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People make mistakes in all realms of human experience, including while driving their cars and trucks. Across the United States there are approximately six million motor vehicle accidents each year. Those crashes happen for a variety of reasons (drunk drivers, distracted drivers, careless drivers, excessive speed, etc.) and they cause over 40,000 deaths and millions of personal injuries. Many accident victims find that they need a lawyer to help them in dealing with insurance companies after they are injured in an auto collision.

At Miner &, Lemon, LLP, we regularly handle cases across north central Indiana involving car crashes, semi-truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, accidents causing traumatic brain injuries, slip and fall accidents, construction accidents, pedestrian accidents, and many other personal injury cases.

When you are involved in a motor vehicle accident in Indiana causing personal injury or property damage, you activate many insurance issues regarding liability and damages. When you cause injury to another person while driving a vehicle, you are responsible to pay for the damages you cause. If you are the one who is injured by the negligent acts of another driver, you are entitled to receive compensation for the losses caused by that driver. Those losses may include:

medical expenses,
future medical expenses,
lost wages,
pain and suffering,
loss of earnings capacity,
and damages for permanent impairment.

Everyone who drives in the state of Indiana is required to carry insurance to compensate the victims of their own negligence.

Unfortunately, your motor vehicle accident will activate the business instincts and interests of the auto insurance company that represents the party responsible for causing your injuries and damages. The insurance industry guards large profit margins by advising people who have been in accidents that they do not need to contact a personal injury attorney and by trying to compensate them as poorly as possible for their losses. When you are injured you need answers to questions like the following:

How do I prove that my injuries were caused by the negligence of another driver?
Is my injury claim one that could be handled without a lawyer?
How should I choose a personal injury attorney if I need one?
What is the deadline to file a personal injury claim?
Should I give a recorded statement to anyone without consulting an experienced personal injury lawyer?
Should I sign forms sent to me by auto insurance representatives?
How will my medical bills be paid while my injury claim is being resolved?
How likely is it that my claim will go to trial if I file one?
Will the person that hit me suffer financial hardship if I file a claim?
What should I do if a lawyer I don’t know visits me or calls me after I have been involved in a motor vehicle accident?

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES

Traumatic brain or head injuries can be caused in a variety of ways: car crashes, falls, exposure to toxins, or any other forceful trauma to the head. The resulting impact on a person’s physical, emotional, and cognitive functioning can be life altering. In some cases, extensive rehabilitation is involved, and in most cases the permanent nature of the damage causes a lifetime of difficult adjustments.

When choosing an attorney to represent someone who has suffered a traumatic brain injury care should be taken to find help from attorneys who have the experience and knowledge required to deal with these unique injuries. The personal injury lawyers at Miner & Lemon, LLP are experienced in handling brain injury cases. That experience allows us to bring the level of technical knowledge to difficult situations in an effort to maximize your recovery.

MINER & LEMON, LLP

The personal injury attorneys at Miner & Lemon, LLP are dedicated to providing you with the answers you need at the time when you need them the most. Dealing with insurance companies after you have been hurt can be frustrating and confusing. It can be unsettling if you think that insurance company is taking advantage of you but you are not sure what to do about it. You need someone on your side who knows the tactics used by insurance representatives. We know those tactics and have experience dealing with them.

Library for Personal Injury:

'MY JOURNEY" by Brandon Robinson. A young man's story of teen driving, drinking, loss of life, and the resulting conviction for operating while causing death, reckless homicide and operating while intoxicated causing serious bodily injury. [PDF]
Description: Teen drinking and driving. The tragic cost in the loss of life. A convicted young man's story of the cost of drinking and driving. "My Journey", by Brandon Robinson
Type: Web Document

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Web Resources for Personal Injury:

Accident Report
Description: Purchase accident reports online at a cost of $12.00 per report payable by credit card or PayPal.
Brain Injury - Brain Injury Association of America
Description: Provides information and resources to individuals, families and professionals on how to help someone who has sufered a brain injury.
Brain Injury - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Description: Contains information regarding traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury and motor vehicle injury, as well as, safety for boaters, motor vehicle drivers, motorcycle drivers, teen drivers, child passengers and pedestrians.
Child Safety - American Academy of Pediatrics
Description: Contains a variety of helpful topics include child safety seats, school bus transportation and parent-teen driving agreements to name a few.
Child Safety - Centers for Disease Control and Safety
Description: This site provides information relating to traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury and motor vehicle injury, as well as, safety tips for pedestrians, passengers and drivers of all ages including seniors and teens.
Child Safety - Safe Kids
Description: Provides infromation to prevent accidental childhood injury, car safety seat tips, and safe walks to school by children.
Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Description: The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles website provides information on what to do if you are in an accident. The site also contains a PDF form for your insurance company to complete and forward to the BMV.
Local Law Enforcement - Indiana State Police Department
Description: The ISP site provides a link to the Indiana Judicial System. You may also purchase a copy of an accident report that was investigated with the Indiana State Police at www.buycrash.com
Local Law Enforcement - Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department
Description: To purchase a copy of an accident report for an accident that occurred in Kosciusko County, Indiana, contact the Records Division at 574-265-2228, or through this link.
Local Law Enforcement - Warsaw Police Department
Description: To obtain a copy of an accident report for a collision occuring within the city limits of Warsaw, Indiana. A $10.00 fee is charged by the WPD.
Local Law Enforcement - Winona Lake Police Department
Description: This is the local site for the Winona Lake, Indiana police department. Accident reports can be purchased through www.buycrash.com.
Safe Driving Tips and Information - Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day
Description: Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day is an organization that promotes safe driving to reduce the 118 daily fatalities on our nation's roadways that are mostly preventable. See what you can do to help make a difference.
Safe Driving Tips and Statistics - AAA Foundation
Description: This is an informational traffic safety site with items such as news and statistics relating to teen, senior and unlicensed drivers, as well as, other safe driving tips and statistics.
Safe Driving Tips and Statistics - Federal Highway Administration
Description: Contains links to the Federal Highway Administration's programs for things such as, "Highway Safety" and "Stop Red Light Running" initiatives.
Safe Driving Tips and Statistics - Indiana Department of Transportation
Description: Information for Indiana motorists on driving conditions on Indiana roads and safe driving tips.
Safe Driving Tips and Statistics - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Description: A very useful site that provides up-to-date information on such things as childseat use, recalls, teen drivers, older drivers, drowsy and distracted driving.
Senior Driving - AAA Foundation
Description: This is a useful site for those persons either older that 55 years of age, or who have a relative driving that is over 55 years of age. It contains a quiz entitled "Drivers 55 Plus: Self-rating Form.
Senior Driving - American Association of Retired Persons
Description: Discusses the benefits of taking a Driver Safety Course for seniors and where you can locate one in your area. Take the quiz "Test Your Driving IQ".