Good Questions About Construction Injury Lawyers

Is this the difference between conservatives & liberals?

Humans originally existed as members of small bands of nomadic
hunters/gatherers. They lived on deer in the mountains during the summer and would go to the coast and live on fish and lobster in the winter. The two most important events in all of history were the invention of beer and the invention of the wheel. The wheel was invented to get man to the beer. These were the foundations of modern civilization and together were the catalyst for the splitting

of humanity into two distinct subgroups:

1. Liberals and
2. Conservatives.

Once beer was discovered, it required grain and that was the beginning of agriculture. Neither the glass bottle nor the aluminum can had been invented yet, so while our early ancestors were sitting around waiting for them to be invented, they just stayed close to the brewery. That’s how villages were formed.

Some men spent their days tracking and killing animals to BBQ at night while they were drinking beer. This was the beginning of what is now known as the Conservative movement. Other men who were weaker and less skilled at hunting learned to live off the conservatives by showing up for the nightly BBQs and doing the sewing, fetching and hair dressing. This was the beginning of the Liberal movement.

Some of these liberal men eventually evolved into women. The rest became known as girlie men. Some noteworthy liberal achievements include the domestication of cats, the invention of group therapy, group hugs and the concept of Democratic voting to decide how to divide the meat and beer that conservatives provided.

Over the years conservatives came to be symbolized by the largest, most powerful land animal on earth, the elephant. Liberals are symbolized by the jackass.

Modern liberals like imported beer (with lime added), but most prefer white wine or imported bottled water. They eat raw fish but like their beef well done. Sushi, tofu and French food are standard liberal fare. Another interesting evolutionary side note: most of their women have higher testosterone levels than their men.

Most social workers, personal injury lawyers, journalists, dreamers in
Hollywood and group therapists are liberals. Liberals invented the
designated hitter rule because it wasn’t fair to make the pitcher also bat.

Conservatives drink domestic beer, mostly Bud. They eat red meat and still provide for their women. Conservatives are big game hunters, rodeo cowboys, lumberjacks, construction workers, firemen, medical doctors, police officers, corporate executives, athletes, Marines and generally anyone who works productively. Conservatives who own companies hire other conservatives who want to work for a living.

Liberals produce little or nothing. They like to govern the producers and decide what to do with the production. Liberals believe Europeans are more enlightened than Americans. That is why most of the liberals remained in Europe when conservatives were coming to America . They crept in after the Wild West was tamed and created a business of trying to get something for nothing.

Here ends today’s lesson in world history.

In a personal injury case, how can I get future medical bills covered?

First, the accident: A construction company built a house on a corner lot. They laid sod. One day, I was walking my dog at the edge because there’s no sidewalk. I stepped on a square of sod and immediately sank thigh-deep in a hole. I caught myself on my elbows and messed up my back.

The physical problem: I didn’t think much of the possibility of being hurt. I’ve never had any problem that didn’t fix itself. But, later that day, my back tightened up a little. The next day, I was doing something I usually do with ease, but was feeling fatigue and pain in my lower back early into the activity. Then, I realized that I was having trouble doing very simple things like walking for more than 15 minutes, cooking, washing dishes, etc. I start having fatigue in my lower back that quickly becomes pain. A few weeks after the fall, my back started hurting so bad that it put me on the couch for about a week. Just standing up from the couch couldn’t be done without screams of pain. The pain was bad enough that a few firsts occurred.

1. I was unable to go to work.
2. I took medication for back pain.
3. I got pain meds from friends.
4. I actually went to a doctor for back pain.

The medical side: I racked up a few bills looking for relief, but nothing major…less than $1,000. The latest thing was an x-ray that showed nothing. Of course, there’s something wrong in there, but we have to do some looking to find it. The doctor said the x-ray may show it, but probably not. However, at $300, it’s the least expensive procedure that could show what’s wrong. He says what I really need is an MRI. And, that’s just to find the problem. Then, there’s the expense of fixing it. Here’s the problem with all that. I have no insurance, because I can’t afford the premiums (or the copays, deductibles, etc.). Since I can’t afford that, I definitely can’t afford all the stuff that needs to be done! I shouldn’t have to pay for it, anyway!

