Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Do More Expensive Cars Hit Pedestrians More Often? One Study Said Yes.
Wouldn’t it be helpful if you could just look at a car and predict whether or not it was more likely to ignore pedestrians, and thus, present a greater danger of hitting pedestrians? Well, nobody has a crystal ball. But believe it or not, there was a study done that did try to predict… Read More »
Not All Mental Trauma And Injuries Are The Same
When it comes to injuries, Many people use the terms “mental trauma” or “emotional damages,” without much definition. But there are actually different kinds of mental trauma or mental injury that can happen after and as a result of an accident. One way to think about mental trauma is that there is trauma where… Read More »
Can An HOA Be Liable For Injuries On Association Property?
If you live anywhere that is subject to an HOA, you already know that the HOA does a lot of things in the community (whether you like that, or how they do it, or not). Because a typical HOA has its hands in so many different things, that means that a lot of things… Read More »
Understanding Hit And Run Accidents In Rhode Island
When you’re in an accident, things are bad enough as they are. But when someone responsible for the accident actually leaves the scene of the accident, things can go from bad to worse—not to mention, more frustrating– really quickly. Hit and Run Laws Legally, when anybody is in any kind of accident, in Rhode… Read More »
Is Your Accident Your Fault? The Other Side May Say Just That
When you file a personal injury lawsuit, you would imagine that most of the case is about whether the Defendant did anything wrong, and if so, what they did wrong. But as the case progresses, and you speak to your lawyer about what the other side is doing or saying, you may be surprised… Read More »
Trucking Weigh Stations Play An Important Safety Role
Have you ever driven on an interstate highway, and you see a sign that says that there is a truck weigh station? Ever wondered what these actually are? If you just drive a normal car, you may think these don’t matter. They don’t matter to the extent that you don’t need to worry about… Read More »
Can A Homeowner Be Sued If Someone Is Injured Because Of A Hole On Their Property?
If you have a home, you probably do what you can in order to keep it safe from people who visit or come onto your property. And when you think of safety, you think of the pool, the floor, or objects on the floor. But one thing that many homeowners don’t think about are… Read More »
The Duty And Obligation To Have Defibrillators On A Business’ Property
Let’s say that someone has a heart attack or a cardiac arrest. Is that just a consequence of genetics? Disease? Age? Perhaps an overly strenuous activity that someone was taking part in? It could be any or all of the above. But when these kinds of things happen on a business’ property, the question… Read More »
Proving Your Pain And Suffering In Court
Pain and suffering: although used often and sometimes misunderstood by the general public, this element of damages in a personal injury case is sometimes the worst kind of damages. Owing money to medical providers is bad, but there are ways out of debt, and medical debts won’t usually ruin someone’s life. But pain and… Read More »
Amusement Park Accidents: Is It The Human’s Fault, Or The Machine’s?
When we think about the safety of amusement park rides, we often look at the rides themselves. Are they maintained properly? Are they designed properly? Are they being inspected? But while technology has made it so that most of the rides we are on are mechanically sound, there’s one “weak link” in amusement park… Read More »
