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Why You Need an Experienced Personal Injury Lawyer
For anyone who has suffered injuries as the result of a personal injury accident, retaining the services of a personal injury law firm is often the first step in leveling the playing field when it comes to receiving compensation for those injuries. Unfortunately, a victim is often at a disadvantage when it comes to negotiating a fair settlement from injuries sustained as the result of a personal injury accident because the defendant is frequently covered by liability insurance, meaning the victim has to negotiate with a team of experienced claims handlers and attorneys who are trained to limit the company’s exposure.
Finding out that the party responsible for your injuries was covered by liability insurance is good news in the long run; however, it means that all negotiating and/or litigating must be done with the insurance company in order to receive compensation for the injuries caused by the defendant. This can be extremely complicated, frustrating, and sometimes futile, without an experienced personal injury lawyer on your side.
Although an insurance company is legally obligated to cover damages caused by an insured’s negligence, they are certainly not obligated to pay them without contesting the insured’s negligence or contesting the amount of damages sought by the victim. A victim may be the victim in a personal injury accident once in his life, whereas the claims adjuster or attorney for the insurance company spends all day, every day, processing or litigating personal injury cases. If you have been the victim of a personal injury accident, you are in jeopardy of losing out on the compensation due to you if you do not have an equally competent and experienced personal injury lawyer working for you on your side.
The Ryder Law Firm Adds Sarah Bryan
The Ryder Law Firm proudly announces that Sarah Bryan has joined the firm as an associate. Ms. Bryan attended Vanderbilt University on a full academic scholarship, and graduated with high honors with a dual degree in Chemistry and Communication. She then graduated from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, again with honors. A native of Pulaski, Tennessee, Ms. Bryan has been admitted to practice in both Alabama and Tennessee.
During her time at Washington University, she served as a teaching assistant for the School’s Legal Profession course and represented clients before the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. She plans to use these experiences; along with those she gained working with the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee after law school, to zealously represent the clients of the Ryder Law Firm, P.C.
The Firm will continue to represent individuals who have been seriously injured, including those who were involved in motor vehicle wrecks, received inadequate care in nursing homes, sustained injuries while on the job, and experienced difficulties dealing with insurance companies, in addition to various other related matters.
The Ryder Law Firm remains committed to educating the public, particularly teenage drivers, on the dangers associated with distracted driving and to protecting the rights of runners and cyclists.
To learn more about the Ryder Law Firm, call us at 256-534-3288
Women and DUI Stats
Men are most commonly arrested with far greater frequency for DUI than women. in recent years the number of arrests of women for DUI has increased significantly; 36% over the past decade. These figures are not just general estimations. They are based on analytical research performed by the Traffic Injury Research Foundation.
This study also revealed that the average woman who is arrested for drunk driving is older than males arrested for the same violation. Curiously, the education level of the women is much higher and they are known for being the primary caregiver of their children. These facts alone may be enough to shatter more than a few of the common stereotypes about those who are arrested for DUI’s.
The study points out there are many women who care for their children and suffer from alcohol dependency. However, the amount of alcohol they drink during the day may not seem significant enough to be a problem so they do not assume they have issues with alcohol. Of course, it is not the amount of alcohol that determines whether one has a problem. Rather, it is the impact the consumption has on one’s behavior. A women having two or three glasses of wine per day may not see the amount as problematic but if it leads to impaired driving then it certainly is a problem.
In some instances, the amount of alcohol a woman may drink per day is very obviously a dangerously high volume. However, the woman may have convinced herself she is not drinking to excess and no substance abuse issue exists. Such denial of a substance abuse issue will frequently lead to errors in judgment such as getting behind the wheel of a vehicle intoxicated.
The safety risks and the legal ramifications inherent in such behavior do little to deter the actions. This is why the condition of alcoholism is a serious one and the crime of DUI is equally serious.
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