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Motorcycle Accidents can be Prevented
We send our thoughts and prayers to Indiana State Police Officer First Sgt. Jon Watson. Trooper Watson was injured on I-70 when a vehicle, while attempting to change lanes, moved into a space occupied...
View ArticleObjects flying off vehicles causing Automobile Collisions and Serious...
We all see it travelling on our highways. An overloaded pickup truck hits a bump on the road and out flies a part of its payload into the path of oncoming cars travelling at 65 miles per hour. Most of...
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Social Security Disability Claims- Where We are Headed
The recent AP article(s) (House investigators: Social Security lax in judging disability claims; fund nearing insolvency; and/or Judges: Social Security pushes approval of claims, Associated Press,...
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Watch Out for Bicyclists – Put down your phone, pay attention to your driving.
Put down your phone, and drive. As I ride my bike I see many motorists who do dumb things. Most of these folks are using a cell phone. I see many folks with the phone to their ear, but I also see...
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Social Security-Is There a Problem with Filing If Your Disability May Not Be...
The Short answer is no. First, your disability does not have to be permanent to receive Social Security Disability Benefits. The standard used by the Social Security Administration to determine one’s...
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Impact Of Drunk Driving
On Monday afternoon, while I was enjoying Labor Day with my family I received a call from a distraught driver. He told me of how he was driving through an intersection, on the green light, and was hit...
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Social Security Disability and Medical Treatment
One of the most common questions I get, when talking to people about their social security claim is, “ Do I qualify for benefits?”. My first response to that question is well, why do you think you are...
View ArticleHead On Collisions and Serious Personal Injury
Two people were suffered wrongful death in a head on collision in Madison County last night. At least three people were flown by life line helicopter as a result of serious personal injury. According...
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Social Security Disability and Compassionate Allowances
In order to be eligible for Social Security Disability Benefits, the claimant must show proof of the existence of a disabling condition that is expected to last at least twelve months. Some conditions...
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Tell Jurors The Truth
I represent people who have suffered serious personal injury or wrongful death in car accidents, drunk driving accidents, trucking accidents, construction accidents, and really any type of case where a...
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Truth in The Civil Justice System
A jury serves the function of resolving disputes between citizens in a civil, non violent manner. In the personal injury case, the jury is asked to decide what is the proper remedy for the harm caused...
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How Long Does it Take to be Determined Disabled and Receive Social Security...
I am asked by every Hoosier asking for information about Social Security Disability Benefits how long it will take for the Disabled Hoosier to receive benefits. The answer is not a one size fits all....
View ArticleDistracted Driving and Semi Tractor-Trailer Accidents
I have been very vocal about distracted driving. It is as bad as drunk driving. Now I want to share with you a sad tale involving a detracted driver. To make things worse, the distracted driver was...
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The Problem with Insurance in Automobile accidents and Semi Tractor-Trailer...
In one of my last posts, I talked about what the insurance companies do not want you to know. They do not want you to know that most, if not all persons who were driving a car, who did not drive safely...
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Drunk Driving Accidents Shatter Lives
We have stated many times that drunk driving collisions must end. I personally think the serious personal injury and even wrongful death caused by the recklessness of the drunk driver is shameful. It...
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Social Security and Residual Functional Capacity
When reviewing a social security application, the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, by and through her employees, uses a five step process to determine whether an individual is...
View ArticleFall Travel Preparedness Tips
Fall is a time to enjoy the great outdoors and in Indiana we are blessed with a change of seasons that reminds us each season’s particular beauty. Safety when traveling can avoid accidents and...
View Article60 Minutes and Social Security Disability
The key to making a convincing argument is to have a study, based on a large enough sample to make the conclusions of the study reliable. In addition the rules of the study must be sound and...
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Speed Kills and Maims and Causes Car Crashes
My older readers may remember this slogan as a part of an anti drug campaign in the 1960’s. It is also true as it applies to automobile accidents. I would modify it to read as “Speed kills and maims”....
View ArticleStop and be a Good Witness and Person
On the way to work today at New York and New Jersey streets in Indy a white car ran a red light and I saw it about 24 inches in front of me as I was entering intersection on a green light…. I missed...
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