD TO LEGAL CLAIMS
There are usually five reasons trucking accidents happen, I had explained last December in this Ramey & Hailey blog: 1. driver error 2.poor vehicle maintenance 3. equipment failure 4.weather 5.improper cargo loading. But, in the seven-vehicle, chain-reaction crash that happened near Terre Haute, Indiana a little over a month ago, it’s hard to sort… Read More »
AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD INJURIES, RECOVERY IS FAR FROM SIMPLE
The central nervous system, consisting of the brain and the spinal cord, is the command center for the human body. The spinal cord is essentially the ‘motorway’ that is involved in the co-ordination of the body’s movement, with signals carried from body parts to the brain relating to heat, cold, pressure, pain and the… Read More »
PINWHEELS IN PENNSYLAVANIA, SHAMEFUL STATISTICS IN INDIANA
To spread awareness during National Child Abuse Prevention Month, officials in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania planted 554 pinwheels on the courthouse lawn, each representing an abused child in the county who had the courage to seek help. Here in Indiana, with our state described as having the second-highest child abuse rate in the nation, the General… Read More »
THINK YOU DON’T NEED A DOCTOR AFTER BEING HIT BY A CAR? THINK AGAIN!
As a pedestrian, you’ve just been in a car accident. You’re shaken up, but feel lucky to have escaped serious injury, and your first instinct is to minimize the situation. But, even if you believe you’re OK, get yourself to a doctor as soon as possible, dmv.org cautions. There are two very important reasons… Read More »
HIT BY A CAR? MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD, BUT LIABILITY CAN LOOK BOTH WAYS
“More pedestrians are being killed by automobiles in America than at any time in more than 25 years,” Rebecca Bream reports in patch.com, citing the latest Governors Highway Safety Association report on highway safety. Again this year, nearly 6,000 pedestrians were killed by automobiles right here in Indiana, putting our state at a ranking… Read More »
INVESTIGATION OF MATERNAL DEATHS AND INJURIES IN THE U.S. YIELDS SHOCKING RESULTS
As medical malpractice attorneys in Indiana, we are very interested in the recent investigation by USA Today of maternal deaths and injuries in hospitals. At Ramey & Hailey Law, we have been protecting patients’ rights for more than forty years, and the data compiled in this investigation is shocking. As USA Today reporter Alison… Read More »
