Making your case stronger after injured in Reno car accident
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • Jul 29, 2016
With the rate at which Nevada motorists are involved in car accidents these days, it’s a miracle that more people aren’t injured or killed. Many car accidents result in damages that can be fully accounted for by means of proving liability of the other motorist involved. If you were in a Reno car accident that put you in the hospital, you may be wondering how to gather compensation for the wrong’s made by another driver. There are ways to make your personal injury claim and liability argument seeking compensation stronger in order to achieve that result.

The first place to look is the police report. Not all car accidents have a written police report, but if one does exist, it is important to get a copy and to make note of any discrepancies or facts that may support your claim. Nevada state traffic laws can help to satisfy the claim that a driver was in fact breaking the law at the time of the accident.

If a certain statute about speeding, following too closely or failure to yield can prove your case, it should be utilized. Certain types of accidents are easier to prove fault that others, for example, rear-end accidents are almost always the fault of the driver who rear-ended the other.

Most people do not know the first thing about applying Nevada law to real-life instances of personal injury to prove liability, and that is okay. It is more important for the injured to understand that these things can be proven, not so much that they themselves have to do the proving. Each car accident is different and will require specific application of the law and utilization of the evidence in order to achieve a favorable outcome for the injured. Doing so can mean recovery for the injured and a positive outcome after such a terrible event.

Days and weeks after the accident, medical expenses and bills may be piling up. It can be helpful to jump on seeking compensation by proving liability of the other driver at the earliest possible convenience. The sooner one begins the process of proving fault; the faster it can be resolved. This is a bit of positive news for those who can feel helpless after suffering injury in a Reno car accident.

Source: injury.findlaw.com, ” Car Accident Liability: Proving Fault in a Car Crash ,” Accessed July 25, 2016

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What do stats suggest about immediate cost of spinal cord injury?
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • Jul 22, 2016
Few injuries can be as permanent or as severe as an injury to the spinal cord. Since the spine is made up of nerves, bones, muscles and other tissue, it has complexities that other areas of the body do not have. This can make treating or curing conditions associated with spinal cord injuries difficult or impossible. Naturally, this type of injury can have a huge impact on an injured person’s quality of life.

Therefore, it is important to understand how a spinal cord injury can affect an injured person and their family, even in the short-term. Modern medicine has come a long way in rehabilitating those afflicted with a spinal cord injury, but SCI is notoriously a progressively slow moving rehab.

Length of stay in a hospital immediately following a SCI is 11 days, and that does not begin to scratch the surface on the bills an injured person could face with the tests, emergency care and rehabilitation that could take place during those 11 days. Over half of all SCI sufferers report being employed before the injury. One year after injury, just over ten percent reported being employed.

These two statistics alone could financially ruin any family whose loved one suffered a spinal cord injury. With the medical costs and loss of income, the bills can really become a burden on a family. This is why it is crucial for spinal cord injury victims to recognize quickly the financial costs associated with their injury. The faster a family is aware of the costs, the faster they will be able to offset them against a negligent party.

If a negligent party caused an accident that led to the spinal cord injury, they could be liable for the costs arising from the accident.. A spinal cord injury can occur under many circumstances and it is important to pinpoint the circumstances of your loved one’s spinal cord injury. It could pave the way to receiving compensation from a negligent party. Only a full investigation of the circumstances surrounding a loved one’s spinal cord accident can turn up clues as to who or what is responsible, thus, it is imperative that victims and their loved ones understand the recourses and options available to them.

Source: nscisc.aub.edu, ” Spinal Cord Injury Facts and Figures at a Glance ,” Accessed July 18, 2016

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Take action in Reno if injured by a distracted driver
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • Jul 15, 2016
It is illegal for a Reno driver to be behind the wheel while texting and driving. This law was passed for obvious reasons; if you are looking at your phone you are not looking at the road. Distracted driving is not limited to texting and driving, as many Reno drivers know all too well. Distracted driving encompasses several common behaviors that take the attention of the driver away from the road.

