A car crash can really take you on a tailspin—one moment you’re driving down the road, and before you know it your car is wrecked and you’ve been injured. Your head may still be spinning, trying to make sense of everything, but an insurance adjuster will call you before long. Atty. Hugh P. Lambert, an experienced accident lawyer in New Orleans and partner in The Lambert Law Firm, says that car crash victims have to be cautious when talking to adjusters — say the wrong thing and they might turn the table against you. When dealing with one, keep these tips in mind:
Watch Your Words. If you utter the word “sorry,” they will take this as an implicit admission of fault, and charge all the repair and medical expenses against your insurance policy (the guilty party foots the bill). Tell them personal things, like how you just lost your job, and they might say the accident occurred because you were distracted by problems.
http://www.thelambertfirm.com/experienced-accident-lawyer-new-orleans-talking-adjusters/
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Monday, May 26, 2014
Keys to Choosing an Accident Lawyer in New Orleans
Being
the victim of a car accident can be a harrowing experience. There are
physical injuries to heal from, a damaged vehicle to be fixed or
replaced, and emotional trauma that may not be easy to overcome. With
so much to deal with from just one event, the last thing a person
going through such an experience wants to have is unreliable
litigation when pursuing their claims.
There
are many firms and lawyers that you can choose to represent you, and
because time is important when making an accident claim, you may feel
compelled to pick hastily. To ensure you make a good choice, taking
the following considerations will be helpful:
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Facts about Airline Injury Cases
Today,
airline travel is one of the undisputed champions of commercial
travel safety, with no more than one carrier suffering some form of
lethal or injurious malfunction or accident in a year in the U.S.
However rare an airline injury may be, accidents still happen, which
is why many accident lawyers specialize in helping victims through
lawsuits or settlement cases. Here are some facts about airline
accident litigation that you might not know:
Common
Causes
Planes
don’t have to feel the sudden embrace of gravity to cause
accidents. For one, a common cabin accident cause is falling luggage
(which could be extremely dangerous), especially during turbulence.
Carts can also cause certain injuries to passengers, and so can the
act of being in the lavatory when things start getting shaky (again,
turbulence is often to blame).
Legal
Claims
If
any of this happens to you and you are sure that it is caused by the
carelessness or inattention of a member of the cabin crew, then you
can file claims based on negligence. Accidents caused by natural
occurrences classified as “acts of God” however, spares the
airline from liability, so you might want to consider keeping buckled
up when the captain says so.
FAA
Regulations
The
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has you pretty much covered
when it comes to legality of travel accidents. They have already
defined the extent of responsibility of members of the aircraft crew,
manufacturers, maintenance personnel, etc., so you should check their
regulations if you want to file a case.
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