25 06, 2023

How this Cedar Rapids Personal Injury Lawyer Learned to Run Pain-Free

  Disclaimer: I am not a doctor and do not play one on TV.  We are not giving medical advice in this article as you should consult your physician before attempting anything noted herein to avoid serious injury or harm.  Finally, if you find this article helpful, please express your thanks for our sharing this information with you by viewing at least two other pages on website as this increases our website’s search rating.  Thanks in advance!   Many people do not run because they lament that, “Running hurts my feet, ankles, and heels.”  I felt the same way until I taught myself the following. When I was nine years old, my father suffered a massive heart attack, and in those days where we lived, there was not a whole lot the medical profession could offer: you either lived or [...]

How this Cedar Rapids Personal Injury Lawyer Learned to Run Pain-Free
28 03, 2018

Are Large SUVs and Pick-Up Trucks Really Safer? Car Accident Law Firm Cites Real Case Outcomes That Questions Such Reasoning

“Common sense” tells us that larger sports utilities vehicles (SUVs) and pick-up trucks are safer in an accident, but ground breaking studies and our car accident law firm’s experience in over a quarter of a century of handling serious car accident cases, tells us otherwise. Our car accident law firm has seen this fact pattern a surprising number of times: Our client, a strong and hardworking thirty-something pick up truck or SUV driver, is stopped at a stop light, and behind our client is an elderly driver in a Honda or a Toyota, also stopped, when a texting teenager in a new Nissan at full speed slams into the elderly driver’s car which slams into the back of our client’s pick-up truck or SUV. Most people would guess that the pick-up driver or SUV driver will be safer simply because [...]

Are Large SUVs and Pick-Up Trucks Really Safer? Car Accident Law Firm Cites Real Case Outcomes That Questions Such Reasoning
3 03, 2018

What to Do in an Accident According to Cedar Rapids Personal Injury Lawyer

What to do in an accident?  It is important to learn in advance What to Do in an Accident since after a car accident, most people are too shook up to think clearly; Do you know what to do in accident? Review the information below before you are in a car accident so that you will be familiar with what to after an accident: 1. Call 911 to report you have been in accident and ask for a police officer to come to the accident scene; if you are hurt or think you are, or if someone else may be hurt, ask dispatcher to also send an ambulance. IF A POLICE OFFICER THINKS YOU SHOULD GO TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE, DO NOT REFUSE! 2. If the other driver caused the accident, INSIST that the police officer tickets the other [...]

What to Do in an Accident According to Cedar Rapids Personal Injury Lawyer
2 05, 2016

Cedar Rapids Personal Injury Lawyer: Placement of Child Safety Seat Can Help Child Survive a Serious Car Accident

You did the research and chose the safest car and safest child safety seat to help your child survive a serious car accident; is there anything else a Cedar Rapids personal injury lawyer would advise to help increase the odds that a child survives a serious car accident? As a Cedar Rapids personal injury lawyer with Sam Sheronick Law Firm, P.C. for nearly 25 years, my firm has represented many seriously injured families and we have noticed that everything else being equal, child safety seat placement can play a crucial role in helping a child survive a serious car accident. While everyone knows they should not place a child safety seat in the front seat, few parents give much thought to the seat location where the child safety seat is placed in the rear seat, often placing the child safety [...]

Cedar Rapids Personal Injury Lawyer: Placement of Child Safety Seat Can Help Child Survive a Serious Car Accident
5 02, 2016

Back and Neck Injuries Following an Accident Discussed by Cedar Rapids Personal Injury Law Firm

Potential clients regularly call our Cedar Rapids personal injury law firm asking if their injury is serious enough for our firm to consider taking their case. We ask these callers about the nature and extent of their injuries and sometimes the callers reply that their neck or back is sore but they had no broken bones. Just because someone does not have broken bones does not mean their accident-related injuries are not potentially very serious requiring the help of a knowledgeable and experienced Cedar Rapids personal  injury law firm. For example and without limitation, if someone has a sore back or neck, we ask whether they have any pain, numbness, and/or tingling going from their neck down one or both arms or whether they have pain, numbness, and or tingling going from their lower back down one or both legs. [...]

