Category: Personal Injury
What Does a Personal Injury Lawyer Do?
A Personal Injury Lawyer’s Job As humans, we owe each other a duty to act reasonably toward one another. Unfortunately, people often breach that duty and injure others in the process. Drivers negligently operating vehicles, medical professionals not providing quality care, landlords renting unsafe homes, companies polluting water, and store owners not properly maintaining their […]
What to Do if You Are a Pedestrian Who Was Hit by a Car
In the contest between a pedestrian and a moving car, the pedestrian always comes out on the losing end. Pedestrians injured by vehicles can suffer injuries that affect them for the rest of their lives. Broken bones, head injuries, organ damage, internal bleeding, spinal cord injuries, and even amputations are all common. Of course, with […]
Nebraska’s Wrongful Death Statute of Limitations
If your loved one was killed in an accident, under the right circumstances, you may file a wrongful death lawsuit against the person who caused your loved one’s death. Under Nebraska law, a “wrongful death” is a death caused by the wrongful act, neglect, or default of another party if the act, neglect, or default […]
For Motorcyclists, Even Minor Traffic Violations Can Have Catastrophic Results
There’s nothing like riding down a Nebraska highway, sun on your back, wind in your hair. Nebraska is a picturesque location for riding your bike. But while Nebraska is one of the safest states for bikers, every time you take your bike out you know that the reality is that not every biker will make […]
Neck Injury: Seriously Expensive and Debilitating
Neck injuries cause multiple symptoms, ranging from mild to catastrophic. Neck injuries such as whiplash can cause symptoms such as pain and immobility, for example. Neck injuries that involve the spinal cord can cause paralysis. A 25-year-old whose spinal cord injury has caused quadriplegia will incur more than $2.3 million in healthcare costs and living […]
Seven Common Types of Injuries in Personal Injury Cases
Suffering injuries due to the negligence of another individual can cause extreme frustration—not to mention medical bills that add up fast. Different types of accidents can cause many different injuries, but any kind of injury can leave you wondering, “Do I have a personal injury claim?” You do not have to have a specific type […]
Common Causes of Truck Accidents
If you or a loved one has been involved in a truck accident, you may be entitled to pursue damages for the injuries you sustained. Hiring a personal injury attorney from The Robert Pahlke Law Group to be an aggressive advocate for your rights will greatly improve your chances of recovering the maximum compensation in […]
Explanation of Negligence
The law defines negligence as the failure to behave or act with the level of care and caution that another reasonable individual would exercise in the same situation. When an individual takes certain precautions and does what any reasonable person would do under the circumstances, injury and harm can generally be avoided. Acting in a […]
Types of Product LIability
If you or a loved one has been seriously injured by a defective product, you may have the right to pursue financial compensation. When a company manufactures a product which has inherent defects in its design, is faulty due to manufacturing errors or fails to provide adequate warnings or instructions to users, that product becomes […]
Types of Collisions
When a driver is careless or negligent in his or her actions, it is often innocent victims who will suffer. If you have been involved in a collision caused by another driver, you may be able to recover damages for your injuries and loss with the help of a personal injury lawyer from our Nebraska […]