Nerve Damage a Major Concern in Many Accidents

On May 29, 2010, In Nevada Personal Injury Information, By admin

By Farhan Naqvi, Las Vegas Injury Lawyer

It is common to suffer bruises, lacerations, or even broken bones in an accident. As a rule, these injuries usually heal over a period of time. But if you sustain nerve damage, your health could be affected for a very long time – or possibly even permanently.

You could slip and fall in a Henderson grocery store. Displays, merchandise, or other items can fall on you at a big box store in Summerlin. A mugger could physically assault you while you jogged through a Clark County park. Or you could get rear-ended by another driver on the strip in Las Vegas.

nerve, damage, paralysis, accident, injuryAll of these accidents can result in nerve damage, which is also called peripheral neuropathy. If you think you may have sustained nerve damage in an accident, seek medical help immediately. You should then consult with an injury lawyer.

Think of the human body as an electrical grid, with the nerves being the electrical wires through which messages are transported to and from the brain. If a blockage were to occur somewhere along this “network,” it may affect the entire body as well as the point of the obstruction. This is why nerve damage can be so serious.

If nerves are stretched or pressured, they can usually heal once the source of the problem is eliminated. But if nerves are cut, they must be fixed surgically. If the nerve damage cannot be repaired, the area of the body where it occurs is subject to paralysis because the brain’s signals are unable to travel to it. If the nerve damage is in the spinal cord or brain, most or all of the body can become paralyzed permanently. The cost of care for paraylsis can reach the millions over a lifetime. You may require 24 hour care, depending on the extent of the paralysis. Again, this is why you should contact a qualified personal injury lawyer. We will fight to get the compensation you need to cover those large medical bills along with lost wages and reimbursement for pain and suffering.

About the Editor: Farhan R. Naqvi is a Las Vegas personal injury lawyer who has experience representing victims injured in car accidents, drunk driver crashes, truck wrecks, slip and falls, taxi cab accidents, and bicycle crashes. He also has experience handling spine injury, product liability, underinsured/uninsured driver, and wrongful death cases. If you’ve been seriously hurt in an accident in Summerlin, North Las Vegas, Clark County, Henderson, Boulder City, Green Valley, or Pahrump, give Farhan a call at 702-553-1000 for a free, no-hassle consultation.

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Serious Burns Can Lead to Serious, Permanent Injuries

On May 28, 2010, In Nevada Personal Injury Information, By admin

By Farhan Naqvi, Clark County Injury Lawyer

Over one million Americans suffer burn injuries every year. Many times, these injuries are caused by the actions of someone else. A woman driving in Pahrump could get sideswiped by a truck and become trapped in her vehicle while it is engulfed by flames. A man in Green Valley could experience electrical burns if a power pole is knocked over during a storm. Or a worker in a Las Vegas hotel could get scalded by a hot grill which was accidentally left on.

A burn occurs when skin tissue is damaged by an external source. Most burns are caused by heat, electricity, chemicals, sunlight, or radiation.

Superficial (or 1st-degree) burns are found when just the outer skin layer is affected. Usually, the burned area heals completely.

But with dermal (or 2nd degree) burns, the second layer of skin (the dermis) receives damage. Scarring is usually present even after the burn heals.

In the case of full-thickness (or 3rd degree) burns, the third layer of skin, which supports fat and subcutaneous tissue, is harmed. Skin grafts are needed to repair the burned skin, and not only will the area remain scarred for life, the skin often ceases to sweat, grow hair, or generate skin cells permanently

The most serious type of burn is a 4th degree burn, which extends all the way through the skin and into underlying tissue. These burns can cause irreversible muscle or ligament damage and can even be life-threatening.

If you have suffered a serious burn injury because of the recklessness or negligence of someone else, you should contact a Las Vegas personal injury lawyer who will be able to help answer important questions about the legal process and will determine if filing a lawsuit  is appropriate to get you reimbursed for your medical treatment, rehabilitation, and pain and suffering.

About the Editor: Farhan R. Naqvi is a Las Vegas personal injury lawyer who has experience representing victims injured in car accidents, drunk driver crashes, truck wrecks, slip and falls, taxi cab accidents, and bicycle crashes. He also has experience handling spine injury, product liability, underinsured/uninsured driver, and wrongful death cases. If you’ve been seriously hurt in an accident in Summerlin, North Las Vegas, Clark County, Henderson, Boulder City, Green Valley, or Pahrump, give Farhan a call at 702-553-1000 for a free, no-hassle consultation.

