Louisville Accident And Injury Blog

So, I just spoke to a previous client who was in a car wreck.  She suspected the at-fault driver was drunk and indicated he was slurring his words. However, as she indicated she did not think anyone was hurt, the police would not come to the accident scene and/or potentially arrest the drunk driver.  Let […]

Does anyone else remember the Yugo? It was a car built by the former Soviet Union in the 1980’s.  Its reliability was so bad that you would have been better off driving a Ford Pinto than buying that car.  Well, no matter they try to claim otherwise, there is no way any personal injury attorney, […]

Why do I balk about using a big, law firm to handle your personal injury claim? It is all about customer service and knowing the details of your injury claim. I worked at a big, television advertising law firm for over four years.  Guess what? First, those firms have an attitude of arrogance. Why? Because […]

LMPD indicated yesterday that they will not be responding to non-injury car wreck and/or hit and run accidents.  So, stop and think about the fact that when a car accident happens, you potentially have four claims immediately: 1) a claim for the damage to your vehicle; 2) a claim for the loss of use of […]

As a personal injury lawyer, I did not expect to have to comment on the coronavirus. However, several phone calls I recently received have made a couple of points worth mentioning. 1)    I am still open and doing business. If you have a legal question about a car accident, I am still answering my cell phone […]

In a recent podcast episode, I discussed the law concerning motorcycle wrecks at length.  It’s so important that I took my outline for that podcast and I elaborated on it below.  I hope this information assists you and don’t hesitate to call me at 502-609-7657 if you have concerns about your motorcycle accident. Personal Injury […]

For a moment, put aside the stereotypes you have about car wrecks, attorneys who advertise on TV and insurance companies. Ask yourself this one question, “How do I get my car fixed after a wreck that was not my fault?”  If you think the answer is that the guy who caused the car accident is […]

Listed below are 10 things that as a personal injury lawyer, I think you should do when you are involved in a car wreck. Obviously, your health comes first and if you were injured in the car wreck, let the police handle these items instead. Call the police and let them create a report. That […]

1) Get rid of any deductible you have against your no-fault or PIP coverage. You CAN NOT recover that deductible from the at-fault’s insurance company, and you might have saved $30 a year for a deductible that just cost you $1,000. 2) You can use either your own car insurance, i.e. your collision coverage, or […]

Below are some of the car accident, injury claims that I handled over the years.  Hopefully, each example demonstrates how the value of the personal injury claim can be severely affected by one or two facts AND contrary to the popular misconceptions, pursuing a personal injury claim is not something everyone has the knowledge to […]

While everyone thinks it will never happen to them, we all know car accidents happen no matter how carefully you might drive.  Nevertheless, you don’t ever want to be the one at fault for a car wreck.  Not only can you not recover your damages (i.e. the damage to your car, rental car expense, pain […]

This has been an interesting week because I received several phone calls from individuals who caused a car accident AND were not properly insured at the time of the car wreck. Now these callers are at risk of a Default Judgment and more.  In a nutshell, the problem is that since they did not have […]