Myth- If you write the insurance company a reasonable letter, the insurance company will give you a fair settlement proposal.

Fact- The insurance company will always low ball with a settlement proposal.

Myth- When you are not at fault in a motor vehicle collision and the insurance company of the at fault party contacts you for a recorded statement you have no choice but to give a recorded statement or else they will not settle with you.

Fact- Say no and hire a lawyer before speaking to the insurance company and you have no obligation to give a recorded statement.

Myth- All lawyers who advertise their services in handling accident cases have the same ability, tools, and experience to handle your case.

Fact- All lawyers are different they all went to different schools, handled different cases, and studied law differently.

Myth- The insurance company for the person who hit you is obligated to pay your medical bills as they are incurred.

Fact- The medical bills are only one article of your damage. They will not pay them so you will not receive medical treatment. Then they will tell the jury you didn’t seek medical treatment so you couldn’t be hurt that bad.

Myth- All lawyers charge the same amount for injury cases.

Fact- Most lawyers charge on a contingency basis. That means if they do not make a recovery there is no fee. Different cases demand different fees.

Clinical manifestations include pain and tenderness over the sternum. In the setting of a sternal fracture, myocardial contusion is strongly feared, but fortunately, rare. Conductance or excitability disturbance must lead to monitoring in the intensive care unit. Usual associated injuries are spinal trauma and rib fractures.

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The Schmidt Law Firm has 30 years experience in over 6,000 successful cases which include personal injuries and wrongful death due to car accidents, trucking accidents, bicycle accidents, and a wide variety of other types of accidents.

When you’ve been injured, you deserve the best possible lawyer.

The Schmidt Law Firm has 30 years experience in over 6,000 successful cases which include personal injuries and wrongful death due to car accidents, trucking accidents, bicycle accidents, and a wide variety of other types of accidents.

When you’ve been injured, you deserve the best possible lawyer.

The Schmidt Law Firm has 30 years experience in over 6,000 successful cases which include personal injuries and wrongful death due to car accidents, trucking accidents, bicycle accidents, and a wide variety of other types of accidents.

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In automobile accidents, the steering wheel can be considered a “blunt instrument” that can create bodily injury. The one thing in common for virtually every driver is that they are holding onto the steering wheel during the accident, leaving their hands and wrists exposed to injury.

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The brain stem is that part of the brain located under the cerebrum and in front of the cerebellum.  It connects the bottom of the brain to the top of the spinal cord.  It is that part of the brain that control many bodily functions and, for that reason, an injury to the brain stem during a car accident or some other traumatic event can be a very serious injury.  Brain stem injury can result in serious complications, including behavioral, cognitive, communication, or sensory processing difficulties.

In more major brain stem injury cases, the results can be even more devastating, including comas, stupors, vegetative states, or death. Brain stem damage may occur immediately upon impact or later due to bleeding and swelling of the brain.

Each year, over 1.5 million people in America suffer from a brain stem injury. Furthermore, it is estimated that at least 2 million American currently live with some form of disability as the direct result of a brain stem injury. The most common cause of brain stem injuries are car accidents. Other causes include falls, medical malpractice, sports injuries, domestic abuse, and violent crimes.

The effects of a brain stem injury are sometimes devastating. Damage to the brain can result from a closed head injury or a penetration of the skull. The effects of a brain stem injury can vary from mild to severe based on the severity of the injury.

Severe brain stem injuries are classified by a major limitation in mental functioning, prolonged state of unconsciousness or coma, persistent vegetative state, or minimally responsive state.

Moderate brain stem injuries are categorized by confusion persisting up to a few weeks, cognitive, physical and behavioral impairments that last up to a few month, or state of unconsciousness lasting up to a couple of hours.

A mild brain stem injury, also known as a concussion, is defined by a change in mental state following the injury, sudden memory loss, a brief loss of consciousness, or focal neurological deficits. In some brain stem injury cases, a person may seem alright on the surface, and later develop many of the symptoms mentioned above. The necessary treatment for a brain stem injury may include medication, surgery, diagnostic testing and rehabilitation. In more serious cases, a comprehensive team of care providers is usually required. With brain stem injuries, receiving the proper treatment in a timely manner is vital to a patient’s recovery. Therefore, if you or someone you know is suspected of having a brain stem injury, it is important to seek immediate medical attention. http://wiki.injuryboard.com/topic/brain-stem-injury.aspx

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Traumatic amputation is the loss of a body part — usually a finger, toe, arm, or leg — that occurs as the result of an accident or trauma. If an accident or trauma results in complete amputation (the body part is totally severed), the part sometimes can be reattached, especially when proper care is taken of the severed part and stump. In a partial amputation, some soft-tissue connection remains. Depending on the severity of the injury, the partially severed extremity may or may not be able to be reattached. There are various complications associated with amputation of a body part. The most important of these are bleeding, shock, and infection. The long-term outcome for amputees has improved due to better understanding of the management of traumatic amputation, early emergency and critical care management, new surgical techniques, early rehabilitation, and new prosthetic designs. New limb replantation techniques have been moderately successful, but incomplete nerve regeneration remains a major limiting factor. Often, the patient will have a better outcome from having a well-fitting, functional prosthesis than a nonfunctional replanted limb. Traumatic amputations usually result directly from factory, farm, or power tool accidents or from motor vehicle accidents. Natural disasters, war, and terrorist attacks can also cause traumatic amputations. Some symptoms that may require amputation include: A body part that has been completely or partially cut off, bleeding (may be minimal or severe, depending on the location and nature of the injury), pain (the degree of pain is not always related to the severity of the injury or the amount of bleeding) and Crushed body tissue (badly mangled, but still partially attached by muscle, bone, tendon, or skin). http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000006.htm

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Jinkins, et.al, “The Anatomic Basis of Vertebrogenic Pain and the Autonomic Syndrome Associated with Lumbar Disc Extrusion”, American Journal of Roentgenology, June 1989, p. 1277 et. Seq. identifies “the vertebrogenic symptom complex which involves “referred pain” eminating from the injured disc through the autonomic nervous system.

Freemont, et. Al. “Nerve Growth into Diseased Intervertebral Disc in Chronic Back Pain”, The Lancet 1997;350;178-81 explains that injuries to the outer third of the annulus fibrosus of the disc can cause the ingrowth od painful nerve fibers which extrude chemical substance causing pain plays an “important role in the pathogenesis of chronic low back pain”.

Bogduk et al, “The Innervation of the Cervical Intervertebral Disc”, spine, Vol 13, No.1, pp. 1-8 (1987) states that “there been no doubt that lumbar intervertebral discs are innervated…(and) the innervation is not just in their superficial layers but can be found as deep as the outer third of the annulus fibrosus” so that disc injuries that do not impinge on a nerve root or the spinal cord can be expected to be painful.  This article states that studies have shown that the same is true of cervical discs, i.e. that injury to the disc can cause pain.

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Schmidt Law Firm has successfully handled the victims of personal wrongful death and injury for over 30 years. The firm has produced million dollar jury verdicts, but works just as hard on the small cases as well.

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