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Does Health Insurance Cover Injuries from a Car Accident?

A question that car accident victims may have is whether or not they have coverage for injuries in the event that they are in an accident with an uninsured or underinsured driver. Health insurance should cover medical expenses that are related to your car accident, but the insurance company will normally

15 Jul 2014 Continue Reading

Protect Yourself from Car Accident Medical Expenses

To protect yourself from medical expenses that result from a car accident, the best thing to do is to ensure that you have uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage. This type of car insurance coverage will protect you in the event that you are in an accident with a motorist who has

10 Jul 2014 Continue Reading

What is my personal injury case worth?

The value of a personal injury case depends on a variety of things. There are many factors that will affect the compensation that may be received in a personal injury settlement, ranging from the cause of the personal injury (i.e. car accident), to the severity of the injuries sustained. Factors Affecting a

8 Jul 2014 Continue Reading

Premises Liability: Injured on Neighbor’s Property

If you are injured on your neighbor’s property, there two different ways in which you can receive compensation for your injuries. Homeowner’s Insurance: Medical Payments The first avenue that an injured individual may receive compensation after being injured on another individual’s property is through the medical payments portion of the homeowner’s insurance. This

3 Jul 2014 Continue Reading

Buying Motorcycle Insurance

Contrada & Associates has offered several pieces of advice when it comes to purchasing car insurance. Many motorists are not aware of the importance of purchasing insurance coverage that includes various policy components, protecting the driver and their family. While car insurance coverage in general is a concern of attorney Charlie Contrada,

1 Jul 2014 Continue Reading

Child Injured While Playing Sports

Many parents get their children involved in sports at a young age as a way to begin an active lifestyle and to teach discipline. While sports are not considered incredibly dangerous at a young age, there is a risk that exists as children get older and become more involved in

26 Jun 2014 Continue Reading

Defective Bike Causes Injury

Many individuals choose bicycling as their mode of transportation, or they may bicycle as part of their active lifestyle. For those who spend a lot of time on their bike, traveling on either roadways or trails, a defective component of a bicycle could cause serious injury. Some of the common defects

24 Jun 2014 Continue Reading

Pedestrian Hit by Car

Defined by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a pedestrian is any person on foot, walking, running, jogging, hiking, sitting or lying down who is involved in a motor vehicle traffic crash. According to the NHTSA, pedestrians were one of the few groups of road users that experienced an increase

19 Jun 2014 Continue Reading

Bicyclist Hit by Car

As the recent National Highway Safety Traffic Administration (NHTSA) Share the Road campaign stated, bicyclists deserve a portion of the roadway as they are considered to be a mode of transportation. Many motorists do not realize that they must share the road with bicyclists, or they may become distracted behind the wheel and fail

17 Jun 2014 Continue Reading

What is Premises Liability?

Commonly referred to as slip, trip or fall accidents, premises liability involves the legal responsibility that the owners of a property have in the event that someone is injured. If an individual would slip and fall on the property, the owner could possibly be held responsible for any resulting injury. If

12 Jun 2014 Continue Reading

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