Personal Injury Primer

Direct and Circumstantial Evidence I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s question comes from a caller concerned about how to prove a case she is […] The post Ep 312 Direct and Circumstantial Evidence first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Severe Burns Due to Negligent Installation of Boiler I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s question comes from a caller who says she was renovating […] The post Ep 311 Severe Burns Due to Negligent Installation of Boiler first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Injured at a Skateboarding Park I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s question comes from a caller concerned about an injury her son suffered while […] The post Ep 310 Injured at a Skateboarding Park first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Trucker Falls on the Job and Breaks Knee I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s question comes from a caller concerned about his knee which […] The post Ep 309 Trucker Falls on the Job and Breaks Knee first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Who Chooses Your Doctor in a Work Comp Case I’m Katelyn Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s question comes from a caller concerned about the doctor […] The post Ep 307 Who Chooses Your Doctor in a Work Comp Case first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Can a Non-Citizen File a Personal Injury Lawsuit I’m Katelyn Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s question comes from a caller concerned about whether a non-citizen […] The post Ep 306 Can a Non-Citizen File a Personal Injury Lawsuit first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Parental Liability for Teen Drivers I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s question comes from a caller concerned about the financial responsibility of parents for […] The post Ep 305 Parental Liability for Teen Drivers first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Proving Loss of Enjoyment of Life I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s topic is about proving “non-economic” damages, such as an injury's impact on […] The post Ep 304 Proving Loss of Enjoyment of Life first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Airbag Deploys and Sprays Shrapnel I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s question comes from a caller who said she lost control of her car […] The post Ep 308 Airbag Deploys and Sprays Shrapnel first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Can I Sue if I Didn’t Wear Seatbelt I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s question comes from a caller concerned about being able to […] The post Ep 303 Can I Sue if I Didn't Wear Seatbelt first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

What is Informed Consent I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s question comes from a caller concerned about the fact that her elderly father was […] The post Ep 302 What is Informed Consent first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Duty to Refer to Medical Specialists I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s question comes from a caller concerned that her complications from a recent […] The post Ep 301 Duty to Refer to Medical Specialists first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

School Bus Crash I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s question comes from a caller concerned about her child who was hurt in a school […] The post Ep 300 School Bus Crash first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Child Hit By Car Walking to School Bus I’m Katelyn Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s question comes from a caller concerned about her child who […] The post Ep 299 Child Hit By Car Walking to School Bus first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Go-Kart Crash I’m Katelyn Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s question comes from a caller who said her 12-year-old daughter was seriously hurt while operating a […] The post Ep 298 Go-Kart Crash first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Application of Statute of Repose I’m Katelyn Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Have you noticed that the cost of repairing modern cars is getting higher and […] The post Ep 297 Application of Statute of Repose first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Car and Train Crashes I’m Katelyn Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s question comes from a caller concerned about her daughter who was injured when the […] The post Ep 296 Car and Train Crashes first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Proving Future Medical Expenses I’m Katelyn Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. We have alluded to in past episodes that Indiana has an evidence rule, called Rule […] The post Ep 295 Proving Future Medical Expenses first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Vehicle Crash Photos I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Often times when a case is taken to trial there will be an issue involving the […] The post Ep 294 Vehicle Crash Photos first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Farm Equipment Injuries I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Indiana is a farm state. Agriculture is a big industry and includes not only farmers, but […] The post Ep 293 Farm Equipment Injuries first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Legal Assistants Are Not Lawyers I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Experienced legal assistants and paralegals can be instrumental in helping a lawyer prepare a […] The post Ep 292 Legal Assistants Are Not Lawyers first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Using Computer Animations in Trial I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. In past episodes, we have discussed accident reconstructionists. If you have watched home remodeling […] The post Ep 291 Using Computer Animations in Trial first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

If You Sue Do You Lose the Physician-Patient Privilege I’m Katelyn Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Occasionally we have a client who asks if all of […] The post Ep 290 If You Sue Do You Lose the Physician-Patient Privilege first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Workers Compensation Lifetime Care Injuries I’m Katelyn Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. In Indiana, a catastrophically injured worker often will qualify for lifetime medical care. What […] The post Ep 289 Workers Compensation Lifetime Care Injuries first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Who Can Attend a Deposition I’m Katelyn Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. You may have heard that at trial, upon motion of one of the parties, […] The post Ep 288 Who Can Attend a Deposition first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Is There Really a Right to a Civil Jury Trial? I’m Katelyn Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. You may have heard that the U.S. Constitution guarantees […] The post Ep 287 Is There Really a Right to a Civil Jury Trial? first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. In our last episode, we discussed the subject of negligent infliction of emotional distress. […] The post Ep 286 Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Bystander Witnesses a Loved One Suffer a Severe Injury I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s question comes from a caller who was told her […] The post Ep 285 Bystander Witnesses a Loved One Suffer a Severe Injury first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