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Personal Injury Claim Can Be Ruined by “Little White Lies”

On May 28, 2010, In Nevada Personal Injury Information, By admin

By Farhan Naqvi, Summerlin Injury Lawyer

If you’ve hired a Las Vegas personal injury lawyer to handle your injury claim, don’t hold anything back. Tell your lawyer everything. It is crucial. Why? Because if you hold back relevant information or decide to tell a “little white lie” about the cause of your injury or anything else, it could wreck your personal injury case.

Insurance defense lawyers look for anything to try and discredit your case. Even the smallest variance in your testimony or description of what happened can leave an opening for the other side to try and portray you as someone not to be believed. If it is determined you did fabricate a fact or made an intentional misstatement, the judge can order a “Falsus In Uno” which means the jury can disregard a portion, or all, of your testimony.

What I commonly encounter are clients who say, “I wasn’t lying, I just didn’t think that fact or tidbit was important.” It’s understandable, especially since even the smallest piece of information can be manipulated by a defense lawyer. This is why you need to leave it all on the table with your lawyer. Don’t hold anything back, even if it is something random like a gym membership or an unpaid department store credit card.

You might feel a little uneasy about sharing personal information with your lawyer, especially at the beginning when you haven’t really developed a strong relationship. Rest assured, your information is safe. The law provides “attorney-client” privilege which means that whatever you share with your lawyer remains between you and your lawyer.

Being upfront and completely honest with your lawyer will not only help prevent your case from getting torpedoed in court, but it can actually strengthen it. How? Well, the more information you provide to your lawyer, the more avenues are available for your lawyer to build your case and ensure there are no holes available to defense lawyers during settlement negotiations or at trial.

So remember – honesty and transparency are always the best policy.

About the Editor: Farhan R. Naqvi is a Las Vegas personal injury lawyer who has experience representing victims injured in car accidents, drunk driver crashes, truck wrecks, slip and falls, taxi cab accidents, and bicycle crashes. He also has experience handling spine injury, product liability, underinsured/uninsured driver, and wrongful death cases. If you’ve been seriously hurt in an accident in Summerlin, North Las Vegas, Clark County, Henderson, Boulder City, Green Valley, or Pahrump, give Farhan a call at 702-553-1000 for a free, no-hassle consultation.

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Yikes! Yaz and Yasmin Causes Gallbladder Problems, Other Horrible Side Effects

On May 27, 2010, In Nevada Personal Injury Information, By admin

By Farhan Naqvi, Clark County Injury Lawyer

ABC 13 News in Las Vegas, Nevada reported on a 25-year-old mother of five named Kathy Perea who spent nights in the bathroom vomiting and struggling with chest pains. Both of these effects started to occur after she was prescribed the Yasmin birth control pill.

“I was throwing up so much that the vessels in my eyes were busting because I was straining myself so bad,” she said to ABC 13 News.

Mrs. Perea went off the pill, but the pain continued. It turns out her gallbladder suffered irreparable damage and was forced to have it surgically removed. Was it due to her taking Yasmin? Looks likely.

Yaz, Yasmin, birth control, injury, blood clot, stroke, prescriptionUnfortunately, Mrs. Perea’s story is common. Thousands of personal injury lawsuits have been filed against Bayer, the manufacturer of Yasmin and Yaz, due to injuring women who’ve taken these dangerous prescription birth control pills

In addition to gallbladder damage, some common Yasmin side effects listed in these suits include:

  • Blood clots
  • Stroke
  • Blurry vision
  • Breast lumps
  • Vomiting
  • Headaches
  • Yeast infections
  • Chest pains/shortness of breathing

If you or a loved one has taken Yaz, Yasmin, or the generic Ocella and suffered adverse side effects, please consult with an attorney immediately. Bayer was slapped with the multi-million dollar fine for downplaying the terrible side effects of Yaz and Yasmin so they could try to generate more profit. This is just plain wrong. Don’t let them get away with it.

About the Editor: Farhan R. Naqvi is a Las Vegas personal injury lawyer who has experience representing victims injured in car accidents, drunk driver crashes, truck wrecks, slip and falls, taxi cab accidents, and bicycle crashes. He also has experience handling spine injury, product liability, underinsured/uninsured driver, and wrongful death cases. If you’ve been seriously hurt in an accident in Summerlin, North Las Vegas, Clark County, Henderson, Boulder City, Green Valley, or Pahrump, give Farhan a call at 702-553-1000 for a free, no-hassle consultation.

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Compensatory vs. Punitive Damages: What’s the Difference?

