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R. Sebastian Gibson asked:


When a personal injury insurance adjuster in San Diego, CA, or Orange County, or an adjuster anywhere in Southern California such as Irvine, Anaheim, Newport Beach, Riverside, Rancho Cucamonga, or Escondido is able to tell his or her supervisor that they have managed to convince an accident victim in a city like Santa Ana, Palm Springs, Laguna Beach, Corona del Mar, Fullerton, Palm Desert, Long Beach, Anaheim, Riverside, Chula Vista, El Cajon or Newport Beach not to hire an attorney, an insurance company knows they have just saved money. The adjuster is happy, the supervisor is happy, and the hedge fund that owns millions of their shares will someday be happy too. I imagine the conversation at the insurance company goes something like this.

 

“Did you convince the person not to hire a lawyer?” the supervisor asks.

 

“You got it, boss,” the adjuster said.

 

“Which routine did you use this time?” the supervisor asks.

 

“You know, the one I like the most is where I tell them how fair we can be and how there’s just no need for them to hire an attorney.”

 

The supervisor nods. “So now you’ll ignore them until the statute of limitations is about up and they panic to settle for anything.”

 

“You got it, chief,” the adjuster says.

 

“What will you do if they threaten to hire an attorney?” the supervisor asks.

 

“Then I’ll pretend like we’re busy getting the medical records and if they will just be patient, we’ll ensure that all their bills are handled and still put $500 in their pocket,” the adjuster says.

 

“Is that enough?” the supervisor asks.

 

“It satisfies most people,” the adjuster replies.

 

“I don’t suppose the company will actually pay all the medical bills, will we?” the supervisor asks.

 

“I’m sure our medical department will pay what they think is reasonable and if the doctors refuse to accept what we send, that will just add more pressure on the accident victim to settle with us.”

 

“So you’re not actually promising the clients we’ll pay all their bills?” the supervisor asks.

 

“Heck no,” the adjuster says. “I just tell them to is send in their medical bills and we’ll take a look at them to determine what’s related to their accident. I also tell them how doctors love to charge more than what’s reasonable and that by having us deal with them, that’s how we’re able to keep insurance rates so low.”

 

“So low?” the supervisor asks, laughing. “I like it.”

 

“What do you tell them when they ask you for pain and suffering?” the supervisor asks

 

The usual. I tell them that they’re not entitled to pain and suffering for an ambulance ride, or those big hospital charges, or for X-rays or other diagnostic testing, for chiropractic bills that are inflated or for, well, just about anything.”

 

“That’s good, that’s very good,” the supervisor says. “Do they believe that?”

 

“Usually.”"So you have an excuse for everything,” the supervisor says.

 

“Absolutely, baby,” the adjuster says. “And since they’re not a lawyer, and since they’ve never heard this before, well, you know what most people do when times are tough.”

 

If you’ve been involved in a personal injury accident in Orange County, San Diego or anywhere in Southern California, don’t let an insurance company talk you out of hiring an experienced Newport Beach Personal Injury Lawyer and Orange County Car Accident Attorney on your case. Be sure to hire a California law firm with personal injury lawyers who can serve areas such as Irvine, Anaheim, Santa Ana, San Diego, Ontario and Palm Springs so you are properly represented and get the compensation you deserve.

 

If you’ve been injured in an accident involving a motor vehicle and want to know more about your rights and what you are entitled to, call the Law Offices of R. Sebastian Gibson, or visit our website at http://www.sebastiangibsonlaw.com and learn more about how we obtain great personal injury settlements from insurance companies. You can also call us to speak directly to Sebastian Gibson about your auto, motorcycle, truck, pedestrian, car or bicycle accident, the loss of a loved one in a wrongful death or about a dog bite injury with no charge for your consultation.



HORNBECK

R. Sebastian Gibson asked:


1. In an instant, your beautiful car turns into a pile of junk.

 

2. Car shopping is no picnic.

 

3. Remember how much fun it is to deal with car dealers?

 

4. Car rentals aren’t cheap.

 

5. Hospitals aren’t fun.

 

6. Nurses ask you to put on those flimsy hospital gowns.

 

7. This is not how you want to use vacation days from work.

 

8. Some people believe these things come in threes.

 

9. Injuries take time to heal

 

10. Lawyers (actually, we’re very nice).

 

Here are ten actual tips of advice from a car accident attorney to follow if you have been in an accident. You can also learn more about how to handle a personal injury in Santa Ana, or any city, by calling the Law Offices of R. Sebastian Gibson at any of the numbers which can be found on our website at http://www.SebastianGibsonLaw.com  and learning how we can assist you.

 

Obviously, if you have had an accident, and you are reading all of this advice, it may have been a few hours since the accident. However, if you ever have another accident, or if it’s only been a few hours since you were hurt, here’s what you should do from the start.

 

First, take a look around and determine if you or anyone, are hurt. If so, taking steps like trying to prevent further injury or loss of blood are the most important thing you can do. Even if some other driver caused you to be injured, it’s just good manners to help the other driver if they are hurt. They may even be so thankful that they admit their fault to you. The worst thing you can do is get angry or start a fight.

 

Second, make sure everyone is safe from being injured further. If you are in the middle of traffic, and you are dizzy, sit down away from traffic. If your vehicle is a traffic hazard and you have accident warning devices like flares or triangles, put them out on the road to warn other drivers and get away from the car. Let the police an other emergency personnel investigate the scene with the vehicles in place and move them more safely at a later point.

 

Third, call the police. Accident reports are extremely helpful if the police will do such a report. Let the police know you are injured immediately. Answer the police questions honestly. But if you are dazed or confused, let them know you need medical treatment and answer only what you feel sure about. Remember, your statements can and will be used against you if you admit fault, and it will be too late and too fishy to later say you didn’t know what you were saying at the scene. Police know that your best recollection is immediately after an accident.

 

Fourth, get the other driver’s information including their names, addresses, driver’s license numbers, make and model of their vehicles, license plate numbers, and their insurance company name and policy number. If there are witnesses, get their names, addresses and telephone numbers as well. If the other driver makes any admissions of fault, write those down as well.

 

Fifth, if you have a camera on your cell phone or in the car and you aren’t too injured, take some photos of the vehicles and the scene. If you can’t do it right away, do it after you are released from the hospital.

