Columbus Personal Injury Attorney

Yes, Medicaid does affect personal injury settlements. No, this should not discourage anyone who has Medicaid coverage in Ohio from attempting to hold the person or company that caused their injuries accountable through insurance claims or a lawsuit. Medicaid Covers Now and Seeks Reimbursement Later First, know that Ohio Medicaid will cover emergency and follow-up care for injuries suffered in a car crash, truck accident, slip and fall, dog attack, or other accident that would give you grounds for filing a personal injury claim. You do not need to worry about paying all the medical expenses forced upon you by someone else’s negligence or reckless behavior. It is also true that Medicaid will demand reimbursement from any settlement or jury award you receive. The program will only take an amount equal to what it spent in covering your care, though. In most cases, you will hold onto some or all of the compensation you received for lost wages, loss of future earnings, pain and suffering, a...

Ohio Car Crashes – by the Numbers: In a recent year, the Ohio State Patrol logged 25,228 operating a vehicle while impaired (OVI) arrests, 13,338 drug arrests, and troopers issued 115,541 safety belt citations. These statistics give some indication that there are many drivers out there whose mind and attention is not necessarily on safe vehicle operation. Add texting while driving to the mix and it is no wonder car crashes are a daily occurrence. According to a report from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, “one in nine drivers has been seriously injured in a crash and nearly one in five has been involved in a serious crash.” If you have been involved in a car accident, I am the Columbus car accident lawyer who can help you. Get Fair Car Accident Compensation with the Help of Columbus Car Accident Lawyer A car accident can leave a devastating mark on your life. Not only is there the loss of property to deal with, but a car accident can leave lasting physical, emotional and financia...

Constantly. As much as that sounds like a joke, it’s true. Insurance claims adjuster and lawyers for insurance companies either question everything or ignore message. In both situations, the job of the attorney who represents an injured crash victim is to take and make phone calls, send and respond to emails, and gather and present medical records and other evidence to support a claim for compensation. Doing those things frees up the crash victim to concentrate on healing and resuming their normal life instead of fielding calls and doing paperwork. The car accident attorney also knows and applies the law on their client’s behalf. No matter what TV ads claim, only the lawyer hired by the crash victim will be the only one on the injured person’s side. Protecting the Client’s Rights and Interests After a car accident, the at-fault driver’s insurance company often calls the injured victim. What may seem like a humanitarian gesture is usually a tactic to pressure the victim into not...

Ohio law permits victims of someone else’s negligence or recklessness to claim two basic types of damages in personal injury cases. These are damages for economic losses and damages for noneconomic losses. In certain circumstances, an individual who suffered personal injuries can also claim punitive damages. Before getting into an explanation of what constitutes an economic loss and a noneconomic loss, it is important to state that damages for those losses can be claimed in all types of personal injury cases and in cases involving wrongful deaths. This means that the victim, a surviving family member, or a legal executor can claim damages following an injury or death from A car, truck, or motorcycle crash; A pedestrian accident; A bike or scooter crash; A truck crash; A slip or fall, which is a category that also covers near-drowning, drowning, electric shocks, and electrocutions; A dog bite or animal attack; Medical malpractice; Nursing home neglect or abuse; A medica...