A Car Accident Checklist: Keep This in Your Glovebox

Posted on | September 14, 2010 | No Comments

If you have been involved in a motor vehicle accident, you may be uncertain what steps to take to best protect your rights. Simply being in an accident can cause stress, anxiety or panic, causing you to lose focus on what you need to do to safeguard your interests. This article provides a resource to help you ensure that you have followed the procedures necessary to help you get full and fair compensation for your injuries.

Step One: Assess the extent of any injuries to you or your passengers. Determine if everyone in your car is conscious and able to move under their own power. If someone is unconscious, leave them where they are until medical assistance arrives. If anyone has an injury that has rendered them unconscious or unable to move, call 911 immediately.

Step Two: Move your vehicle out of the way of traffic, if possible. Leaving your vehicle in traffic can expose you to the risk of further injury. Your safety is paramount—the accident can be reconstructed later. If you cannot move your vehicle, turn on emergency lights, set up road flares and take action to warn oncoming vehicles.

Step Three: Contact the police and file a report. Call 911 to report the accident. Wait until the police officers arrive and provide them with an accurate account of what happened. Before they leave, obtain their names, badge numbers and the jurisdiction in which they work.

Step Four: Gather information from other drivers. Ask any other drivers involved in the accident to provide you with the following information
• name
• address
• telephone number
• auto insurance provider
• auto insurance policy number

Also note the following information:

• the date and time of the accident
• the make, model, year and color of the other vehicle
• the license plate number for any other vehicle involved

Step Five: Take Pictures of the Accident Scene. If you have a camera on your phone, use it to take pictures of all vehicles involved in the accident. Also take pictures of the scene of the accident, making certain to include traffic signs or signals, skid marks and any property damage.

Step 6: Keep a Tight Lip. Often, in the aftermath of an accident, you can have a lot of nervous energy and find yourself wanting to tell your story to anyone who will listen. Don’t do that. Answer the questions asked by police officers clearly and succinctly, but don’t volunteer any information. Anything you say may be brought into evidence and could be damaging to your case.

Step 7: Get the Medical Care You Need. When you leave the scene of the accident, you may want to go immediately to the hospital or to a clinic to have your injuries evaluated. If your injuries don’t appear to be serious, you may want to schedule an appointment with your doctor. You should do so immediately, so that you have documented evidence of all injuries.

Step 8: Contact an Experienced Personal Injury Attorney. Even before you talk with your insurance company, you should contact a lawyer, if at all possible. Insurance companies have a vested interest in paying as little as possible to settle your claim. An attorney will work directly with insurers to help you get all the benefits you paid for and deserve.

Step 9: Contact Your Insurance Provider. Notify your automobile insurance provider of the accident.

The Law Offices of Jack K. Conway, provides quality, experienced representation for accident victims throughout Los Angeles County, the Inland Empire and the San Gabriel Valley area. Mr. Conway has more than 30 years of experience assisting personal injury victims and their families with injury claims and wrongful death claims.

Mr. Conway’s success is attributed to his ability to understand his clients’ issues and provide them with the information and advice they need to make sound, informed decisions. His extensive experience is invaluable for clients who need to evaluate settlement offers. In addition, we believe his past successes at trial and his reputation for excellence lead to better offers from insurance companies.

For additional information about the benefits of retaining personal injury attorney Jack Conway, visit our Why You Want Us page.

Elena Kagan on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

Posted on | June 15, 2010 | No Comments

President Obama’s nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court has triggered the media to search for clues on Kagan’s judicial beliefs. Recently found is a 2003 memo that Kagan drafted while serving as the Dean of the Harvard Law School. The memo condemned the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for gay and lesbian soldiers as a moral injustice of the first order. Essentially, the military’s policy allows gays and bisexuals to serve in the military as long as their sexual orientation is not known to superiors. Kagan’s remarks were made during a 2005 controversy over whether Congress could withhold federal funding from universities that discriminate against the military. Kagan joined a friend-of-the-court brief opposing the government. Now, her comments are drawing a great deal of attention as the military’s policy is under fire and the issue of gay marriage is being widely discussed.

“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is a policy that authorizes the firing of a service member simply for coming out as gay, lesbian, or bisexual. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) does not enforce the protections that prohibit discrimination and harassment based on sexual orientation. To date, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it illegal to discriminate against someone on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex. Please visit the EEOC’s website for further information: www.eeoc.gov/policy/vii.html.

The Law Offices of Jack K. Conway dedicates a large amount of their practice to employment discrimination claims. For any questions, contact an attorney at the Law Offices of Jack K. Conway for a consultation at (626) 285-4333. The Law Offices of Jack K. Conway website is located at http://www.jackconwaylaw.com.

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Posted on | April 8, 2010 | No Comments

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With more than 30 years of experience, the Law Offices of Jack K. Conway and attorney Jack Conway offer experienced representation and sound advice to clients throughout the San Gabriel Valley area. We represent clients in litigation, as well as arbitration or mediation.

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