Driving behaviors and the risks associated with distracted driving are dangerous and can leave that driver and other innocent drivers on the road at risk for a car accident and the resulting injuries from such a collision. Awareness for this issue is so important as it is 100 percent preventable.

If Reno drivers did not participate in distracted driving behaviors, it could prevent the many car crashes and injuries associated with them. The silver lining for injured drivers and their families is that there is a way to seek compensation for the losses suffered after a run-in with a distracted driver.

Compensation could be awarded through a personal injury suit against the driver or drivers who are believed to have caused the accident. At Bradley, Drendle and Jeannie we have helped hundreds of clients seek compensation for injuries suffered in auto accidents. It’s important that those injured get the justice they deserve. Considering how a person’s actions can have such a reverberating affects on an innocent person, it makes sense to consider compensation after injuries sustained to you or a loved one in an accident.

There isn’t much one can do if they are hoping to turn back the hands of time after a car accident. Distracted driving is not a tolerated behavior for Reno drivers behind the wheel. While the driver may have not had any malicious intent at the time, they could still be found negligent for the crash and corresponding injuries. This is certainly something to be considered if a family is in financial trouble when the expenses related to auto accident injury begin to mount.

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Nevada motorcyclist dies after truck pulls out in front of him
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • Jul 07, 2016
Motor vehicle deaths do not discriminate. Young or old, whatever walk of life one comes from, no one is immune to the potential road fatality. This also includes the wide variety of motor vehicles, big or small, motorists Nevada and elsewhere could suffer fatal injuries while traveling in a motorcycle, automobile or a large truck.

According to recent reports, a man was killed just an hour outside of Reno while out for his morning ride. Sadly, the motorcycle accident appears to have been entirely preventable. Preliminary reports state that the motorcycle accident happened when the man was traveling west on U.S. 50 at approximately 8:20 in the morning.

While traveling westbound on his motorcycle, a truck pulling a tractor-trailer traveling on 50 East turned left in front of the motorcyclist. That’s where he made contact with the truck’s passenger side. He later succumbed to the injuries he suffered in the crash at a nearby hospital.

On its surface, the crash and the resulting fatality appear to be a case of failure to yield. This means that the tractor-trailer failed to yield to oncoming traffic when the driver turned left directly in front of the motorcyclist. Traffic traveling in a straight direction would have the right-of-way in that situation. Of course, a full investigation will determine exactly what caused this particular accident, but if it is found to be a care of failure to yield, the family of the victim may be thinking of seeking compensation.

Whatever the outcome may be in this particular tragedy, the family certainly has a lot on their plate. The man was only 55 years old when he passed away in the motorcycle accident, he likely had many years ahead of him if not for the crash. Family and friends have likely not missed this fact. Many Reno residents in the surrounding area have been and will likely continue to be innocent victims in motorcycle accidents similar to this.

Source: thenewstribune.com, “Tacoma man killed in motorcycle crash in Nevada,” June 21, 2016

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Contributing factors in Reno truck accidents
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • Jul 01, 2016
Most Reno residents do not think of the roadway as a particularly dangerous place. However, people should be aware that the average commercial truck weighs 25 times the weight of an average passenger vehicle. Why does this matter?

This matters because when a commercial truck and a passenger vehicle collide, it can cause catastrophic injuries or even death. There can be many contributing factors that can precede such terrible truck accidents. Oftentimes dangerous freight being towed or improperly maintenance trucks or even truck driver fatigue can be to blame. Discovering what the root cause or causes of a truck accident are can be difficult to assess immediately after the crash.

A full investigation can help to uncover just what influenced a truck accident to happen. Usually it is a combination of factors that surmounted to be too much, thus causing the crash. It is possible that the truck driver, truck company or even the company of the freight the truck driver was carrying could be found negligent for the truck accident and subsequent injuries. Making a claim for such an incidence is filed in personal injury court.