Sixth, if you are hurt, obtain medical treatment. Don’t decline the ambulance or hospital examination to save your insurance company money or to be stoic. Take your valuables out of your car if you can and get checked out at the hospital. If you are not hurt, don’t get treatment you don’t need. However, remember, after an accident, you may feel a rush of adrenaline that causes you to only start feeling symptoms of pain a few hours later. If you have a health plan that requires you to obtain permission first, call them and find out where you are allowed to seek treatment.

 

Seventh, call a good car accident lawyer as soon as you have had your initial treatment, so the attorney can gather other important evidence and prevent the insurance company from taking advantage of you and obtaining such things as recorded statements that you feel fine, when many of your symptoms have yet to manifest themselves. A good car accident lawyer can save you from making a great deal of mistakes and can shoulder much of the hassle of knowing what to do about car repairs, car rentals, medical treatment, witness statements and the like. If you think you will save money by not having an attorney, think again. A good car accident lawyer can almost always obtain much higher settlements, obtain reductions of medical bills and insurance liens and prevent you from making costly mistakes. Also, most car accident attorneys advance costs of obtaining police reports, medical records and the like and are paid and reimbursed for these costs only out of any settlement.

 

Eight, you will need to report the accident to your insurance company, but since they will want to take a recorded statement from you, just like any other driver’s insurance company, it’s good advice to retain an attorney first. And if the other driver did not have insurance, remember that it is your own insurance company that will be your adversary. You will also need to report the accident to the Department of Motor Vehicles and your lawyer can give you the form for this.

 

Ninth, do not agree to settle your claim privately with the person at fault for the accident. This almost never works out to your advantage. Don’t agree not to call the police. Police reports that determine the fault for an accident are golden. Your agreement to not involve the police only affords an opportunity for the other driver to change his story and blame you when the police will no longer investigate the accident.

 

Tenth, don’t pay a traffic ticket without a fight if you weren’t at fault or agree to accept a small payment for your vehicle repairs without knowing that the amount will in fact cover the cost of all the repairs.

 

If you’ve had a car accident in Orange County, Newport Beach, Anaheim, Irvine, Huntington Beach, Corona del Mar, Laguna Beach, Santa Ana, Orange, Fullerton, costa Mesa, Westminster, Buena Park, Mission Viejo, Garden Grove, Laguna Niguel, San Clemente, Chino Hills, or anywhere in Southern California, we have the knowledge and resources to be your Santa Ana Car Accident Lawyer and your Orange County Car Accident Attorney. Be sure to hire a California law firm with auto, motorcycle, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, car, bus, train, boat and airplane accident experience, wrongful death experience and insurance law expertise who can ensure you are properly represented and get the compensation you deserve.

 

If you have a personal injury legal matter, a dog bite or if you’ve lost a loved one in a wrongful death accident, call the Law Offices of R. Sebastian Gibson, or visit our website at http://www.SebastianGibsonLaw.com  and learn how we can assist you.



PENDLETON

R. Sebastian Gibson asked:


1. Handle nuclear waste.

 

2. Handle toxic materials.

 

3. Clean sewers.

 

4. Work in the post office.

 

5. Work in the complaint department anywhere.

 

6. Perform menial tasks.

 

7. Listen to Sarah Palin interviews.

 

8. Watch Sarah Palin news stories.

 

9. Do the same thing over and over.

 

10. Worry about hair loss.

 

Now here are ten useful tips of advice from a pedestrian accident lawyer to follow if you have been in an accident. You can also learn more about how to handle a pedestrian accident in Rancho Santa Margarita, or any city, by calling the Law Offices of R. Sebastian Gibson at any of the numbers which can be found on our website at http://www.SebastianGibsonLaw.com  and learning how we can assist you.

 

Obviously, if you have had an accident, and you are reading all of this advice, it’s probably been at least a few days since the accident. However, if it’s only been a few hours or if you ever have another accident, here’s what you should do the next time from the start.

 

First, take a look around and determine if you or anyone, are hurt. If so, taking steps like trying to prevent further injury or loss of blood are the most important thing you can do. Even if some other driver caused you to be injured, it’s just good manners to help the other driver if they are hurt. They may even be so thankful that they admit their fault to you. The worst thing you can do is get angry or start a fight.

 

Second, make sure everyone is safe from being injured further. If you are in the middle of traffic, and you are dizzy, sit down away from traffic. If your vehicle is a traffic hazard and you have accident warning devices like flares or triangles, put them out on the road to warn other drivers and get away from the car. Let the police an other emergency personnel investigate the scene with the vehicles in place and move them more safely at a later point.

 

Third, call the police. Accident reports are extremely helpful if the police will do such a report. Let the police know you are injured immediately. Answer the police questions honestly. But if you are dazed or confused, let them know you need medical treatment and answer only what you feel sure about. Remember, your statements can and will be used against you if you admit fault, and it will be too late and too fishy to later say you didn’t know what you were saying at the scene. Police know that your best recollection is immediately after an accident.

 

Fourth, get the other driver’s information including their names, addresses, driver’s license numbers, make and model of their vehicles, license plate numbers, and their insurance company name and policy number. If there are witnesses, get their names, addresses and telephone numbers as well. If the other driver makes any admissions of fault, write those down as well.

 

Fifth, if you have a camera on your cell phone or in the car and you aren’t too injured, take some photos of the vehicles and the scene. If you can’t do it right away, do it after you are released from the hospital.

Sixth, if you are hurt, obtain medical treatment. Don’t decline the ambulance or hospital examination to save your insurance company money or to be stoic. Take your valuables out of your car if you can and get checked out at the hospital. If you are not hurt, don’t get treatment you don’t need. However, remember, after an accident, you may feel a rush of adrenaline that causes you to only start feeling symptoms of pain a few hours later. If you have a health plan that requires you to obtain permission first, call them and find out where you are allowed to seek treatment.

 

Seventh, call a good pedestrian accident lawyer as soon as you have had your initial treatment, so the attorney can gather other important evidence and prevent the insurance company from taking advantage of you and obtaining such things as recorded statements that you feel fine, when many of your symptoms have yet to manifest themselves. A good pedestrian accident lawyer can save you from making a great deal of mistakes and can shoulder much of the hassle of knowing what to do about car repairs, car rentals, medical treatment, witness statements and the like. If you think you will save money by not having an attorney, think again. A good pedestrian accident lawyer can almost always obtain much higher settlements, obtain reductions of medical bills and insurance liens and prevent you from making costly mistakes. Also, most pedestrian accident attorneys advance costs of obtaining police reports, medical records and the like and are paid and reimbursed for these costs only out of any settlement.