Back and Neck Injuries Following an Accident Discussed by Cedar Rapids Personal Injury Law Firm
29 01, 2016

Cedar Rapids Personal Injury Lawyer Discusses Important Types of Car Insurance Coverage

Cedar Rapids Personal Injury Lawyer Discusses Important Types of Car Insurance Coverage: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You I am a Cedar Rapids personal injury lawyer and our law firm receives a number of inquiries every week regarding potential personal injury cases. Often times, people call thinking that while they have a strong case with strong damages, they wonder whether there is enough insurance coverage to cover their claims. Our Cedar Rapids personal injury law firm has specialized in personal injury and class action law for over 20 years which has enabled us to know where to look to potentially find additional sources of insurance that may apply to a given accident. When you are in an accident and you suffer a personal injury caused by another, we expect that the person who caused the accident will have insurance. [...]

Cedar Rapids Personal Injury Lawyer Discusses Important Types of Car Insurance Coverage
22 01, 2016

Should I Give the Insurance Company a Recorded Statement or Medical Records Release After an Accident?

Is There Ever a Good Time to Give A Recorded Statement or Medical Release After an Accident? Cedar Rapids Personal Injury Lawyer—Many people involved in personal injury accidents call our Cedar Rapids Personal Injury law firm stating that the insurance company for the other driver who caused the accident told them that in order to receive payment from the other driver’s insurance company, they must give the insurance company a recorded statement and they also must sign a medical release authorizing the insurance company to obtain their medical records. These callers want to know if they must give a recorded statement and medical release to the insurance company in order to get paid. The simple answer is that the other driver’s insurance company will never be required to pay you anything unless you go to court and win.  The more [...]

Should I Give the Insurance Company a Recorded Statement or Medical Records Release After an Accident?
15 08, 2015

INSURANCE BAD FAITH: WHEN YOU’RE NOT IN GOOD HANDS OR WHEN THEY ARE NOT TREATING YOU JUST LIKE A GOOD NEIGHBOR

Who did a promoter for the rock band .38 SPECIAL call when Lloyd’s of London did not want to pay under an insurance policy that is supposed to pay if rain cancels an outdoor concert? They called SAM SHERONICK LAW FIRM, P.C., a Cedar Rapids personal injury law firm, who successfully litigated to enforce the insurance policy.  INSURANCE BAD FAITH involves an insurance company refusing to pay the holder of the insurance policy (or someone who is supposed to be a beneficiary of such a policy) even though all of the policy conditions have been met.  Simply stated, the law requires parties to a contract--like an insurance policy--to treat each other in good faith.  Insurance companies engage in bad faith if, among other things, a jury finds the insurance company unfairly denies paying a claim, or delays paying a claim [...]

INSURANCE BAD FAITH: WHEN YOU’RE NOT IN GOOD HANDS OR WHEN THEY ARE NOT TREATING YOU JUST LIKE A GOOD NEIGHBOR
11 05, 2015

May 11, 2015 Update: Cedar Rapids Flood Case from our Cedar Rapids personal Injury Law Firm

Do You Have Information About the Cause of the 2008 Flood in Cedar Rapids and/or Do You Want To Be a Potential Class Action Representative potentially Represented by our Cedar Rapids personal injury law firm? Given the large number of people potentially affected by this case, those wanting to share information about the cause of the Flood of 2008 in Cedar Rapids and share other matters relevant to this case, or those interested in becoming a potential class action representative, should not call or stop by the law firms, but rather, they should click this link here and submit their information through the online form at that link.   Disclaimer, Legal Notices, and Terms of Use By viewing this web site, you agree to be bound by the Disclaimer, Legal Notices, and Terms of Use which you agree will be governed, construed, an [...]

May 11, 2015 Update: Cedar Rapids Flood Case from our Cedar Rapids personal Injury Law Firm
26 01, 2015

DO I NEED A CEDAR RAPIDS PERSONAL INJURY LAW FIRM OR CAN I HANDLE MY CASE MYSELF?

