If you’ve been injured in a car accident, you understand how much your life can be turned upside down by serious injuries. The amount of an injured person’s medical bills can be somewhat straightforward to calculate. What is more difficult to determine is how to put a value and calculate pain and suffering experienced by someone who was injured. Calculating Pain and Suffering In Wisconsin, we look to instructions drafted [...]
If you have lived in Wisconsin for any period of time, you know that driving in the winter can be a white-knuckle experience. Although none of us can control the weather, there are several things you can think about behind the wheel during the winter that will help keep you safe on the roads. Check the weather before getting behind the wheel. Just because there isn’t snow falling from the [...]
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When you handle personal injury cases like our attorneys do, you spend a lot of time thinking about the rules of the road. But it’s also important to know where to look when you’re trying to figure out how to navigate safety on the roadways, from everything to renewing your driver’s license to understanding Wisconsin DOT mandatory insurance requirements. What documents do I need? One resource we highly recommend is [...]
According to the State Patrol, in 2020, there were more than 16,000 deer-related crashes involving deer fatalities, and 13 of those crashes included fatalities to the motor vehicle operators involved. Although crashes involving deer can happen at any time of the day, deer are most active near roadways in the morning and evening hours. Avoiding Deer Collisions According to Patrolman David Ecklor, these are helpful tips for safe driving when [...]
In Wisconsin, section 893.54 of the Wisconsin Statute of Limitations sets out various time limits that will limit a person’s ability to pursue certain claims. Generally, if you’ve been injured in an accident involving a motor vehicle, you have three years to bring your claim. This same three-year period applies to actions to recover damages for death caused by the wrongful act of another. However, if the death was caused [...]
One of the first questions that typically arises when pursuing damages for a personal injury caused through no fault of your own is, “Will my case settle, or will this go to trial?” There’s no straightforward answer to this question because every case features different variables that determine how things play out. So, while there’s no way to predict reaching a settlement inside or outside the courtroom, we know that [...]
If you are injured in an accident, it doesn’t take long for the stress of injuries and medical bills to compound to a point where everyday activities that used to come as second nature become difficult to do. That’s why it is important to consider representation by a personal injury lawyer who can help determine whether you should be compensated for the injuries and losses you suffered. But just how [...]
When a person experiences a traumatic brain injury (TBI), it can sometimes be difficult to demonstrate how they have been affected. Injuries to the brain are not always as outwardly obvious as other types of bodily harm, and in many cases, symptoms do not make themselves fully known until a significant amount of time has passed. Emotional issues can be especially difficult to prove since they may not be as [...]
The summer months can be a great time to take vacations, enjoy the outdoors, and spend time with family and friends. However, people should be aware that they may face an increased risk of injury during the summer, especially when they are driving. Nothing can ruin a vacation like a car accident, since a serious collision can result in multiple types of severe injuries to a vehicle’s driver and passengers, [...]
While collisions between vehicles can be dangerous, collisions between a vehicle and a person on foot are even more likely to lead to serious injuries or death. Victims of pedestrian accidents can suffer multiple forms of bodily harm, including brain injuries, spinal cord injuries resulting in paralysis, multiple broken bones, and severe lacerations that may lead to scarring and disfigurement. Pedestrians who have been injured after being struck by a [...]