 

Eight, you will need to report the accident to your insurance company, but since they will want to take a recorded statement from you, just like any other driver’s insurance company, it’s good advice to retain an attorney first. And if the other driver did not have insurance, remember that it is your own insurance company that will be your adversary. You will also need to report the accident to the Department of Motor Vehicles and your lawyer can give you the form for this.

 

Ninth, do not agree to settle your claim privately with the person at fault for the accident. This almost never works out to your advantage. Don’t agree not to call the police. Police reports that determine the fault for an accident are golden. Your agreement to not involve the police only affords an opportunity for the other driver to change his story and blame you when the police will no longer investigate the accident.

 

Tenth, don’t pay a traffic ticket without a fight if you weren’t at fault or agree to accept a small payment for your vehicle repairs without knowing that the amount will in fact cover the cost of all the repairs.

 

If you’ve had a pedestrian accident in Rancho Santa Margarita, El Toro, Mission Viejo, San Juan Capistrano, Laguna Beach, Costa Mesa, Orange County, Yorba Linda, Tustin, Lake Forest, Fountain Valley, Newport Beach, Anaheim, Irvine, Huntington Beach, Corona del Mar, Santa Ana, Orange, Fullerton, or anywhere in Southern California, we have the knowledge and resources to be your Rancho Santa Margarita Pedestrian Accident Lawyer and your Orange County Pedestrian Accident Attorney. Be sure to hire a California law firm with auto, motorcycle, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, car, bus, train, boat and airplane accident experience, wrongful death experience and insurance law expertise who can ensure you are properly represented and get the compensation you deserve.

 

If you have a personal injury legal matter, a dog bite or if you’ve lost a loved one in a wrongful death accident, call the Law Offices of R. Sebastian Gibson, or visit our website at http://www.SebastianGibsonLaw.com  and learn how we can assist you.



LESER

R. Sebastian Gibson asked:


1. Save the rain forest.

 

2. Save the polar bears.

 

3. Discover new planets.

 

4. Discover ancient tombs filled with mummies.

 

5. Go treasure hunting.

 

6. Set world records in a sport.

 

7. Catch Bin Laden.

 

8. Make a movie.

 

9. Turn back time.

 

10. See the world.

 

Now here are ten useful tips of advice from a car accident lawyer to follow if you have been in an accident. You can also learn more about how to handle a car accident in Rancho Santa Margarita, or any city, by calling the Law Offices of R. Sebastian Gibson at any of the numbers which can be found on our website at http://www.SebastianGibsonLaw.com  and learning how we can assist you.

 

Obviously, if you have had an accident, and you are reading all of this advice, it’s probably been at least a few days since the accident. However, if it’s only been a few hours or if you ever have another accident, here’s what you should do the next time from the start.

 

First, take a look around and determine if you or anyone, are hurt. If so, taking steps like trying to prevent further injury or loss of blood are the most important thing you can do. Even if some other driver caused you to be injured, it’s just good manners to help the other driver if they are hurt. They may even be so thankful that they admit their fault to you. The worst thing you can do is get angry or start a fight.

 

Second, make sure everyone is safe from being injured further. If you are in the middle of traffic, and you are dizzy, sit down away from traffic. If your vehicle is a traffic hazard and you have accident warning devices like flares or triangles, put them out on the road to warn other drivers and get away from the car. Let the police an other emergency personnel investigate the scene with the vehicles in place and move them more safely at a later point.

 

Third, call the police. Accident reports are extremely helpful if the police will do such a report. Let the police know you are injured immediately. Answer the police questions honestly. But if you are dazed or confused, let them know you need medical treatment and answer only what you feel sure about. Remember, your statements can and will be used against you if you admit fault, and it will be too late and too fishy to later say you didn’t know what you were saying at the scene. Police know that your best recollection is immediately after an accident.

 

Fourth, get the other driver’s information including their names, addresses, driver’s license numbers, make and model of their vehicles, license plate numbers, and their insurance company name and policy number. If there are witnesses, get their names, addresses and telephone numbers as well. If the other driver makes any admissions of fault, write those down as well.

 

Fifth, if you have a camera on your cell phone or in the car and you aren’t too injured, take some photos of the vehicles and the scene. If you can’t do it right away, do it after you are released from the hospital.

Sixth, if you are hurt, obtain medical treatment. Don’t decline the ambulance or hospital examination to save your insurance company money or to be stoic. Take your valuables out of your car if you can and get checked out at the hospital. If you are not hurt, don’t get treatment you don’t need. However, remember, after an accident, you may feel a rush of adrenaline that causes you to only start feeling symptoms of pain a few hours later. If you have a health plan that requires you to obtain permission first, call them and find out where you are allowed to seek treatment.

 

Seventh, call a good car accident lawyer as soon as you have had your initial treatment, so the attorney can gather other important evidence and prevent the insurance company from taking advantage of you and obtaining such things as recorded statements that you feel fine, when many of your symptoms have yet to manifest themselves. A good car accident lawyer can save you from making a great deal of mistakes and can shoulder much of the hassle of knowing what to do about car repairs, car rentals, medical treatment, witness statements and the like. If you think you will save money by not having an attorney, think again. A good car accident lawyer can almost always obtain much higher settlements, obtain reductions of medical bills and insurance liens and prevent you from making costly mistakes. Also, most car accident attorneys advance costs of obtaining police reports, medical records and the like and are paid and reimbursed for these costs only out of any settlement.

 

Eight, you will need to report the accident to your insurance company, but since they will want to take a recorded statement from you, just like any other driver’s insurance company, it’s good advice to retain an attorney first. And if the other driver did not have insurance, remember that it is your own insurance company that will be your adversary. You will also need to report the accident to the Department of Motor Vehicles and your lawyer can give you the form for this.

 

Ninth, do not agree to settle your claim privately with the person at fault for the accident. This almost never works out to your advantage. Don’t agree not to call the police. Police reports that determine the fault for an accident are golden. Your agreement to not involve the police only affords an opportunity for the other driver to change his story and blame you when the police will no longer investigate the accident.

