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When to Contact an Attorney After Developing Soft Tissue Injuries

If you’ve been in a car crash do not dismiss aches and pains that develop after the incident. Such injuries often mean that soft tissue like muscles, or connective tissue, like tendons and ligaments have been damaged, possibly resulting in long-lasting physical limitations and pain. In some cases, these injuries could also lead to significant medical costs. Upon suffering soft tissue injuries visit a medical professional to receive proper diagnosis [...]

Understanding the Types of Insurance

If you’ve been in a car accident, one of the things you might be most concerned about is how to pay your medical bills and cover other losses. Understanding what types of insurance might be available to you after a car crash is important.  Collision: This is a type of coverage available to reimburse you for damage done to your vehicle during an accident. If the “at fault” party is [...]

What is a Phantom Vehicle?

Single-car accidents are not always the fault of the driver of a crashed vehicle. Often, these accidents occur due to “miss and runs.” A miss and run occurs when another driver comes into your lane or otherwise runs you off the road without making physical contact with your vehicle. Often, these “miss and run” offenders continue driving because their vehicle was not involved in the crash. Because the “miss and run” vehicle [...]

How Do You Calculate Pain and Suffering?

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 [...]

Five Safe Driving Tips for Winter Roads

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 [...]

Umbrella Insurance and Why You Need It

An umbrella policy generally provides insurance coverage above and beyond your primary, underlying policies. Umbrella policies may provide coverage in the event you injure someone else but they can also be available to you in the event someone very seriously injures you.  One of the things we see most in our practice is people who are seriously injured but simply can never be made whole because there is simply not [...]

Oh Dear! October Sees a Peak In Deer-Related Crashes

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 [...]

Whether your personal injury claim settles out of court or not, depends on variables

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 [...]

How Long Does It Take To Settle a Personal Injury Case?

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 [...]

Is the Driver in Back Always At Fault in a Rear-End Collision?

In some states, the answer to “Is the rear driver always at fault for an accident? is yes. Wisconsin is not one of those states. Even if your vehicle rear-ended another vehicle, the driver in front can still be found partially or even completely responsible for the car accident depending on the circumstances. If you were hurt in a rear-end collision and feel that another driver was responsible, you should [...]

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