Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Your Spouse May Have A Loss Of Consortium Claim After Your Accident
If you are injured in an accident, you are the one that sues the liable, negligent defendant, as you are the one who was involved in the accident. But there’s actually someone else who may be able to also join you as a plaintiff in a personal injury lawsuit: your spouse. This is true… Read More »
Accident Victims Can Have Many Types Of Future Lost Wage Claims
When we get injured, one of the first things that we are concerned about, understandably, is the inability to go to work. We are comforted to some extent by the assurance that as we heal and get better, that we will, at some point, be able to return to work as normal, and to… Read More »
Is It Moral Or Ethical To Award Large Dollar Jury Verdicts?
Whenever there is a very large jury verdict for an accident victim, the news media seems to not only report on it, but also seems to make it sound like something bad, unethical, or outrageous happened. We are inundated with news reports of million dollar verdicts, making it seem like juries are just handing… Read More »
Can You Be Compensated If You Were Partially Responsible For Your Car Accident?
Not all car accidents are so black and white, that it is always 100% clear who is at fault and who isn’t. And while you should always get the opinion of a qualified car accident or personal injury attorney, instead of making these decisions yourself, you may find yourself in an accident and feel… Read More »
Just Because You Feel Fine, Doesn’t Mean That You Are
Imagine that you are in a car accident, or a fall, or some other kind of accident. Immediately after the accident, you take a deep breath, move around a bit, and thankfully, feel no pain or irregularity. It looks like you made it out of the accident unharmed. Or did you? No Pain at… Read More »
When Negligence Is Obvious, It May Be Res Ipsa Loquitur
Sometimes accidents happen, and there is just no other explanation than negligence. In other words, there is no logical explanation for the happening; and no possible “excuse”; the only singular plausible explanation for the (often bizarre) event, is that someone did something wrong. When that happens, there is a concept in the law called… Read More »
Robert E. Craven & Associates Attorneys Honored with RHODE ISLAND MONTHLY’s PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE IN LAW AWARDS
Attorneys Robert E. Craven and Nicholas A. Solitro of Robert Craven & Associates were each honored with a Rhode Island Monthly Professional Excellence in Law Award. Both were nominated and chosen by their peers for being a leading local lawyer in their areas of practice. The recognition is based on peer evaluation and professional… Read More »
Are You An Eggshell Plaintiff? If So, That’s OK
When someone is in an accident, we generally anticipate what kind of injuries they have, and how severe they will be. We have conceptions in our minds that a given type of accident will yield a given type of injury, and that injury will affect the victim in a pre-set, established way. Same Accident,… Read More »
Preventing Injuries And Accidents That Happen At Large Crowd Events
Whether festivals, sporting events, outdoor events, or concerts, most of us will attend large-crowd events, and have a good time doing it. But every now and then you hear about catastrophe happening. What happens when you are injured in or at a large crowd event, and what can a venue do to keep the… Read More »
SUVs Cause More Injuries Than Cars Do When They Hit Pedestrians
You may have thought that whenever any car of any size collides with a pedestrian, that it is equally damaging; that is, it doesn’t matter what size the car is—a car is a car, and it will always do the same amount of damage to a pedestrian. Big Cars Mean More Damages But that… Read More »