 

Tenth, don’t pay a traffic ticket without a fight if you weren’t at fault or agree to accept a small payment for your vehicle repairs without knowing that the amount will in fact cover the cost of all the repairs.

 

If you’ve had a car accident in Rancho Santa Margarita, El Toro, Mission Viejo, San Juan Capistrano, Laguna Beach, Costa Mesa, Orange County, Yorba Linda, Tustin, Lake Forest, Fountain Valley, Newport Beach, Anaheim, Irvine, Huntington Beach, Corona del Mar, Santa Ana, Orange, Fullerton, or anywhere in Southern California, we have the knowledge and resources to be your Rancho Santa Margarita Car Accident Lawyer and your Orange County Car Accident Attorney. Be sure to hire a California law firm with auto, motorcycle, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, car, bus, train, boat and airplane accident experience, wrongful death experience and insurance law expertise who can ensure you are properly represented and get the compensation you deserve.

 

If you have a personal injury legal matter, a dog bite or if you’ve lost a loved one in a wrongful death accident, call the Law Offices of R. Sebastian Gibson, or visit our website at http://www.SebastianGibsonLaw.com  and learn how we can assist you.



PERALTA

R. Sebastian Gibson asked:


There is truly nothing more heart breaking than a catastrophic injury that leads to paraplegia, triplegia or quadriplegia in an accident victim. However, whether you or a person you know suffered their injury in Santa Barbara, Long Beach San Diego, Orange County, in Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Temecula, Palm Springs or anywhere in between, time is of the essence. Unfortunately, there is a limited time to file a lawsuit, depending on the defendant involved, and evidence can quickly disappear.

 

 

 

Catastrophic injuries can happen anywhere, in Santa Ana, Anaheim, Riverside, Chula Vista, Irvine, San Bernardino, Huntington Beach, Fontana, Moreno Valley, Oceanside, Garden Grove, Palmdale, Corona, Escondido, Orange, Fullerton, Costa Mesa, Victorville or Carlsbad. They can happen as the result of school or recreational activities such as cheerleading, and mountain biking, and they can happen for no reason at all.

 

 

 

While you can argue, what injury isn’t serious or catastrophic when it can lead to pain for the rest of your life, years of medical treatment, wage loss and injury to your psyche. But an injury that leads to paralysis, or the loss of one or more arms or legs, the loss of vision of one or both eyes, or brain damage that leads to the loss of faculties, is truly catastrophic.

 

 

 

Unfortunately, it is rare that the person at fault for the true catastrophic injury has the insurance policy to cover the true value of such a case. Some instances where there is sufficient insurance to cover such injuries are accidents involving public entities such as city governments, bus companies, trucking companies, the company whose driver causes your accident, train accidents, airlines, hotels and restaurants, and wealthy homeowners.

 

 

 

Even when you have been injured in an auto, truck, motorcycle, bicycle or pedestrian accident it is important for your attorney to explore whether the party at fault had an umbrella insurance policy which covers them for damages over and above their auto insurance policy and whether the injured person themself had insurance coverage for the incident.

 

 

 

Where the party at fault has only a minimal or other small policy limit on their insurance policy, a good attorney will ensure that he or she has determined if there is additional coverage on their own client’s policy under the underinsured policy coverage that many people have.

 

 

 

Where serious or catastrophic injuries have occurred and there still is less than sufficient insurance coverage on the vehicles involved, a good attorney will look for other possible defendants. Questions that need to be asked are, was the roadway safe? Was there any other associated cause of the accident, such as the action or inaction of a mechanic in tightening the lug nuts of a wheel? If drinking was involved, was the driver under the influence a minor, and if so, was he or she served drinks at a restaurant or bar or in someone else’s home?

 

 

 

In major disasters, investigation reports are prepared by agencies such as the National Transportation Safety Board, but such reports can sometimes take longer to be released than you have to file your claim. Police reports are usually available within 10 days to two weeks, depending on the police department, but other evidence can disappear before even those reports are available.

 

 

 

That’s why it’s important to speak with an attorney as soon as you are emotionally or physically able.In California, you have a two year statute of limitations to file a wrongful death lawsuit. But you have only six months to file a claim if a public entity is involved and delay in speaking with an attorney can make it difficult to obtain evidence such as vehicle skid marks after it rains. 

 

 

 

If you’ve been injured in a catastrophic personal injury or bicycle accident in Orange County, San Diego, in the Inland Empire, Palm Springs or anywhere in Southern California, we have the knowledge and resources to be your Long Beach Personal Injury Lawyers, and Santa Barbara Personal Injury Attorneys. For this reason, be sure to hire a California law firm with personal injury lawyers who are ready to serve you in areas such as Huntington Beach, San Luis Obispo and La Quinta so you are properly represented and get the compensation you deserve.

 

 

 

If you’ve been injured in a catastophic accident and want to know more about your rights and what you are entitled to, call the Law Offices of R. Sebastian Gibson, or visit our website at http://www.sebastiangibsonlaw.com  and learn more about how we obtain great personal injury settlements from insurance companies. You can also call us to speak directly to Sebastian Gibson about any auto, motorcycle, truck, pedestrian, car or bicycle accident, the loss of a loved one in a wrongful death or about a dog bite injury with no charge for your consultation.



PETRIE

R. Sebastian Gibson asked:


1. You rarely win in a truck vs. car accident.

 

2. Your car will now be a compact.

 

3. Ambulance rides aren’t fun when you’re strapped to a board.

 

4. It’s hard to fill out hospital forms with a broken wrist.

 

5. They don’t serve alcohol in emergency waiting rooms.

 

6. There’s no modesty in hospitals.

 

7. X-rays show the strangest things.

 

8. Hospitals use needles for everything.

 

9. Doctors have made waiting into an art form.

 

10. Lawyers (actually, we’re pretty cool).

 

Here are ten actual tips of advice from a truck accident attorney to follow if you have been in an accident.

 

Obviously, if you have had an accident, and you are reading all of this advice, it may have been a few hours since the accident. However, if you ever have another accident, or if it’s only been a few hours since you were hurt, here’s what you should do from the start.