On May 27, 2010, In Nevada Personal Injury Information, By admin

By Farhan Naqvi, Summerlin Injury Lawyer

If someone you love has died due to the negligence of another party, then you may be entitled to wrongful death compensation. There are two different categories of damages which juries may award in Nevada wrongful death lawsuits.

The most common type of award is known as compensatory damages, which are designed to cover costs associated with your loved one’s death. These may include:

  • Burial and funeral costs
  • Medical expenses
  • Lost wages and benefits from future employment
  • Loss of consortium
  • Mental anguish
  • Pain and suffering

So while some compensatory damages are simply expenses that are reimbursable, others (like mental anguish and pain and suffering) are more subjective.

The other type is called punitive damages. Juries can award punitive damages in a wrongful death lawsuit if they feel that the person, company or group which caused the death was intentional, reckless or grossly negligent in its actions (or inaction).

The purpose of punitive damages is to incentivize a defendant to make sure that a similar occurrence never happens again. So when punitive damages are awarded it is not uncommon for the amount to be in the millions (or even billions) of dollars.

Punitive damages can be awarded in wrongful death cases where:

  • Drug companies’ medications kill individuals who took them as directed
  • Doctors, nurses, or other health care providers commit gross medical malpractice
  • Manufacturing plants introduce harmful substances into the soil or water that resulted in someone’s death
  • Drunk drivers with multiple offenses kill a motorist or pedestrian

About the Editor: Farhan R. Naqvi is a Las Vegas personal injury lawyer who has experience representing victims injured in car accidents, drunk driver crashes, truck wrecks, slip and falls, taxi cab accidents, and bicycle crashes. He also has experience handling spine injury, product liability, underinsured/uninsured driver, and wrongful death cases. If you’ve been seriously hurt in an accident in Summerlin, North Las Vegas, Clark County, Henderson, Boulder City, Green Valley, or Pahrump, give Farhan a call at 702-553-1000 for a free, no-hassle consultation.

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Three Ways To Dramatically Strengthen Your Personal Injury Case

On May 24, 2010, In Nevada Personal Injury Information, By admin

By Farhan Naqvi, Las Vegas Injury Lawyer

It’s quite common to be confused and disoriented after a car wreck, especially if you suffered an injury like a broken neck, shattered pelvis, cuts, bruises, etc. Your mind is focused on making sure you, and anyone in the car with you, is okay along with the condition of the at-fault driver. But it is in these moments where you can drastically strengthen your future personal injury claim. Here’s how:

1.    Take notes

Writing down the date, time of day, location of the car crash (like I-95, I-215, or some other road in and around Las Vegas), weather conditions, road conditions, and what led to the accident are extremely important in determining liability. Of course, this applies only if you are capable of taking notes (some people are unconscious after an accident or injured their arms). If you get knocked out due to the accident and regain consciousness at the hospital, call a friend or family member and tell them exactly what happened while it is still fresh in your mind. If police are called to the scene, they will write an accident report, but having your own set of records could prove invaluable when dealing with the insurance claims adjuster, especially if there are any disparities with your account of the accident and the at-fault driver. 

2.    Get the names of any witnesses

Get the names of people who were on the sidewalk (if applicable to the scene of your accident) and any drivers who stopped to help after the accident occurred. If necessary, we can call on these people to be eye witnesses to help determine who was at fault for the car wreck.

 3.    Keep a journal and any documentation related to the accident/injury

As you recuperate from your injury, keep a journal of any conversations you have with doctors, police, insurance claims adjusters, witnesses, and the other driver. A written account of these conversations will only strengthen your personal injury claim, especially if the other driver suddenly changes their story and tries to deny liability (this happens quite often). You should also keep all documentation related to the car crash including medical records, insurance forms, and any e-mails or correspondence you have about the accident.

If you follow these three strategies after your car accident, there’s a greater chance you’ll receive a sizable recovery for your personal injury claim to help cover medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and any punitive damages that may apply. I can’t guarantee anything, but the more information, the better.

About the Editor: Farhan R. Naqvi is a Las Vegas personal injury lawyer who has experience representing victims injured in car accidents, drunk driver crashes, truck wrecks, slip and falls, taxi cab accidents, and bicycle crashes. He also has experience handling spine injury, product liability, underinsured/uninsured driver, and wrongful death cases. If you’ve been seriously hurt in an accident in Summerlin, North Las Vegas, Clark County, Henderson, Boulder City, Green Valley, or Pahrump, give Farhan a call at 702-553-1000 for a free, no-hassle consultation.

