Author Archives: Jay Butchko
More and More, AI is Being Used to Evaluate Cases, and Predict Case Outcomes
When you have a personal injury claim, you generally expect that you, your damages, your injuries, and your case, will be fairly evaluated by human beings. That includes both the attorneys representing you, but also the attorneys and adjusters on the other side of your case, making legal decisions about the defense of your… Read More »
Should You Accept a Structured Settlement in Your Case?
In personal injury cases with significant damage awards, victims may find their attorney discussing a structured settlement with them. These are often proposed by Defendants as a way to settle cases. But what is a structured settlement, and how does it affect you? What is a Structured Settlement? Structured settlements are basically settlements where… Read More »
Motorcycle Accident Statistics Don’t Look Good
When you look at accident statistics, it seems like all of them are increasing over the previous years even despite a shutdown in 2020 because of COVID. Pedestrian accidents, car accidents and trucking accidents are on the rise, but there’s another category of accident that’s on the rise, and has been for many years:… Read More »
When a Pedestrian is Hit by a Car, You Need a Competent Attorney
Most of us accept one common fact: That vehicles on the road shouldn’t, under any circumstances, collide with and injure a pedestrian. That’s why, when a pedestrian is hit by a car, people often think that the case is an easy one—that there is just no way to lose a case, if the victim… Read More »
Understanding How Negligent Security Cases Work
In a negligent security case, a crime victim can sue a property owner for injuries that are sustained as a result of a criminal attack that happens on the property. This may seem, at first, confusing to some. After all, isn’t criminal activity random, and intentional? Isn’t the act of a criminal something the… Read More »
Replacing Car Seats After A Car Accident
If you are in a car accident, and your car can be repaired, you will normally just repair the car, and keep driving it—in fact, you may have to, as insurance won’t always just pay for a new car. But what about the things inside your car? Specifically, what about the car seat? Visual… Read More »
Understanding Damage Caps In Tennessee Injury Cases
In many cases, there are limits, or caps on the amount of damages that someone who is injured in an accident can legally receive from a jury. Tennessee injury law does have caps on certain kinds of damages. There are really two different kinds of damages, economic and non economic (punitive is actually a… Read More »
Injuries To Fetuses And Pregnant Women In Car Accidents Can Be Very Serious
If you are in an accident, you are probably concerned about your safety, and the safety of anybody that may be in your vehicle. But there may be someone else to be concerned for: your unborn baby, if you are pregnant. Injuries and Deaths to Fetuses in Accidents are Common It is well known… Read More »
Parking Lots Can Be More Dangerous Than You Think
Speed kills-it is well known that there is a correlation between the number and severity of car accidents, and speed. States that have the highest speed limits tend to have the highest number of accidents. That’s why it may be a surprise to you to learn that a place where we tend to drive… Read More »
Don’t Rely On That Pedestrian Avoidance Technology – It’s Not Very Good
Our cars today have enough technology to keep us in our lanes, detect when cars are coming, park themselves, and give us a 360 degree view around our car. So it’s natural to assume that our vehicles also could let us when a pedestrian is about to be hit. But you may be surprised… Read More »