 

First, take a look around and determine if you or anyone, are hurt. If so, taking steps like trying to prevent further injury or loss of blood are the most important thing you can do. Even if some other driver caused you to be injured, it’s just good manners to help the other driver if they are hurt. They may even be so thankful that they admit their fault to you. The worst thing you can do is get angry or start a fight.

 

Second, make sure everyone is safe from being injured further. If you are in the middle of traffic, and you are dizzy, sit down away from traffic. If your vehicle is a traffic hazard and you have accident warning devices like flares or triangles, put them out on the road to warn other drivers and get away from the car. Let the police an other emergency personnel investigate the scene with the vehicles in place and move them more safely at a later point.

 

Third, call the police. Accident reports are extremely helpful if the police will do such a report. Let the police know you are injured immediately. Answer the police questions honestly. But if you are dazed or confused, let them know you need medical treatment and answer only what you feel sure about. Remember, your statements can and will be used against you if you admit fault, and it will be too late and too fishy to later say you didn’t know what you were saying at the scene. Police know that your best recollection is immediately after an accident.

 

Fourth, get the other driver’s information including their names, addresses, driver’s license numbers, make and model of their vehicles, license plate numbers, and their insurance company name and policy number. If there are witnesses, get their names, addresses and telephone numbers as well. If the other driver makes any admissions of fault, write those down as well.

 

Fifth, if you have a camera on your cell phone or in the car and you aren’t too injured, take some photos of the vehicles and the scene. If you can’t do it right away, do it after you are released from the hospital.

Sixth, if you are hurt, obtain medical treatment. Don’t decline the ambulance or hospital examination to save your insurance company money or to be stoic. Take your valuables out of your car if you can and get checked out at the hospital. If you are not hurt, don’t get treatment you don’t need. However, remember, after an accident, you may feel a rush of adrenaline that causes you to only start feeling symptoms of pain a few hours later. If you have a health plan that requires you to obtain permission first, call them and find out where you are allowed to seek treatment.

 

Seventh, call a good truck accident lawyer as soon as you have had your initial treatment, so the attorney can gather other important evidence and prevent the insurance company from taking advantage of you and obtaining such things as recorded statements that you feel fine, when many of your symptoms have yet to manifest themselves. A good truck accident lawyer can save you from making a great deal of mistakes and can shoulder much of the hassle of knowing what to do about car repairs, car rentals, medical treatment, witness statements and the like. If you think you will save money by not having an attorney, think again. A good truck accident lawyer can almost always obtain much higher settlements, obtain reductions of medical bills and insurance liens and prevent you from making costly mistakes. Also, most truck accident attorneys advance costs of obtaining police reports, medical records and the like and are paid and reimbursed for these costs only out of any settlement.

 

Eight, you will need to report the accident to your insurance company, but since they will want to take a recorded statement from you, just like any other driver’s insurance company, it’s good advice to retain an attorney first. And if the other driver did not have insurance, remember that it is your own insurance company that will be your adversary. You will also need to report the accident to the Department of Motor Vehicles and your lawyer can give you the form for this.

 

Ninth, do not agree to settle your claim privately with the person at fault for the accident. This almost never works out to your advantage. Don’t agree not to call the police. Police reports that determine the fault for an accident are golden. Your agreement to not involve the police only affords an opportunity for the other driver to change his story and blame you when the police will no longer investigate the accident.

 

Tenth, don’t pay a traffic ticket without a fight if you weren’t at fault or agree to accept a small payment for your vehicle repairs without knowing that the amount will in fact cover the cost of all the repairs.

 

If you’ve had a truck accident in Orange County, Newport Beach, Anaheim, Irvine, Huntington Beach, Corona del Mar, Laguna Beach, Santa Ana, Orange, Fullerton, costa Mesa, Westminster, Buena Park, Mission Viejo, Garden Grove, Laguna Niguel, San Clemente, Chino Hills, or anywhere in Southern California, we have the knowledge and resources to be your Santa Ana Truck Accident Lawyer and your Orange County Truck Accident Attorney. Be sure to hire a California law firm with auto, motorcycle, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, car, bus, train, boat and airplane accident experience, wrongful death experience and insurance law expertise who can ensure you are properly represented and get the compensation you deserve.

 

If you have a personal injury legal matter, a dog bite or if you’ve lost a loved one in a wrongful death accident, call the Law Offices of R. Sebastian Gibson, or visit our website at http://www.SebastianGibsonLaw.com  and learn how we can assist you.



WYSONG

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Brain damage and post traumatic stress are bad enough, but you don’t expect to see what appears like it in politicians running for office, even if it comes from facing the press. You see it in car accident victims in Palm Springs, in auto accident victims in Irvine, Santa Ana and Anaheim, in motorcycle accident victims in Newport Beach, Huntington Beach and Laguna Beach, in truck accident victims in Riverside, San Bernardino, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga and Chula Vista, in pedestrian accident victims in Rancho Mirage, La Quinta and Indio or in bicycle accident victims in Buena Park, Carlsbad and Mission Viejo. But in a candidate?

 

 There has been much criticism of the Republican Vice Presidential running mate Sarah Palin but none more so than following her interviews with Katie Couric. What appeared to be softball and quite expected questions for Ms. Palin turned out to produce completely incomprehensible answers that have led analysts to respond with looks of absolute fear on their faces.

 

“I’m speechless,” said one commentator. Another called one of the answers the most incomprehensible answer to a question he had ever heard from a politician. When another commentator tried to weakly defend the answer, he shot back that the answer was indefensible at which point the other commentator agreed.

 

But being somewhat brain damaged myself, as most attorneys are, and having sympathy for anyone else who is, there could be another explanation. No, I’m not saying that Ms. Palin has gremlins or other things running around in her head. I’m not even suggesting she was dropped as a baby. What if the trauma first of being chosen to run with John McCain and then facing the media has caused her to suffer either post traumatic stress or some other brain malfunction from thinking too hard. We’ll get to her wardrobe malfunction in a minute.

 

Consider her inability to know the name of even one newspaper that she reads or one Supreme Court case she disagrees with besides Roe v. Wade. Consider her recent answer to the question of what a Vice President does. The Vice President, she said, is “in charge of” the Senate and “can really get in there with the Senators and make a lot of good policy changes.” One can just imagine the laughter of the Senators who at least know that the Vice President’s only job in the Senate is to break ties.

