PERSONAL INJURY BLOG
Jul 2018
Personal Injury Protection Insurance (PIP)
PIP insurance is easy to purchase when you have automobile insurance. I recommend all people have PIP insurance even if they already have health insurance. PIP insurance is “no-fault”, meaning that regardless of who is at fault in a collision, PIP insurance will cover your reasonable and necessary medical bills up to the amount of…
Jan 2018
What To Do After A “Minor” Fender-Bender
Many people don’t know what to do after they are involved in a “minor” fender bender. First of all, I wouldn’t call a collision “minor” based solely on the property damage the vehicle sustained. The human body isn’t designed to be suddenly and forcefully jerked around and the property damage a vehicle sustained shouldn’t be…
Jan 2018
Winter Car Seat Safety Checklist
During these cold times of the year, parents want to make sure their children stay warm. Many of us bundle our children up. Puffy coats are a common go-to item for this. However, when it comes to car seat safety, puffy coats can be dangerous. “In a car crash, fluffy padding immediately flattens out from…
Apr 2016
Dexamethasone: Climber’s Little Helper
Jesse Easterling’s story By the time Jesse Easterling stumbled into the Mount Everest emergency clinic, he was nearly incoherent. It was a chilly afternoon at Base Camp, May 17, 2009—two days before the beginning of summit season, when a clear weather window would send hundreds of climbers scurrying up the south side of the peak. Easterling,…