  When someone calls our Cedar Rapids personal injury law firm for a free initial consultation, we always ask questions to determine whether this is a case a caller can handle themselves.  We do this for two reasons: 1) It has been our experience in over 20 years of handling serious personal injury cases at our Cedar Rapids personal injury law firm that being honest with a new caller helps save the caller an attorney fee when the facts of their case are such that the caller can handle the case themselves; as you can imagine, the caller appreciates our honesty and more often than not, rewards our firm by calling back in the future should they (or their friends or family members) get in a future accident where we can help;  and 2) Our Cedar Rapids personal  injury law [...]

DO I NEED A CEDAR RAPIDS PERSONAL INJURY LAW FIRM OR CAN I HANDLE MY CASE MYSELF?
8 01, 2014

How Do I Settle My Car Damage With the Insurance Company?

“I was in an accident and my car was damaged and now the insurance company wants to settle the property damage but I don’t know what my car is worth when settling with the insurance company after the accident.  What should I do?” We get asked this question quite a lot by our clients and here is what we tell them.  Our firm does not charge an hourly fee; rather, we only get our attorney fee if the client gets paid.  Since our firm gets paid a percentage of any verdict or settlement we obtain for our client, we do not want to take a percentage of the money the client will be getting from their property damage settlement since they will need to repair or replace their car or other property.  So if our firm takes on a personal [...]

How Do I Settle My Car Damage With the Insurance Company?
17 01, 2013

Iowa Semi-Truck Accidents: Steps to Take to Protect your Loved Ones

  Accidents involving large trucks (also referred to as semi-trailer, tractor trailer, big rig, 18 wheeler, etc.) are among the most dangerous and deadly of all motor vehicle accidents, not too surprising given the sheer size and weight of these trucks. A variety of factors contribute to semi truck accidents including, but not limited to: overload (or improperly loaded) freight; driver fatigue; speed; substance abuse; the negligent hiring of bad drivers; faulty equipment; failure to inspect equipment; etc. Additionally, the sheer size of trucks—together with their lack of maneuverability, inability to stop well, and the inability to see lower traffic out of the truck cab—also can play a role in causing accidents. As noted in one of our previous blog posts, it has been our experience that weather is seldom to blame for causing a semi-truck accident.  For example, how [...]

Iowa Semi-Truck Accidents: Steps to Take to Protect your Loved Ones
17 01, 2013

Snowy, Icy, Slippery Winter Weather Does Not Excuse Accident

The police officer said the "weather caused the accident" so does that mean the other driver is not liable for causing my injuries and damages?  In our experience, one or more drivers are almost always at fault for causing an accident in bad weather and can therefore be held liable for injuries and damages. Simply stated, the rules of the road don't change just because the accident occurred while it is snowy, icy, rainy, etc. Generally speaking, Iowa law provides that a driver cannot escape liability during bad weather by invoking the "sudden emergency doctrine" or "Act of God" doctrine to justify or defend one's conduct in slippery weather if the driver knew--or had reason to know--that the roads are slick and the driver nonetheless chose to drive in an unsafe manner for the conditions that then existed. For example, if [...]

Snowy, Icy, Slippery Winter Weather Does Not Excuse Accident
15 06, 2011

10 COSTLY MISTAKES TO AVOID AFTER AN ACCIDENT

Disclaimer: The information contained here and throughout our website, and in our printed or other materials, are for general informational purposes only as this information should not be considered to be legal advice concerning your specific case. You should consult an experienced and knowledgeable attorney in this area of law to determine whether the information given in our videos, website, and other materials applies to your specific case as the failure to do so could do significant harm to your case. Please realize there are many more mistakes than those listed here, but we have listed some of the more common mistakes we've seen here. Our firm does not represent you unless or until we enter into a written fee agreement signed by both you and our firm. Click here for additional disclaimer information. Mistake #1: Believing the insurance company [...]

10 COSTLY MISTAKES TO AVOID AFTER AN ACCIDENT
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