 

Obviously, the McCain team so sheltered Ms. Palin from interviews and the news media, that they might not have been aware of any such condition. But since being sprung free (even if it was for only three interviews with real reporters) she has apparently so lost the confidence to answer the most simple question, she now appears only on one news station and much of the time with her handler, John McCain. It was only by apparently memorizing answers she recited and avoiding the moderator’s questions, that she was able to look like someone in command of her faculties at the Vice Presidential debate. But it is possible for a person with a brain condition to still appear undamaged at times.

 

An explanation of how she was unable to answer Katie Couric’s simple question of what newspapers she reads or what Supreme Court opinions she disagrees with, would be that she suffers from brain freeze, much like slurping too much of an icy cold drink from a convenience store. Admittedly, defending her position that she has foreign policy experience because of Alaska’s proximity to Russia may be indefensible, still she should have been able to put together something more understandable than what follows.

 

Couric asked Sarah Palin why her experience in Alaska enhances her foreign policy credentials.

 

Palin: Well, it certainly does because our next door neighbors are foreign countries, there in the state that I am the executive of. And there in Russia -Couric: Have you ever been involved in any negotiations for example, with the Russians?Palin: We have trade missions back and forth. We do - it’s very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia - as Putin rears his head and comes into the airspace of the United States of America, where do they go? It’s Alaska. It’s right over the border. It is from Alaska that we send those out to make sure an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there, they are right next to our State.

 

A person can damage their brain just trying to figure out her answer. If you think your brain can handle it, read Ms. Palin’s response to the bailout.

 

Couric: Why isn’t it better, Governor Palin, to spend $700 billion helping middle-class families who are struggling with health care, housing, gas and groceries; allow them to spend more and put more money into the economy instead of helping those big financial institutions that played a role in creating this mess?

 

Palin: That’s why I say I, like every American I’m speaking with, we’re ill about this position that we have been put in where it is the taxpayers looking to bail out. But ultimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the health care reform that is needed to help shore up our economy, helping the - it’s got to be all about job creation, too, shoring up our economy and putting it back on the right track. So health care reform and reducing taxes, and reigning in spending has got to accompany tax reductions and tax relief for Americans. And trade, we’ve got to see trade, as opportunity not as competitive, scary thing. But one in five jobs being created in the trade sector today, we’ve got to look at that as more opportunity. All those things under the umbrella of job creation. The bailout is a part of that.

 

Is this just a loss of confidence in her ability to respond to questions, or is there something more? I’m just worried that on Halloween children will be dressed up to look like Sarah Palin and instead of saying “Trick or Treat,” they’ll be saying that their proximity to Russia, or Mexico, or Canada gives them the right to have a bailout or some candy.

 

Having just learned that she was able to persuade the Republican National Party to spring for $150,000 in clothes for the campaign trail, we know she’s not without some intelligence. It may be that she just has a lot of really bad days, no matter how nice her wardrobe looks.

 

If you or a member of your family have suffered brain damage in an accident as a result of the negligence of another, this article is not meant to make light of such a condition, and you may be wondering what actual steps you should take to provide care or to seek compensation for your injuries or loss. Call us and we can help you sort through your difficult issues.

 

If you’ve suffered a brain injury in an accident in Orange County, San Diego, in the Inland Empire, Palm Springs or anywhere in Southern California, we have the knowledge and resources to be your Huntington Beach Personal Injury Lawyer and your Newport Beach and Laguna Beach Personal Injury Attorney on your case. Be sure to hire a California law firm with personal injury lawyers who can serve areas such as Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Anaheim, Newport Beach, Carlsbad, Corona del Mar, Laguna Beach, Huntington Beach, Santa Ana, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Fontana, Del Mar, San Diego and Indio so you are properly represented and get the compensation you deserve.

 

If you have suffered a brain injury in a personal injury accident of any kind, call the Law Offices of R. Sebastian Gibson, or visit our website at http://www.sebastiangibsonlaw.com  and learn how we can assist you. You can also call us to speak directly to Sebastian Gibson on the phone about your legal matter.



KERRIGAN

R. Sebastian Gibson asked:


1) An accident can ruin your whole year.

 

2) Tow truck drivers don’t always use deodorant.

 

3) Policemen are inquisitive, especially if you have medicine samples in your possession.

 

4) Policemen are inquisitive when they see beer cans in your car.

 

5) Doctors like to give tetanus shots.

 

6) Hospital food has not improved much.

 

7) Nurses give shots.

 

Car repairs never turn out well.

 

9) Attorneys expect you to have insurance.

 

10) Insurance companies don’t like to redistribute their wealth.

 

Here are ten actual tips of advice from a personal injury attorney to follow if you have been in an accident. You can also learn more about how to handle a personal injury in Santa Ana, or any city, by calling the Law Offices of R. Sebastian Gibson at any of the numbers which can be found on our website at http://www.SebastianGibsonLaw.com  and learning how we can assist you.

 

Obviously, if you have had an accident, and you are reading all of this advice, it may have been a few hours since the accident. However, if you ever have another accident, or if it’s only been a few hours since you were hurt, here’s what you should do from the start.

 

First, take a look around and determine if you or anyone, are hurt. If so, taking steps like trying to prevent further injury or loss of blood are the most important thing you can do. Even if some other driver caused you to be injured, it’s just good manners to help the other driver if they are hurt. They may even be so thankful that they admit their fault to you. The worst thing you can do is get angry or start a fight.

 

Second, make sure everyone is safe from being injured further. If you are in the middle of traffic, and you are dizzy, sit down away from traffic. If your vehicle is a traffic hazard and you have accident warning devices like flares or triangles, put them out on the road to warn other drivers and get away from the car. Let the police an other emergency personnel investigate the scene with the vehicles in place and move them more safely at a later point.

 

Third, call the police. Accident reports are extremely helpful if the police will do such a report. Let the police know you are injured immediately. Answer the police questions honestly. But if you are dazed or confused, let them know you need medical treatment and answer only what you feel sure about. Remember, your statements can and will be used against you if you admit fault, and it will be too late and too fishy to later say you didn’t know what you were saying at the scene. Police know that your best recollection is immediately after an accident.

