Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Are Rideshare Drivers Behind The Wheel Too Long To Be Safe?
Let’s say that you are in an Uber or Lyft, and you are in an accident. Your Uber driver blames the other driver, while the other driver blames your Uber driver. You are just a passenger. From your perspective, it seems as if your driver may have done nothing wrong, that you can tell…. Read More »
Liability When Property Has An Attractive Nuisance On It
There are some things and some conditions that just naturally attract people, particularly children. But that’s not just a life observation. It’s one the law makes also, when it comes to the doctrine of attractive nuisance. Straight Trespassers To understand attractive nuisance, you must understand the duty that a landowner owes to trespassers. In… Read More »
Your Injury Attorney Helps You In More Ways Than You Think
We tend to think that our personal injury attorneys only get compensation for their injury victims. While that’s a large part of an injury attorney’s job, and the primary thing he or she can do for you–that’s not the only reason to get a good injury attorney after your accident. An injury attorney does… Read More »
Is Anybody Liable When A Student Athlete Gets Injured Playing A Sport?
When our children play sports, whether for schools or cities or private organizations that offer athletic programs, and injuries happen, the cause of those injuries is often dismissed as being just part of the game or sports activity. And while there is some truth to that, you should not quickly assume that if a… Read More »
Understanding Dooring Accidents
Dooring is kind of a funny name, for a very real accident, and one that we can all relate to. As the name suggests, it’s when someone–usually a pedestrian or a bike rider, but it may be another car driver as well–is hit by someone opening their (usually parked) car door, or leaving their… Read More »
There’s More Science To Dog Bite Cases Than You Might Think
When we think of dog bites and dog bite injury cases, we don’t turn our minds to science. Dog bite cases don’t seem to be the most scientifically involved cases that would require any type of specialized knowledge to prove. And while that may be true in some dog bite (and dog injury) cases,… Read More »
What Does It Mean To “Go Into Shock” After An Accident?
After a major accident, it often is not the actual injury that is the most deadly aspect of what happened to you. It’s often the body’s reaction to the injury. It’s called going into shock, and while TV and movies have shown us that going into shock is a bad thing, most people don’t… Read More »
Does A Property Owner Have To Keep You Safe From Ice And Snow On The Ground?
As the weather gets colder, and ice and snow start to accumulate everywhere you go, business owners need to be more and more aware of the dangers that ice and snow present to customers and those who may be on their property. Customers and the public that fall and who are injured on someone… Read More »
Homeowners Liability And Insurance Policy Issues After An Accident
If someone owns a business or commercial property, it is highly likely that they have liability insurance–the insurance that pays other people for their injuries, and thus, avoid the property owner from being personally liable to compensate the victim. But homeowners insurance is somewhat different from commercial liability policies that businesses or offices or… Read More »
Can The Mother Of A Fetus Injured In An Accident Recover Damages?
It is often the case, in an accident, that from the outside, it looks like there is only one injured victim. But on closer look, there are actually two — that’s because the injured person was a pregnant mother. And that begs the question of whether or not an unborn fetus who is injured… Read More »