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Las Vegas Escalator Breakdowns and Malfunctions May Lead to Serious Injuries

On May 21, 2010, In Nevada Personal Injury Information, By admin

By Farhan Naqvi, Clark County Injury Lawyer

Nearly 10,000 people suffer serious injuries and are sent to the emergency room every year in the United States because of escalator accidents, according to CBS News. Sadly, many of these innocent victims are children.

Escalator accidents and malfunctions occur more often in Las Vegas than most cities in the country. Why? Because so many hotels and casinos feature escalators, some even have multi-level escalators with elaborate designs to wow visitors.

escalator, accident, accidents, injury, injuries, Las Vegas, head, pulled muscleOne of the most common escalator malfunctions is when the escalator suddenly stops. This causes passengers to jolt forward or backward, usually winding up on the ground. This can lead to serious injuries like a broken bone, pulled muscle, or even a serious head injury.

An escalator accident in 2009 at Caesar’s Palace illustrates the dangers of these machines. A malfunction occurred on the escalator and 12 visitors were hospitalized with injuries as a result, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

If you or a loved one was injured as a result of an escalator breakdown, consult with an injury attorney. The manufacturer, or possibly a maintenance company, usually maintains the escalator system and when an accident or breakdown occurs, they will be held liable.

During the injury claim process, liability could fall one, or all, of three parties: 

  • The hotel/property owners
  • The manufacturer
  • The maintenance company  

We consult with engineers, technicians, and experts in computer science to determine what caused the escalator to break down and which party was at fault. Each of these parties may share in the liability, or it may just be one party found exclusively liable.

About the Editor: Farhan R. Naqvi is a Las Vegas personal injury lawyer who has experience representing victims injured in car accidents, drunk driver crashes, truck wrecks, slip and falls, taxi cab accidents, and bicycle crashes. He also has experience handling spine injury, product liability, underinsured/uninsured driver, and wrongful death cases. If you’ve been seriously hurt in an accident in Summerlin, North Las Vegas, Clark County, Henderson, Boulder City, Green Valley, or Pahrump, give Farhan a call at 702-553-1000 for a free, no-hassle consultation.

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Insurance Policy Loopholes Becoming More Common

On May 20, 2010, In Nevada Personal Injury Information, By admin

By Farhan Naqvi, Las Vegas Injury Lawyer

Most insurance policies are written in tough-to-understand legal jargon which can frustrate residents of Summerlin, Las Vegas, Clark County, etc. But you need to understand what is in your policy because what is says, and does not say, could play a major role in the compensation you receive (or not receive) after suffering a serious injury from an accident.

The trend nowadays is insurance companies slipping tough restrictions and exemptions into that hard-to-understand language of their policies. There are many instances where the restrictions and exemptions are contradictory to the type of insurance coverage being purchased, and in some cases, make your coverage virtually worthless. You could argue that these policies are basically profit engines for the insurance company.

There are two common scenarios where someone finds themselves covered by a “near-worthless” insurance policy. The first scenario, and growing in commonality, is purchasing insurance online. This is extremely convenient and could save you some money initially, but you could be deprived of all the intricate details in your policy. The second scenario is actually speaking to an agent, but the agent fails to give you all of the facts and slips in very important provisions in the “fine print.”

Take, for example, Uninsured and Under Insured Motorist (UM/UIM) coverage. Many people believe when they purchase UM and UIM coverage that if they are seriously injured by a hit-and-run driver or someone who does not have adequate insurance, they will be compensated through this coverage. However, some insurance companies are starting to restrict and exclude certain situations and circumstances from this type of coverage. A common restriction starting to appear is coverage only applies if you are involved in an accident in your car, not a friend or relative’s car. This is despite the fact that most people believe they will have UM and UIM coverage regardless of what vehicle they are in at the time of the wreck.

If you’ve been seriously injured in a car accident, truck wreck, or any other accident  and are having trouble with your insurance company, give me a call right away. I deal with insurance companies on a daily basis and understand how to combat some of their common strategies to reduce or deny your injury claim.

About the Editor: Farhan R. Naqvi is a Las Vegas personal injury lawyer who has experience representing victims injured in car accidents, drunk driver crashes, truck wrecks, slip and falls, taxi cab accidents, and bicycle crashes. He also has experience handling spine injury, product liability, underinsured/uninsured driver, and wrongful death cases. If you’ve been seriously hurt in an accident in Summerlin, North Las Vegas, Clark County, Henderson, Boulder City, Green Valley, or Pahrump, give Farhan a call at 702-553-1000 for a free, no-hassle consultation.

