Category: Wrongful Death
Indianapolis wrongful death law blog. Here we will provide useful articles of various types of wrongful death case information in Indiana.
In the past five or ten years, collision avoidance technology has become more common in more vehicles. This technology can include automatic braking if the vehicle detects another vehicle in front of you, or it can include lane-assist technology, which can ensure that your car does not stray from the lane the car is currently […]
Being injured in a car or truck accident can be scary, but having outstanding medical bills looming can be even scarier. Many of these medical bills can cost thousands and thousands of dollars that many people don’t have just laying around. We are going to walk you through a step-by-step process for approaching your medical […]
If you are walking around, and you slip-and-fall on some water or some ice, and you are injured, normally you would expect to recover for your injuries. Normally, you would file a lawsuit against the business who did not put out a wet floor sign, or the apartment complex that did not take care of […]
Social media has taken the world by storm in the 21st century. With smartphones virtually becoming the norm, millions and millions of people access Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat every day. People go on these apps for their amusement, but can they be dangerous and even fatal? Car accidents have become one of the leading […]
Often in the legal world, people discuss the phrase “respondeat superior” when talking about companies and employees. Well, many people probably wonder what this legal doctrine is all about, so this blog will attempt to explain respondeat superior and offer some examples as to when it is used. The legal doctrine of respondeat superior states […]
In Indiana, much has been made of cases concerning a plaintiff’s medical bills, and whether the reduced amount paid by insurance can be admitted at trial. The chief cases in this regard are Patchett v. Lee and Stanley v. Walker. These cases addressed whether the reduced amount of medical bills paid by either insurance or […]
When someone is working on a job, and is injured by another business or person, or the actions of another business or person, does that business or person owe the injured person a duty of care? In order to fully explain this, let’s look at a case recently decided by the Indiana Court of Appeals. […]
Governmental entities can be held liable in certain instances, but sometimes are protected from liability by a state’s Tort Claims Act. In cases where there someone is acting in their official capacity as an employee of the state or federal government, and they cause injury to someone, the government agency can potentially be held liable […]
Recently, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released a report detailing a rise in accidents across the country in the year 2020. From the beginning of the year until September, the number of crashes rose from roughly 26,000 in 2019 to roughly 28,000 in 2020. The NHTSA will not have data for the full year […]