The legal problem: I called a few lawyers. Only one would even call me back. He called to turn my case down, but at least he told me why (and also why the others didn’t even bother to call me back). He said that I can only ask for the construction company to cover what I’ve already spent. So, there wouldn’t be enough money involved to call in a lawyer. He said it wasn’t worth his time and effort. He said the best thing to do would be to go ahead and get everything done, then sue, because my case is a winner. But, I can’t afford to do that.

Surely, there must be some way a judge can say that the company has to cover whatever medical costs arise as a result of my injuries due to their negligence rather than just saying they have to cover what I already spent. If not, we have a case where the company gets away clean unless I have the means to cover the costs on my own. I have a hard time believing that whether or not the company has to be responsible for negligently causing injury hinges on the victim’s ability to foot the bill until they go to court.

So, how can I get a judge to say, “Construction Company, you messed up and injured this guy. Now, you have to pay to fix him. He can’t pay for it, but he didn’t cause this problem.”?

Settling Lawsuit this Thursday, I have no idea what I’m doing….?

I was in a horrible car crash a year and a half ago. We hit a guard rail that was left in the highway by a construction company. It was clearly their fault. I came out of the side of the van at 80mph and tore 75% of the skin on my back off. I spent 6 weeks in and out of a burn center going through burn treatment. I missed work for 4 months and then couldn’t continue in the line of work I was in. There were 7 of us involved in the accident, But I was the only one with major injuries.

I sued for 3.2 Million dollars. We go to mediation on Thursday and the Construction company express they want to settle out of court. What am I looking at as a reasonable number that I should agree on?

Yes i know, I should know this before hand. But I really don’t… Ive heard so many different numbers from my lawyer and other people involved. I really just feel like i’m going into this blind, and I don’t like that.

Anyone with any info, I would greatly appreciate it. I would like to have some insight before I go.

Thank you.

How can I best fight a traffic ticket when an accident occured?

I was involved in a traffic accident (no injuries) where I received a citation for improper lane change. I feel that I should not have been ticketed. The car behind me and I were both stopped at a construction site. We both went into the left lane around the construction at the same time. She hit my rear drivers’ side quarter panel with her front passengers side. The officer felt that I went into her lane and hit her. Her passenger side door would not open. The quarter panel was knocked back into the door indicating that she hit me. I thought that neither of us would get a ticket as it appeared to be a true accident with no one at fault. Even the officer said that he could not respond to an accident and not cite someone or he wouldn’t. He suggested that I go to court and plead not guilty. I don’t want the other driver to get cited I just don’t think I should have either. What evidence, papers, information do I need to present to get my case dismissed? Can I do this without a lawyer?’

How do you figure pain & suffering and permanent damage?

My husband was involved in a vehicular accident after a woman ran a red light at a speed estimated at over 60mph. She hit the car next to my husband which was split in half and the back half of that car careened into him. My husband’s foot was crushed between that car and the motorcycle he was riding. The woman’s insurance company has asked what we want for the injuries. He has a obvious limp, by noon he is in pain. He has a two paralyzed toes, and the doctor says he will always have problems with arthritis in that foot. He works as a union electrician at NASA right now and he is 55 years old.

There has always been age discrimination in the construction trades they consider 50 really old and pretty useless. Fortunately, my husband is highly skilled and has an excellent reputation at NASA. But with the economic downturn the trades are laying off and he could very well end up back at the hall. Having this limp will definitely work against him getting a long term job, he could ended up digging ditches to put in electrical underground for the rest of his working life.

We know how much we will get for his medical bills and lost work time. We really hate to hire a lawyer, who would get 40% of everything, in fact, the union lawyer advised us not to. So what is the rule of thumb to figure up pain, suffering and permanent damage?
The union lawyer provides one free consultation, then you are referred to a firm that will require 40% of any money awarded.