In Rare Cases, Attorney Fees Can Be an Element of Damages I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. When people sue in court normally each party […] The post Ep 284 In Rare Cases Attorney Fees Can Be an Element of Damages first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Disabling Injuries Can Impact Earning Capacity I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. If a person suffers a long-term disabling injury, it becomes important to understand the negative impact the injury will have on their capacity to earn a living. The federal government collects information about the impact of […] The post Ep 283 Disabling Injuries Can Impact Earning Capacity first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

How Does a Jury Evaluate Scarring I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. One component of damage that we frequently encounter in injury cases is physical […] The post Ep 282 How Does a Jury Evaluate Scarring first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Medical Record Audit Trails I’m Katelyn Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. In this episode, we discuss medical record audit trails. Before the age of electronic medical […] The post Ep 281 Medical Record Audit Trails first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Structured Settlements I’m Katelyn Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s question is prompted by a client who, for a variety of reasons, wanted to settle her […] The post Ep 280 Structured Settlements first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

High Interest Litigation Loans I’m Katelyn Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s question comes from a caller who is an existing client who called wanting to […] The post Ep 279 High Interest Litigation Loans first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Proving Why a Person Fell I’m Katelyn Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Several of our episodes deal with people being injured after falling in a store, […] The post Ep 278 Proving Why a Person Fell first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Loss of Earnings and Benefits I’m Katelyn Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s question comes from a caller concerned about getting full compensation for injuries suffered […] The post Ep 277 Loss of Earnings and Benefits first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Proving Medical Causation I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s question comes from a caller who said that she just discovered that a tumor for […] The post Ep 276 Proving Medical Causation first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

What is a Wrongful Death Estate I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s question comes from a caller who wanted to sue over the death […] The post Ep 275 What is a Wrongful Death Estate first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Endorsed by Your Adversary I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s topic is prompted by a client for whom we recently settled a case. He […] The post Ep 274 Endorsed by Your Adversary first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Food Preparation in Indiana Restaurants I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s episode was prompted by the deposition I recently prepared for on a food […] The post Ep 273 Food Preparation in Indiana Restaurants first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Recall of Children's Pajamas for Flammability Risk I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. In today’s episode, we're discussing a product recall that was issued by […] The post Ep 272 – Recall of Children's Pajamas for Flammability Risk first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Surgical Tool Malfunction Causes Serious Injury I’m Katelyn Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s question comes from a caller concerned about a burn suffered during surgery. […] The post Ep 271 – Surgical Tool Malfunction Causes Serious Injury first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Federally-protected rights of nursing home residents I’m Katelyn Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s episode takes a look at a recent case decided by the Supreme […] The post Ep 270 Federally-protected rights of nursing home residents first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Heart Injury Caused by Blunt Trauma Suffered in an Auto Accident I’m Katelyn Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s episode is a follow-up to an earlier […] The post Ep 269 Heart Injury Caused by Blunt Trauma Suffered in an Auto Accident first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Aneurysm Caused By Blunt Force Trauma in a Car Crash I’m Katelyn Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s question comes from a caller concerned about a […] The post Ep 268 – Aneurysm Caused By Blunt Force Trauma in a Car Crash first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Truck Accident Reconstruction I’m Katelyn Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s question comes from a caller whose son was in a crash involving a semi-tractor trailer. […] The post Ep 267 – Truck Accident Reconstruction first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Dog Owners Get Sued by Insurance Carrier I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s question comes from a caller concerned about being bitten by a […] The post Ep 266 Dog Owners Get Sued by Insurance Carrier first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Distracted Driving Caused by Elaborate Infotainment Systems I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law in simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss topics on personal injury law. Have you looked at the dashboard screens on the newest cars […] The post Ep 265 Distracted Driving Caused by Elaborate Infotainment Systems first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Injured at an Assisted Living Facility I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s question comes from a caller concerned about his mom, a resident of […] The post Ep 264 – Injured at an Assisted Living Facility first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Inattentive Driving is Distracted Driving I'm David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today's question came from a caller whose driver's assist package malfunctioned and caused his […] The post Ep 263 – Inattentive Driving is Distracted Driving first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.

Proving a Driver Fell Asleep at the Wheel I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana. Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics. Today’s question comes from a caller who said she was driving […] The post Ep 262 – Proving a Driver Fell Asleep at the Wheel first appeared on Personal Injury Primer.