Virtually every personal injury case, regardless of whether it arises out an automobile accident, premises defect, dangerous product, medical negligence or work related injury, involves medical care for the victim.

18 wheeler crashes are often serious, life threatening events. Loaded tractor trailers often weigh in excess of 78,000 pounds. Compare that to a typical 3,200 pound car and it is obvious that the size difference alone can lead to devastating consequences even in a low speed collision.

You are in a car wreck. The other driver ran a stop sign and caused the crash, but the police officer at the scene confirms that the other driver does not have liability auto insurance. Meanwhile, your car is in ruins. You are hurt. Fortunately, you recently renewed your auto insurance coverage and bought  uninsured/underinsured  motorist coverage. Now what? 

Personal injury victims often ask me early on “what is my case worth.”  My response  is almost always “its too early to know.”

The importance of the right to trial by jury cannot be underestimated. It is the one thing that makes our country so special.  Where else can a group of common working people tell the rich and powerful that their conduct is unacceptable and then do something to hold them responsible for their misguided ways?  Where else can a group of twelve of your neighbors and peers listen to the evidence from both sides and settle disputes without the necessity for violence or bloodshed.