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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Serious spinal cord injury needs no-nonsense representation
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • May 31, 2016

Everyone has heard about the injuries associated with a spinal-cord injury. Most people, understandably, associate spinal cord injury with paralysis, or the loss of feeling of sensation in parts of the body. But many do not know that the effects of spinal cord injury can include many different ailments and disabilities. While not all injuries are as severe as paralysis, any spinal cord injury is cause for concern since injury to that part of the body could result in long-term medical care.

The spinal cord can be injured in many different scenarios. Car accidents are one, work accidents are another and let’s not forget about other types of accidents that can result in spinal cord injury. If diagnosed with paralysis after a car accident injury, this is the type of life-long injury that would require medical care you may not have otherwise needed. In addition, there could be lost wages if your spinal cord injury renders you unable to work like you could prior to the injury.

Medical costs, as those suffering spinal cord injury already know, can be sky-high. This cost of healthcare should not deter anyone injured with a spinal cord injury from seeking proper medical care or rehabilitation. At Bradley, Drendel and Jeannie we want to help those suffering from injury due to the negligence of another. If it was proven that another party was careless, or in some other way responsible, for an injured’s spinal cord injury, they could be held legally liable for damages.

What this means is that the injured party and their family could receive compensation after a Nevada accident results in spinal cord injury. There is no reason that a person injured by the actions of another should feel like they have to carry this burden alone. The legal staff at Bradley, Drendel and Jeannie are here to help. Spinal cord injury can have short and long-term consequences that should be fully considered.

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Details emerge on alleged motorcycle accident injuring CHP
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • May 13, 2016
A story made national news when reports of a Reno man intentionally running over a CHP went viral. According to reports, he stopped to make a routine traffic stop on the I-80 when a Reno man used an F-150 to intentionally hit the CHP and then fled the scene of the accident. Drugs are thought to have been a factor in the accused’s decision-making process and the truck used to allegedly strike the motorcycle accident victim was stolen. The fact that the man was on a motorcycle left the injured largely unprotected from the impact and force of the F-150.

As of late, the CHP officer’s condition has improved from critical to serious condition, but he is far from out of the woods. The costs associated with this type of motorcycle accident injury can be exorbitant, but it is likely the family and the CHP are seeking only the best medical care for the injured. The Reno man accused of the crime was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, evading arrest, possession of a stolen vehicle and drug offenses for the incident. These charges, if proven, can all be used as proof in a personal injury suit.

For other Reno residents who have been affected personally or a loved one has suffered from a motorcycle accident injury, you know how hard this must be for the officer and his family. There are many reasons those who have been injured may want to avenge the person who left them injured. Whether intentionally injured (as in the case of the officer) or an accident causing injury (like a distracted driver) the result can be equally devastating. Serious injuries due a motorcycle accident need to be taken seriously in the short and long term.

Motorcyclists have the right to a safe and injury-free ride. Sometimes other drivers make mistakes that take this right away from motorcyclists. If this has happened to you or a loved one, do not take their injury lightly. If you have been injured understand that those responsible could be held accountable for their role that they played causing your injury.

Source: patch.com, ” Injured Sacramento CHP Motor Cop Begins to Improve ,” Lindsey Hickman, April 27, 2016

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Truck accidents wreak havoc on passenger vehicles and occupants
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • May 04, 2016
Trucks like eighteen wheelers, commercial trucks and moving trucks are all necessary evils. Necessary in that they move goods and people around in a timely and reliable way. Evil in that any mishap a truck makes or sustains can have severe ramifications on the passenger vehicles in the immediate vicinity. While these errors resulting in truck accidents are not usually intentional, they can negatively impact the health of others when injuries are suffered in a truck accident.

This is mostly due to the impact that a huge truck has when it comes into contact with a passenger vehicle. Depending on the carrying load, tons of weight can come crashing into the side, back or front of a passenger vehicle. Serious injuries can obviously result from the crash. These injuries could be compensable in the truck driver, company or other related party is found at fault for the truck accident.

These claims can be more difficult to prove in comparison to regular passenger vehicle accidents. This is due to trucking regulations imposed on drivers, companies and manufactures that regular passenger drivers do not have to answer to. Understanding how behavior could have violated these regulations is definitely part of the process who trying to prove fault in a trucking accident. The legal staff at Bradley, Drendel & Jeannie have experience with this type of research and prosecution.

