Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Who Are You Suing: The Defendant or an Insurance Company?
In many kinds of accidents, when you speak to your personal injury attorney about your accident, your attorney will often both reference the Defendant (the party that was negligent or which caused your accident), but the attorney may also mention insurance—for example, telling you that “the insurance company wants more information,” or “the insurance… Read More »
The Role of Prescription Medicine in Car Accidents
If you are the one that causes a car accident, can you sue? The answer is generally no, as you are the one at fault. But there is one situation where you may be able to sue and receive compensation for injuries that you may have suffered: When and if you were under the… Read More »
The Dangers Of Accepting Money From The Other Driver at the Scene of the Accident
If you are in a car accident, it is often the case that the other driver will argue with you and dispute that he or she caused the accident. But sometimes, the opposite happens. Sometimes, the other driver admits he or she did something wrong, and makes you a money offer right there at… Read More »
The Process of Selecting a Jury
If you are heading into a personal injury trial, and it is time to pick a jury to hear and decide your case, you already may know that you are seeking to select a jury of your peers. But jury selection is about more than that. It is about getting a jury of your… Read More »
Mistakes Victims Make After Slip and Fall Accidents
When people fall inside of a property, and injure themselves, the first priority is getting medical attention, and taking care of themselves. The hope is that fall victims will eventually get legal help, and that their personal injury attorney will handle all the details of compensation for them, while they focus on getting better,… Read More »
Wrongful Death and Wrongful Life Lawsuits: What Are They?
It sounds offensive to use the term “wrongful birth.” The mother or father of any child that is born, would never call the birth of their child wrong, and the idea of suing anyone for the birth of a child, seems both odd, and offensive. But it does happen, and there is a term… Read More »
Is a New Traffic Intersection Light Color On the Way?
As time has passed, almost everything related to driving has changed. Our cars have more technology than they ever have. Roadways have new kinds of interchanges and devices to try to minimize accidents. But one thing that has remained consistent almost since the automobile was invented, is the classic, well known traffic signal. Red,… Read More »
“Never Events” in Medical Malpractice Should Never Happen
Malpractice happens, and it is often the result of some error or omission that should not have occurred, but did. And while all malpractice is bad, and to some degree, preventable with the exercise of due care, there is now another category of malpractice that is being recognized in the medical community: The never… Read More »
Insurance Issues When Rideshares Are Transporting Goods Or Food
When we think of ridesharing, and of accidents involving ridesharing drivers, we often think of, as the name sounds, a service like Uber or Lyft, giving a ride to another person. But there is an entire fleet of drivers that don’t give rides to people—they deliver food or other items. Services like Uber eats… Read More »
Safety Inside A Rideshare Vehicle
In a rideshare accident, you have two things to worry about when it comes to safety: the actions, activities and competence of the other drivers, and the competence and safety of your own rideshare driver. You can’t control the safety of other drivers. But there are things that you can do about the driver… Read More »