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Segway Breakdowns Can Cause Serious Injuries

On May 19, 2010, In Nevada Personal Injury Information, By admin

By Farhan Naqvi,  Clark County Injury Lawyer

Many people enjoy walking up and down the Las Vegas strip. But there is a growing contingency of people who don’t walk the Strip, but rather glide the strip on their Segways. These devices allow a single person to travel at a speed of up to 12 miles per hour in a compact, vertical scooter.

But there is a drawback to the Segway and Segway imitators – the risk of a breakdown or mechanical error which can lead to very serious injuries.

Segway, accident, injury, injuries, accidents, breakdown, Clark County, Las VegasThe Segway can be a very sensitive piece of equipment. If you lean forward, the Segway goes forward.  You lean back, the Segways goes back. It reacts to the rate in which you move the device and will actually shut off automatically, without warning, if it interprets your movements to be erratic. This is very risky. Imagine, you are crossing Las Vegas Boulevard on your Segway headed to the Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino going 5 miles per hour, but then you notice car traveling down the road and you decide to increase your speed to 10 miles per hour. If the Segway does not accept this increase, it will just shut off, even if you are in the middle of the road. Talk about dangerous! This could result in you getting hit a by car or truck and suffering a broken neck, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, or even death.

Another issue is that some Segways have a defect where the software inside the device will suddenly apply too much “reverse torque” on the wheels which can cause you to fall off the Segway. The manufacturers recalled specific Segway models to address the issue, but that doesn’t mean the problem has gone away.

If you suffered a serious injury involving a Segway, or any other personal transportation device, that broke down or had some type of mechanical error, consult with an injury lawyer and consider filing a product liability claim. The outcome of product liability cases usually hinges on highly technical investigations concerning the means of failure. We have a network of experts in the fields of engineering, materials science and other disciplines. We would work closely with these professionals to understand exactly how the Segway failed.

Filing a product liability claim is important, not only so you can recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering, but to also highlight a problem with a device so the general public is aware of what can happen to them.

About the Editor: Farhan R. Naqvi is a Las Vegas personal injury lawyer who has experience representing victims injured in car accidents, drunk driver crashes, truck wrecks, slip and falls, taxi cab accidents, and bicycle crashes. He also has experience handling spine injury, product liability, underinsured/uninsured driver, and wrongful death cases. If you’ve been seriously hurt in an accident in Summerlin, North Las Vegas, Clark County, Henderson, Boulder City, Green Valley, or Pahrump, give Farhan a call at 702-553-1000 for a free, no-hassle consultation.

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The Life-Changing Effects of a Spinal Cord Injury

On May 19, 2010, In Nevada Personal Injury Information, By admin

By Farhan Naqvi, Summerlin Injury Lawyer

Roughly 11,000 people suffer spinal cord injuries every year in the United States and 37 percent of these injuries are as a result of a car accident, according to sci-info-pages.com. Imagine, you are driving along Interstate 95 (I-95), I-15, or another road in and around Las Vegas without a care in the world when, suddenly, you get hit by another car and your life is changed forever.

Why are spinal cord injuries so traumatic? Because when your spinal cord is damaged, the result can be paralysis. There are two kinds of paralysis – paraplegia and quadriplegia. Someone who is a paraplegic can no longer use their legs. A quadriplegic is someone who cannot use both their lower body and upper body.

spinal, cord, injury, accident, car, wreck, crash, injuries, paraplegic, quadriplegicThe average lifetime cost of care for quadriplegics and paraplegics is in the several millions of dollars. There are major costs associated with using a pain pump and spinal cord stimulators with battery replacement every few years, purchasing medications, future surgery for adjacent segment breakdown, and much more.  This is why you should consult with an injury lawyer if you suffered a spinal cord injury as a result of a car crash that was caused by another driver. You should not be burdened with such massive medical expenses if the accident was due to the recklessness of someone else.

Keep in mind that 63 percent of spinal cord injury victims wind up unemployed eight years after the accident, according to sci-info-pages.com. Pursuing compensation with the help of a lawyer will help make sure you and your family are taken care of and will not be forced to struggle financially because of your injury. You deserve that peace of mind.

About the Editor: Farhan R. Naqvi is a Las Vegas personal injury lawyer who has experience representing victims injured in car accidents, drunk driver crashes, truck wrecks, slip and falls, taxi cab accidents, and bicycle crashes. He also has experience handling spine injury, product liability, underinsured/uninsured driver, and wrongful death cases. If you’ve been seriously hurt in an accident in Summerlin, North Las Vegas, Clark County, Henderson, Boulder City, Green Valley, or Pahrump, give Farhan a call at 702-553-1000 for a free, no-hassle consultation.

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