If you or a loved one has suffered injuries sustained in a truck accident , consider what this could mean. Short-term a person may be injured, but long-term the person could suffer from lost wages or medical bills. If someone is responsible for this type of hardship, shouldn’t they be held accountable? The financial reparations could be the difference between financial ruin and getting back on your feet after an injury.

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Major Narcotic Trafficking Case in Reno
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • May 02, 2016
Last week, news broke out about a major narcotic trafficking case negatively impacting many members of our community. Many questions remain as to how a Nevada licensed physician could prescribe massive amounts of narcotics for many months without being detected and stopped. Why weren’t pharmacies able to discover the scheme and stop it? Why wasn’t the Nevada Board of Pharmacy, which is tasked with the administration of the Prescription Monitoring Program, able to detect the scheme and stop it?

The firm of Bradley, Drendel and Jeanney currently represents several families suffering from injury and loss linked to this trafficking case. Bradley, Drendel and Jeanney lawyers are actively and aggressively investigating this matter in order to provide those affected with accurate, timely information. For more than 60 years, BDJ has served our community by providing experienced legal advice to Nevadans tragically impacted by the reckless conduct of others.

For more information regarding BDJ’s involvement in this case, please visit: http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2016/04/29/family-links-sons-death-federal-oxycodone-drug-bust-reno/83720186/

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Comparative negligence and motorcycle accident injuries?
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • Apr 28, 2016
Motorcyclists and their passengers love the feeling and the freedom of the open road. Because weather in Reno and the surrounding area is suited for motorcycles most of the year, it is a great place to get out and ride. But what happens when a motorcyclist is involved in a car accident causing catastrophic injury? What if the injured isn’t sure who is at fault for causing the crash?

This is understandable because motorcycle accidents can happen so quickly. A full investigation can help to reveal the cause or causes of the crash. Even if a motorcyclist is partially at fault for the crash, they can still recover for the other person’s portion of responsibility for causing the crash. This is called comparative negligence and is applied when multiple parties are at least partially at fault for causing an accident.

Oftentimes, oncoming traffic does not appropriately yield to other drivers and motorcyclists. For example, a passenger vehicle taking a left does not yield to a motorcyclist traveling in the opposite direction going straight. The two collide, but it turns out the motorcyclist was traveling in speeds excess of the speed limit. This is a scenario that could qualify for comparative negligence damages because both parties are potentially at fault for causing the motorcycle accident.

Whatever the scenario, victims of motorcycle accidents can suffer serious injuries. If these injuries are due to the actions of another person, it is important to understand how this may affect the injured person’s legal options. Medical bills, lost wages and other expenses can really bust the budget. Victims and their family members should not have to shoulder all of the expenses if someone else was at least partially to blame for the accident.

Source: FindLaw, ” Motorcycle Accident FAQ ,” Accessed April 25, 2016

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Making a case after Reno drunk driving accident causes injuries
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • Apr 21, 2016
It is hard to imagine that anyone would make the mistake of getting behind the wheel while impaired by alcohol. However, this is a decision and an action that happens every day out on Reno roads. Driving drunk puts the driver and other drivers and pedestrians at risk every moment that a person operates that vehicle. After an accident injury caused by a drunk driver, there is certain evidence that victims can use to to prove that drunk driving was a cause in the accident.

Serious injuries and the corresponding medical expenses are common after a run-in with a drunk driver. There are ways to prove that what happened was due to a drunk driving accident. For example, the blood-alcohol content of the suspected driver can be great evidence that the driver was impaired and failed to exercise reasonable care. An investigation will likely unearth some evidence like this.

Using this evidence in the proper way is important in proving fault after such a terrible misfortune. Equally as important is showing the full extent of the monetary damages that resulted from the accident. Medical expenses can completely bury a family financially, but are not the only financial consequences of a drunk driving accident. A person may also face substantial loss due to not being able to work while recovering from their injuries.

So many Reno residents suffer injury after the carelessness or negligence of another. Drunk driving accidents fall under that description. While no person can control how others act, they can control how they react to a less than favorable situation. Consider how the injury affects the injured and their family both short and long term.

Source: FindLaw, ” Drunk Driving Accidents ,” Accessed April 18, 2016

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