After reading this or experiencing a truck accident first-hand, it is obvious to most how dangerous the roads can be. While most drivers operate legally and with a reasonable standard of care, this is not true of everyone on the road today. If another driver’s actions caused an accident with serious injuries or even death, it is meaningful to put the blame on the appropriate party’s shoulders. Filing a claim for a truck accident is the first step in that process after suffering injury.

Source: injury.findlaw.com, ” Truck Accident Overview ,” Accessed June 27, 2016

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What are damages that can be sought after a spinal injury?
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • Jun 22, 2016
Few injuries that can be sustained by man have the potential to be as debilitating or life-altering as a spinal cord injury. Spinal cord injuries can happen at work, during a Reno car accident, truck accident or another sudden event that can cause irreparable damage to the spinal cord. Not all spinal cord injuries are due to a person or a third party’s negligence, but some are. For those people who believe fault in their injuries or a loved one’s spinal cord injury was otherwise avoidable, read on.

Since spinal cord injuries can range from mild to severe, there are different levels of damages that could potentially be sought after, depending on the severity of the injury. One that is often commonly sought out by spinal cord injury sufferers is the damage related to future medical expenses. Only by therapy and medical treatment can spinal injury sufferers get any relief. This damage helps to cover those costs over the short-term or even long-term medical care.

Another damage often sought after by spinal cord injury sufferers is loss of enjoyment of life. Spinal cord injuries can leave a person with a loss of sensation or even paralysis when the spinal cord injury is damaged. Because of this, spinal cord injury sufferers often experience loss of enjoyment of life when they are unable to do the things they once could do. It is understood that the money does not bring back the enjoyment the injured once had, but it helps to address their loss in a financial way.

There are other compensable damages, beyond the two listed above. Depending on the severity of the injury, these damages may or may not be awarded. Proof is always necessary in proving a personal injury claim. Thinking about the injury long-term is the best way to approach the problem.

Source: Injury.FindLaw.com, ” Economic recovery for accidents and injuries ,” accessed on June 20, 2016

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If injured by a Reno drunk driver, get compensation
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • Jun 15, 2016
Few car accidents are as preventable as those where intoxicated driving is a factor. It is simple: if the operator of a motor vehicle does not consume alcohol, it will not be a factor in causing a car accident. Unfortunately, too many Reno residents do not heed caution when it comes to drinking and driving behaviors. They can, have and will cause unnecessary car accidents and serious injuries to innocent drivers.

For those who find themselves on the losing end of this situation, there is much that can be put at stake for a person and family. Worries about how to pay mounting medical bills, stresses about returning to work and not to mention a damaged vehicle can really put a damper on everyday life. Drunk drivers can be held accountable in both criminal and personal injury court. The decisions found in a criminal court (such as a DUI conviction) can positively affect proceedings for the injured who is seeking damages after a drunk driving accident.

Even if the injured is worried about being found partially at fault after a drunk driving accident, this should not deter them from seeking reparations. It is likely that if it is found that a driver was in fact driving over legal intoxication limits, they are equally, if not majorly, at fault for causing the crash and corresponding injuries.

Nonetheless, each case is different. For this reason, it is important to discover what facts and evidence weighs more significantly on a particular case involving a drunk driving accident.

Much can be learned from a scenario where injuries and damages run rampant. It may not all be positive, but it is important that in bad situations the injured attempts to find the silver lining. Maybe the silver lining is excellent legal representation, like that found at Bradley Drendle and Jeanney. Whatever the situation, they are here to help.

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NV traffic dept. sets lofty, admirable goal for road fatalities
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • Jun 08, 2016
Some people aren’t aware of the prevalence of fatalities occurring on Nevada roads today. Whether cars are piling up, motorcyclists are being thrown from their bike or trucks wreaking havoc on nearby vehicles, traffic deaths have gotten completely out of control. In the words of the Office of Traffic Safety, there are so many deaths on the roads, “that’s sort of an equivalent of a jumbo jet falling out of the sky every week and crashing and killing everyone on board.” This is how serious road fatalities have become, and this puts Reno residents, who use these roads, in danger.

