Posts tagged General Personal Injury

• CNN Uncovers Auto Insurers Unfair Personal Injury and Property Damage Claims Practices and Bad Faith

  Scott Smith | March 01, 2007 12:35 PM | 2 CommentsColumbus, OH Category: Miscellaneous
  

  An article on CNN.com determined "[I]f you are injured in a minor car crash, chances are good that you will be in the fight of your life to get the insurance company to pay all the medical costs you incur - - even if the accident was no fault of your own." (CNN.com, Auto Insurers Play Hardball in Minor-Crash Claims by Drew Griffin and Kathleen Johnston, February 9, 2007)CNN conducted an eighteen...

• Immediate Airplane Crash Investigation

  Scott Smith | August 11, 2007 9:50 AM | 1 CommentColumbus, OH Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Using a combination of information from government organizations, Smith Phillips - Trial Lawyers immediately investigates all the events and circumstances surrounding a major aviation accident. Depending on the crash, our investigation could include gathering published news articles surrounding the incident, the accident record of a particular aircraft, airline or airport, detailed weather...

• $20 Million Verdict Against Allstate for Bad Faith

  Scott Smith | October 06, 2006 12:01 PM | 1 CommentColumbus, OH Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  An Indiana jury determined Allstate Insurance Company committed bad faith in failing to pay a man for losses due to injuries and damage to his car following a car crash and awarded the man $20 Million. The jury decided Ted Fields was in bad hands after applying for property damage and medical benefits under his Allstate policy following a car crash. Fields, age 50, who is now a retired...

• Plane Crash in Ohio Kills 4

  Jenny Albano | January 12, 2008 4:32 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH Category: Miscellaneous
  

  According to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department, A plane crash in northwest Ohio killed four people on Saturday, January 12 at around 1 P.M.Many different agencies, including The Ottawa County Sheriff's Department, the Fremont Post of the Ohio Highway Patrol, and others responded to the scene of the crash.The crew of the twin-engine Cessna 340 announced their intention to land at the...

• Cause of Airplane Accident Data

  Scott Smith | August 18, 2007 9:51 AM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Causes of Each DisasterAir Traffic Control Error6/13/1947 Leesburg, Virginia Pen Central Air11/11/1949 Arlington, Virginia Eastern /U.S. AF4/14/1958 Castel de Fels, Spain Aviaco7/21/1961 Shemya, Alaska Alaska, AL2/8/1965 New York, New York Eastern AL1/14/1970 Mt. Pumacona, Peru Faucett2/6/1970 Samarkand, USSR Aeroflot12/20/1972 Chicago, Illinois Delta/North...

• Common Carrier (Airplane/Bus) Liability

  Scott Smith | August 04, 2007 9:49 AM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The Federal government has created regulations regarding the liability to passengers injured while using a common carrier. A common carrier is one who represents to the public that its business is one of transporting persons or cargo from place to place for compensation, and such services are generally open to the public. Generally, commercial buses, ferries, trains, and airplanes are...

• Economy Class Syndrome

  Scott Smith | July 28, 2007 9:47 AM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH Category: Miscellaneous
  

  When you travel by air you should be aware of an increased risk of thrombosis. The condition has been dubbed "Economy Class Syndrome", as cramped seats suffered by economy passengers on long-haul flights make it difficult for blood in the legs to flow properly. It is a misleading phrase because people traveling first class, and even pilots have been affected. According to reports, three...

• Toxic Torts

  Scott Smith | July 21, 2007 2:00 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A toxic tort the legal terms for the harm that results from wrongful exposure of a harmful chemical or biological substance through ingestion, inhalation, skin contact, or skin absorption. Examples of toxic tort litigation include but are not limited to cases concerning lead paint (causes brain damage, especially in children), asbestos (causes lung cancer, restrictive lung disease), pesticides...

• Nursing Home Malpractice (Negligence)

  Scott Smith | June 02, 2007 1:51 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH Category: Miscellaneous
  

  In The United States today, there are over 36,000,000 people over the age of 65. According to statistics, many will need some form of assisted living, whether it is a nursing home, assisted living facility or other elderly facility. Due to the fact that long-term care for the elderly is typically extremely expensive (well over $5,000 per month in many jurisdictions), the vast majority of...

• Experts Involved in Treating and Proving Traumatic Brain Injury

  Scott Smith | May 26, 2007 1:50 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A traumatic brain injury (TBI) from an automobile accident, fall or medical error is sometimes hard to diagnose and treat, depending upon the severity of the trauma.An array of experts may be involved in diagnosing and caring for and proving traumatic brain injury. Among the many specialists that may either diagnoses, treat victims or be employed by lawyers as experts are the...