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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Reno 3-vehicle accident ends with injuries and a fiery blaze
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • Apr 14, 2016
Multi-vehicle accidents are scary and unpredictable, and can result in many injuries and even deaths. Such a crash happened on Reno’s I-580 and it included three vehicles and multiple drivers and passengers. One driver, who was allegedly recklessly driving his Corvette, is under investigation as being responsible for causing the car accident. Luckily, nobody was killed in the crash or the fiery blaze that immediately followed.

It all started on southbound I-580 when a 911 caller reported a Corvette speeding and driving erratically. Shortly thereafter, a crash was reported when the Corvette struck a pickup truck, which then collided with a Jeep. The Corvette and pickup rolled several times after impact and then caught fire. Several drivers and passengers suffered non-life threatening injuries, though the extent of those injuries were not immediately reported.

Based on the 911 call, the person behind the wheel of the Corvette may have caused the accident. However, a full investigation will determine if that is the case.

Fire is always a risk associated with car accidents, and in this case, the passengers were lucky to have escaped the worst of the flames despite extensive damage to the vehicles involved.

Some car accident victims do not fare as well as the injured in this particular accident. Whatever the situation, those who have been wrongly injured have options to obtain legal recourse. Even relatively minor car accident injuries can involve extensive medical expenses and other damages. An accident victim should not have to be financially responsible for those costs when the accident resulted from someone else’s negligence.

Source: kolotv.com, ” No major injuries in fiery rollover on I-580 SB at Exit 61 ,” March 28, 2016

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Catastrophic injury from motorcycle accident is compensable
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • Apr 07, 2016
Motorcycles offer the freedom of the open road and a feeling that is unmatched by any other mode of transportation. While this is great, motorcyclists are also susceptible to collisions with passenger vehicles and other motor vehicles. This puts the driver and any passenger on the motorcycle in danger of catastrophic injuries. If a Reno motorcycle accident has left you or a loved one with such a bodily injury, compensation may be available.

Such compensation could be received by an injured person if the motorcycle accident was caused, in total or in part, by a negligent party. This could be a negligent driver, for example, who failed to yield to a motorcyclist when they had the right-of-way. Even if the motorcyclist is worried that their actions the day of the accident could have contributed to the accident, they should still research their legal options. This is because Nevada law measures and appropriates liability for accident damages based the parties’ percentage of fault.

If a motorcyclist is the victim of catastrophic injuries like broken bones, or such an injury that requires extensive medical care, this situation could make compensation necessary. Medical costs are not cheap, and in order to receive the care to rehabilitate, it will cost money. Not every cost associated with injury will be covered by insurance. Accident victims can offset those costs through a personal injury claim naming the responsible party who contributed to the crash, and injuries suffered in said motorcycle accident.

For those who find themselves in a situation where they, or a loved one, have suffered an unexpected injury, there are often many questions. At Bradley, Drendel and Jeanney, we help people who are in this position. Settle the confusion by deciding on a course of action. Once the plan starts to unfold, it will become clearer how to proceed and thus things will seem much more manageable. Also, our firm’s website is a good starting point to gather some helpful information on how to move forward.

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What are estimated lifelong costs of spinal cord injury?
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • Mar 31, 2016
There are few injuries more debilitating and life altering than those associated with a spinal cord injury. Spinal cord injury can happen due to many reasons. However, some of the more shocking and unexpected are spinal cord injuries resulting from a work accident, car accident or other event based on the negligence of someone else. Besides the lifestyle changes that those suffering from a spinal cord injury may have to deal with, there are serious financial costs associated with spinal cord injury.

Basically, there are immediate costs due to the actual injury incident, and lifelong costs associated with continued care and rehabilitation. For those suffering from paraplegia or the loss of use of two limbs, the average first year costs total about $518,000 alone. Each subsequent year costs approximately $68,000 in medical expenses.

When someone else causes an accident that results in a spinal cord injury, the injured victim and their family have legal options. The law allows those who have been wronged to collect for their injury and any damages. A person in this situation should understand how to move forward under Nevada law.

There are many reasons that those who have suffered injury may want to recover and pin responsibility on the appropriate party. As much as one hopes this will never happen, accidents involving spinal cord injury are a reality for some people in the Reno area. A legal claim cannot restore an injured person’s life back to what it was before the spinal cord injury. However, compensation can help the person get medical care and treatment so that they can move forward from such a traumatic event.

Source: nscisc.uab.edu, ” Spinal cord injury, facts and figures at a glance ,” Accessed March 28, 2016

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Factors that could have influenced a Reno truck accident
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • Mar 23, 2016
When the news comes across the Reno media outlets that a terrible accident has occurred involving a tractor-trailer, most thoughts go toward the passenger vehicle involved in the crash. Naturally, truck drivers could suffer serious injuries in a truck accident; however, the odds of escaping without injury are not in favor of those riding in passenger vehicles involved in the crash. Due to the sheer size of commercial trucks, smaller passenger vehicles often do not fare as well in a collision.

There are many factors that could have contributed to causing a truck accident. Oftentimes, truck driver fatigue is a factor. According to federal and Nevada state regulations, truck drivers are only allowed to drive for a certain amount of time without a break. If these breaks aren’t taken, this could be a precursor to truck driver fatigue and a truck accident.

It is also possible that the truck company or a third party is liable for injuries by operating a rig that has faulty or defective auto parts. Commercial trucks need to be able to pass strict safety and quality regulations in order to be operated. If proper maintenance or safety measures aren’t taken, it could contribute to a truck accident. This is where liability could be shared by multiple parties responsible for any misconduct related to injuries in a truck accident.

It is normal to feel confused and overwhelmed after the trauma related to a truck accident. You may be turning over many possibilities in your head about what to do next after an injury. The truth is that there could be many reasons for a truck accident injury. Keep in mind that a full investigation should bring details to light, and can pave the way for a legal filing.

Source: FindLaw, ” Truck Accident Law: What you need to know ,” Accessed March 21, 2016

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