 

Fourth, get the other driver’s information including their names, addresses, driver’s license numbers, make and model of their vehicles, license plate numbers, and their insurance company name and policy number. If there are witnesses, get their names, addresses and telephone numbers as well. If the other driver makes any admissions of fault, write those down as well.

 

Fifth, if you have a camera on your cell phone or in the car and you aren’t too injured, take some photos of the vehicles and the scene. If you can’t do it right away, do it after you are released from the hospital.

Sixth, if you are hurt, obtain medical treatment. Don’t decline the ambulance or hospital examination to save your insurance company money or to be stoic. Take your valuables out of your car if you can and get checked out at the hospital. If you are not hurt, don’t get treatment you don’t need. However, remember, after an accident, you may feel a rush of adrenaline that causes you to only start feeling symptoms of pain a few hours later. If you have a health plan that requires you to obtain permission first, call them and find out where you are allowed to seek treatment.

 

Seventh, call a good personal injury lawyer as soon as you have had your initial treatment, so the attorney can gather other important evidence and prevent the insurance company from taking advantage of you and obtaining such things as recorded statements that you feel fine, when many of your symptoms have yet to manifest themselves. A good personal injury lawyer can save you from making a great deal of mistakes and can shoulder much of the hassle of knowing what to do about car repairs, car rentals, medical treatment, witness statements and the like. If you think you will save money by not having an attorney, think again. A good personal injury lawyer can almost always obtain much higher settlements, obtain reductions of medical bills and insurance liens and prevent you from making costly mistakes. Also, most personal injury attorneys advance costs of obtaining police reports, medical records and the like and are paid and reimbursed for these costs only out of any settlement.

 

Eight, you will need to report the accident to your insurance company, but since they will want to take a recorded statement from you, just like any other driver’s insurance company, it’s good advice to retain an attorney first. And if the other driver did not have insurance, remember that it is your own insurance company that will be your adversary. You will also need to report the accident to the Department of Motor Vehicles and your lawyer can give you the form for this.

 

Ninth, do not agree to settle your claim privately with the person at fault for the accident. This almost never works out to your advantage. Don’t agree not to call the police. Police reports that determine the fault for an accident are golden. Your agreement to not involve the police only affords an opportunity for the other driver to change his story and blame you when the police will no longer investigate the accident.

 

Tenth, don’t pay a traffic ticket without a fight if you weren’t at fault or agree to accept a small payment for your vehicle repairs without knowing that the amount will in fact cover the cost of all the repairs.

 

If you’ve had a personal injury accident in Orange County, Newport Beach, Anaheim, Irvine, Huntington Beach, Corona del Mar, Laguna Beach, Santa Ana, Orange, Fullerton, costa Mesa, Westminster, Buena Park, Mission Viejo, Garden Grove, Laguna Niguel, San Clemente, Chino Hills, or anywhere in Southern California, we have the knowledge and resources to be your Santa Ana Personal Injury Lawyer and your Orange County Personal Injury Attorney. Be sure to hire a California law firm with auto, motorcycle, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, car, bus, train, boat and airplane accident experience, wrongful death experience and insurance law expertise who can ensure you are properly represented and get the compensation you deserve.

 

If you have a personal injury legal matter, a dog bite or if you’ve lost a loved one in a wrongful death accident, call the Law Offices of R. Sebastian Gibson, or visit our website at http://www.SebastianGibsonLaw.com  and learn how we can assist you.



BELK

R. Sebastian Gibson asked:


It doesn’t take much to be injured in a truck accident on the highway anywhere in Orange County, in San Diego, or anywhere in Southern CA, from Ontario and Rancho Cucamonga, California to Fontana, Riverside, Escondido or San Bernardino, from El Cajon and Chula Vista to Carlsbad, Newport Beach, Long Beach, Santa Barbara, Palm Desert or Palm Springs. If you have been hurt, you’ve probably been wondering if the California state legislators are working on any new laws to try to prevent truck accidents.

I had heard that the state legislators in California were trying to pass new laws (not really, but it makes a good article) outlawing certain activities while operating big rig and tractor trailer trucks, but few truck operators realized that such new laws could be in the works. I had seen a preview of what some legislators were trying to pass, so I went to see one of my truck driver clients at a truck stop and let him know what might be coming down on truck drivers the next time there was a horrific truck accident.

“So will there be a new law against texting for truck drivers?” he asked.

 ”They’re working on that,” I said. “It’s the other things that you’re really not going to like.”

 ”What are they thinking of doing to us now, tripling the gas tax?” my truck driving friend asked.

 ”Worse,” I said. “No more parties in your trucks.”

“What?” he exclaimed. “Don’t they realize that the only reason we drive trucks is for the parties?”

“No more truck groupies either,” I said.

 The other patrons in the truck stop turned to look when my friend let loose with some choice expletives. Now my friend was getting mad. “There’s more, isn’t there?”

I nodded. “No more food and drink, no more stopping on the side of the road to do you know what and no more sleeping in your truck.”

“What numbskulls thought up these rules?” the truck driver asked.

“You have to look at it from their side,” I said.

“And what industry is helping them see it from their side?” the truck driver asked.

“The American public doesn’t want truck drivers on the road who are too sleepy to drive,” I said.

“How about the hotel and motel industry?” the truck driver asked.

“They don’t want you on the road sleeping in your trucks either,” I said.

“I thought as much,” the truck driver said.

“Can we continue to use our cell phones and computers?” the truck driver asked.

“Let’s just say I wouldn’t invest in the stock of any of those companies,” I said.

“Are the lawmakers going to state what we can do while driving?” the truck driver asked.

“They can’t do that,” I said. “As soon as they say you can smoke a cigarette and then a truck driver gets into an accident while smoking, they’re out of office, aren’t they?”

“So they’re outlawing smoking?”

“Let’s just say I wouldn’t invest in any tobacco stocks either,” I said.

“Is there any hope you can give me as to why I should keep operating my truck?”

“I’ll see if the legislators would be willing to allow you to have a radio in your trucks,” I said.

“Well, at least that would be something,” the truck driver said.

“But I wouldn’t buy any stock in record companies,” I said.

If you’ve been involved in a personal injury accident in Orange County, San Diego or anywhere in Southern California, we have the knowledge and resources to be your Riverside Personal Injury Lawyers, and Orange County Truck Accident Attorneys. For this reason, be sure to hire a California law firm with personal injury lawyers who are ready to serve you in areas such as Irvine, Anaheim or Santa Ana so you are properly represented and get the compensation you deserve.

