What Qualifies as Wrongful Death
Wrongful death claims are a lot like personal injury claims, except the victim will have died instead of just sustaining injuries. The victim’s family or estate managers can bring a wrongful death suit against the party or parties respons…
Worker’s Comp Cases: The Importance of a Good Lawyer
Two of the more unpleasant things in life are dealing with the court system, and with insurance companies trying to underpay you. What can make these situations even worse is if you are only dealing with both of these entities because you w…
Is My Injury Covered By Workers Compensation?
If your employer is required to carry workers’ compensation insurance—which almost every employer is—you could be owed compensation if you were injured on the job. Read on to learn about which injuries are and aren’t covered by worker’s…
Pedestrian Accidents
It doesn’t take an expert to understand why a vehicle accident involving a pedestrian is extremely serious; it’s just simple physics. An average car weighs about 3500 pounds, so no matter how fast it is going when it strikes a pedestria…
Emotional Distress Caused by Personal Injury
Many people know about economic compensations for personal injuries. For example, it is common knowledge that if you are hit by a car because of the negligence of the other driver, you are entitled to money to cover your lost wages and medi…
Lost Wages Because of a Personal Injury
Injuries come out of the blue, and no one deserves to be hurt because of negligence. At Lanzotti & Rau, we have handled countless personal injury cases under tragic circumstances, and we know how difficult this time can be for people. U…
Common Motorcycle Accident Injuries
It’s not hard to figure out how dangerous motorcycles can be. Many people see them as “death traps” and avoid them entirely. But, they aren’t all bad – motorcycle lovers find that their time on the bike is one of the most therapeu…
Dangers of Distracted Driving
It’s easy to forget that driving is the most dangerous thing many of us do every day. Because it is a daily reality, we are lulled into thinking that driving is simply a commonplace part of life, when in fact it merits our full attention …