Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Did You Suffer a Concussion? Would You Even Know if You Did?
Did you hit your head in an accident? Do you even know if you hit your head? It may sound like a silly question, but it turns out that people regularly suffer concussions in accidental injuries without knowing they hit their heads on something like, for example, a headrest in a car. Serious or… Read More »
Accidents Caused by Opening Car Doors
Have you been doored? You may have no idea what that means. But then a part of you may be thinking it has something to do with being injured by a door, and likely, a car door. You’re right. Dooring accidents are more common than you might think, and the usage of the term… Read More »
Will Your Case Get to a Jury? It May Not, if You’re Not Diligent
If your accident case ends up being filed in court, you probably imagine that you will ultimately end up having to go through with a trial. You’d be wrong. Over 98% of cases are resolved short of trial. They are either settled or dismissed through what is called a Rule 12 motion to dismiss… Read More »
Why You Shouldn’t Handle the Insurance Company on Your Own
If you’ve been injured in an accident, there may be a small part of you asking why you can’t represent yourself. You’re no dummy, You know how the world works. You can handle this yourself, you think. But what you don’t know is that insurance companies use a handful of sometimes devious tricks, to… Read More »
Hospital Liens in Tennessee Injury Cases
Let’s say that you are injured in an accident. You end up in the hospital for a medical procedure. You may have insurance but if you don’t, or if you have it and there is a large deductible or significant out of pocket expenses, you may be wondering how you will pay that debt…. Read More »
Liability When Guns Injure People
Victims of gun violence often think that nothing can be done to get compensation for their injuries. They often think that it’s up to the criminal system to punish the wrongdoer, which is true. But victims of gun violence can also seeks civil accountability in the form of compensation for their injuries. How Gun… Read More »
The Role of Bad Weather in Car Accidents
When you were a kid learning to drive, you may remember your parents telling you to adjust your driving habits based on weather conditions. This wasn’t idle or pointless advice—your parents were just telling you what the statistics bear out. The Statistics of Bad Weather The United States Department of Transportation, in a study… Read More »
Patients Contract HIV at Unlicensed Medical Spa: A Warning for All of Us
There are a lot of seemingly routine procedures at health spas that can cause serious injury. Even manicures and pedicures can cause serious injury, and lead to infection, some of which have led to amputation of limbs. But there’s a new trend in health spas that is now causing the Centers for Disease Control… Read More »
No Pain at First? You Still Could be Seriously Injured
Let’s say that you are in an accident. You get hurt, you get medical treatment, and after treatment and consultation with the doctor, you know what’s wrong with you. It would be convenient if it worked just that way. But in reality, it often doesn’t. That’s because the human body often doesn’t tell you… Read More »
Incomplete and Missing Product Labels: A Failure to Warn
Have you ever noticed how many instruction labels are on products or items that we use in our daily lives? Some make sense—like instructions telling us when to use and not use prescription drugs. Others seem a little comical, like labels telling us not to eat what clearly are inedible items. But those items… Read More »