If you’ve been injured in a truck accident and want to know the real rules regarding truck driving in Califonria or want to know more about your rights and what you are entitled to, call the Law Offices of R. Sebastian Gibson, or visit our website at http://www.sebastiangibsonlaw.com  and learn more about how we obtain great personal injury settlements from insurance companies. You can also call us to speak directly to Sebastian Gibson about any auto, motorcycle, truck, pedestrian, car or bicycle accident, the loss of a loved one in a wrongful death or about a dog bite injury with no charge for your consultation.

News note - On October 1, 2008, Governor Schwarzenegger banned motorists from texting, writing or reading messages on electronic devices. The law goes into effect January 1, 2009. This actually is a new law.        



COZZOLINO

R. Sebastian Gibson asked:


1. Play poker and win millions.

 

2. Promote world peace.

 

3. Save the world.

 

4. Save the environment.

 

5. Win a beauty contest.

 

6. Win an election.

 

7. Win the lottery.

 

8. Get into shape.

 

9. Lose excess body fat.

 

10. Find the love of your life.

 

Now here are ten useful tips of advice from an auto accident lawyer to follow if you have been in an accident. You can also learn more about how to handle an auto accident in Rancho Santa Margarita, or any city, by calling the Law Offices of R. Sebastian Gibson at any of the numbers which can be found on our website at http://www.SebastianGibsonLaw.com  and learning how we can assist you.

 

Obviously, if you have had an accident, and you are reading all of this advice, it’s probably been at least a few days since the accident. However, if it’s only been a few hours or if you ever have another accident, here’s what you should do the next time from the start.

 

First, take a look around and determine if you or anyone, are hurt. If so, taking steps like trying to prevent further injury or loss of blood are the most important thing you can do. Even if some other driver caused you to be injured, it’s just good manners to help the other driver if they are hurt. They may even be so thankful that they admit their fault to you. The worst thing you can do is get angry or start a fight.

 

Second, make sure everyone is safe from being injured further. If you are in the middle of traffic, and you are dizzy, sit down away from traffic. If your vehicle is a traffic hazard and you have accident warning devices like flares or triangles, put them out on the road to warn other drivers and get away from the car. Let the police an other emergency personnel investigate the scene with the vehicles in place and move them more safely at a later point.

 

Third, call the police. Accident reports are extremely helpful if the police will do such a report. Let the police know you are injured immediately. Answer the police questions honestly. But if you are dazed or confused, let them know you need medical treatment and answer only what you feel sure about. Remember, your statements can and will be used against you if you admit fault, and it will be too late and too fishy to later say you didn’t know what you were saying at the scene. Police know that your best recollection is immediately after an accident.

 

Fourth, get the other driver’s information including their names, addresses, driver’s license numbers, make and model of their vehicles, license plate numbers, and their insurance company name and policy number. If there are witnesses, get their names, addresses and telephone numbers as well. If the other driver makes any admissions of fault, write those down as well.

 

Fifth, if you have a camera on your cell phone or in the car and you aren’t too injured, take some photos of the vehicles and the scene. If you can’t do it right away, do it after you are released from the hospital.

Sixth, if you are hurt, obtain medical treatment. Don’t decline the ambulance or hospital examination to save your insurance company money or to be stoic. Take your valuables out of your car if you can and get checked out at the hospital. If you are not hurt, don’t get treatment you don’t need. However, remember, after an accident, you may feel a rush of adrenaline that causes you to only start feeling symptoms of pain a few hours later. If you have a health plan that requires you to obtain permission first, call them and find out where you are allowed to seek treatment.

 

Seventh, call a good auto accident lawyer as soon as you have had your initial treatment, so the attorney can gather other important evidence and prevent the insurance company from taking advantage of you and obtaining such things as recorded statements that you feel fine, when many of your symptoms have yet to manifest themselves. A good auto accident lawyer can save you from making a great deal of mistakes and can shoulder much of the hassle of knowing what to do about car repairs, car rentals, medical treatment, witness statements and the like. If you think you will save money by not having an attorney, think again. A good auto accident lawyer can almost always obtain much higher settlements, obtain reductions of medical bills and insurance liens and prevent you from making costly mistakes. Also, most auto accident attorneys advance costs of obtaining police reports, medical records and the like and are paid and reimbursed for these costs only out of any settlement.

 

Eight, you will need to report the accident to your insurance company, but since they will want to take a recorded statement from you, just like any other driver’s insurance company, it’s good advice to retain an attorney first. And if the other driver did not have insurance, remember that it is your own insurance company that will be your adversary. You will also need to report the accident to the Department of Motor Vehicles and your lawyer can give you the form for this.

 

Ninth, do not agree to settle your claim privately with the person at fault for the accident. This almost never works out to your advantage. Don’t agree not to call the police. Police reports that determine the fault for an accident are golden. Your agreement to not involve the police only affords an opportunity for the other driver to change his story and blame you when the police will no longer investigate the accident.

 

Tenth, don’t pay a traffic ticket without a fight if you weren’t at fault or agree to accept a small payment for your vehicle repairs without knowing that the amount will in fact cover the cost of all the repairs.

 

If you’ve had an auto accident in Rancho Santa Margarita, El Toro, Mission Viejo, San Juan Capistrano, Laguna Beach, Costa Mesa, Orange County, Yorba Linda, Tustin, Lake Forest, Fountain Valley, Newport Beach, Anaheim, Irvine, Huntington Beach, Corona del Mar, Santa Ana, Orange, Fullerton, or anywhere in Southern California, we have the knowledge and resources to be your Rancho Santa Margarita Auto Accident Lawyer and your Orange County Auto Accident Attorney. Be sure to hire a California law firm with auto, motorcycle, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, car, bus, train, boat and airplane accident experience, wrongful death experience and insurance law expertise who can ensure you are properly represented and get the compensation you deserve.

 

If you have a personal injury legal matter, a dog bite or if you’ve lost a loved one in a wrongful death accident, call the Law Offices of R. Sebastian Gibson, or visit our website at http://www.SebastianGibsonLaw.com  and learn how we can assist you.



OPDYKE