According to state statistics, 326 people lost their lives on Nevada roads, just last year. That’s almost 1 person per day. According to the state safety and traffic departments, and most people would agree, this number is completely unacceptable. There are ways to prevent these deaths by cutting down on dangerous driver behaviors that cause car accidents , like drunk driving and distracted driving, to name a few. Because of the high death toll, the state departments have set a goal to cut Nevada road fatalities in half by the year 2030.

The aggressive desire for a cut-down in road fatalities is a direct response to the way road fatalities have climbed in Nevada over the last several years. In 2013, there were 262 fatalities. In 2014, 296 people died on Nevada roads.

How the Nevada state departments plan to reach this admirable goal, has yet to be seen. Hopefully, they will succeed, sooner rather than later. Awareness of a problem is the first step in solving it. Hopefully, the awareness of road fatalities can help to make them less prevalent in Nevada by 50% in the year 2030.

Source: news3lv.com, ” Nevada safety officials aim to cut number of traffic deaths in half by 2030 ,” Christine Kim, May 25, 2016

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All about common injuries sustained in Reno car accidents
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • Jun 02, 2016
Serious car accident injuries happen all the time in Reno, and it is important for people to understand how serious car accident injuries can be.

Oftentimes, people are worried about plane or train crashes. While these events do happen, car accidents far exceed the number of plane or train crashes in any given year. Car accidents are a leading cause of injuries in Reno and around the U.S. They cause much pain and suffering to those involved and it also can cost the injured a lot of money to get well again. This is because medical expenses for serious injuries can be extremely expensive, even with health insurance.

Not all car accidents can be prevented, however they can be recuperated for in instances of negligent drivers. Negligent drivers are considered ‘careless’ and can be attributed as such in a variety of ways. Head and back injuries are two of the most serious injuries associated with car accidents. These injuries can cause months or even years of recuperation and medical aid in order for the injured to live a normal life once again. Sadly, some people injured in car accidents never fully recover.

For the injured people mentioned above, it is important to think ahead about how this car accident injury could effect people and their families. If seriously injured, it is common for a person to be unable to perform the work they once did. Sitting for prolonged periods of time may be out of the question after car accident injury. Think of those performing manual labor jobs after car accident injury, it likely will not fly.

Source: injury.findlaw.com, ” Types of Car Accident Injuries ,” Accessed May 28, 2016

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How can DUI effect the pursuit of damages after accident injury?
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • Jun 01, 2016
The phone rings. A person answers only to discover that a loved one has been involved in a serious car accident. Hopefully, the injured makes it out alive. Sometimes, when a person is on the wrong-end of a car accident with a suspected drunk driver, they aren’t so lucky. For those fortunate enough to escape with their life, there are often questions of how a DUI conviction will affect a personal injury suit.

Obviously the business of trying a personal injury case and trying a criminal charge, like DUI, happen in separate courts. However, this doesn’t mean that one decision can’t affect the other. For example, if a driver is convicted of DUI after a drunk driving accident causing injuries, it could be the undeniable proof the accident victim is hoping for. It can be the ‘smoking gun’ of personal injury accident claims after a drunk driving accident causes bodily injury.

However, the reverse isn’t necessarily true if DUI isn’t proven in criminal court. For example, the accused was not charged with DUI in criminal court. This doesn’t mean a favorable outcome for the injury victim isn’t possible in personal injury court. This is because negligence and personal injury suits have a lower threshold of proof in civil court compared to criminal court where DUI charges are tried.

Whatever the outcome of the accused in criminal court, this is not reason to shy away from a personal injury suit. These things can take time and consideration, so the sooner the process is begun, the quicker a resolution can be found. Injuries after an accident with a suspected drunken driver can be harrowing. Medical costs, loss of wages and loss of enjoyment of life are all real possible outcomes for the injured.

Source: dui.findlaw.com, ” Drunk Driving Accidents ,” Accessed May 23, 2016

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