Public Transportation

If you use public transportation whether it be buses, trains, or airplanes, you should understand your legal rights regarding accidents and injuries. My guest today is Texas Personal Injury Attorney, Gregg Anderson of the Law Offices of Terry Bryant and he’s going to talk to with us about this topic.
 

Construction Accidents

Nursing Home Negligence

With an aging population that is living longer, nursing home negligence is becoming more prevalent. My guest today it’s North Carolina personal Injury attorney, Michael A. DeMayo with the law offices of Michael A. DeMayo. And he’s going to talk with us about this topic. So Michael, thank you for being with us today.
 

Traumatic Brain Injury

A traumatic brain injury can completely change the life of a person and those closest to him. My guest is North Carolina Personal Injury Attorney, Michael A. DeMayo, of the Law offices of Michael A. DeMayo. And he’s going to talk with us about the legal aspects often associated with traumatic brain injuries.
 

Spinal Cord Injuries

When a spinal cord injury occurs it often severs communication between the brain and the body resulting in significant impairment. My guest today is North Carolina Personal Injury Attorney, Michael A. DeMayo of the Law Offices of Michael A. DeMayo and he’s going to talk with us about the legal ramifications often associated with the spinal cord injury.
 

3 Steps Following a Motorcycle Accident

Transcript:

Cindy Speaker: If you’re involved in a motorcycle accident it’s important that your loved one exercise some critical steps to ensure that your legal rights are protected.  My guest today is Los Angeles Personal Injury Attorney, Peter Steinberg, of Steinberg and Spencer.  And he’s going to tell us what these three critical steps are.  So Peter thanks for being with us today.

Peter Steinberg: Well, you’re very welcome Cindy.  It’s always a pleasure to be with you.

Cindy Speaker: Well, Peter why don’t you start off by telling us what you consider to be the three critical steps that should be taken following a California motorcycle accident?

Peter Steinberg: Well, from my perspective, and I’ve handled motorcycle accidents for literally, probably three decades, the most important thing is to make sure that you’re okay.  Motorcycle accidents can be extremely serious, you might be knocked off your motorcycle and just feel like you’re bruised but within five, ten, fifteen minutes, some serious pain can set in. And I would say, a number one priority is make sure that you are okay.  It’s probably a good idea to sit down or lie down and let some people take care of you and not think that you can walk around and do a whole sort of things.

I say the second thing to do is to make sure that you have—if you are able to move at all, get some names, addresses and telephone numbers of witnesses.  So that would be very important.  And lastly, if you’re able to move around, get some photographs of the position of the vehicle that struck you as well as your motorcycle.

Cindy Speaker: Okay, now when you say that picture of the scene, tell me a little more about what you mean by that.  How important is it to have pictures of the scene?

Peter Steinberg: Well, photographs of the vehicles are extremely important.  You may have a car that has crossed over the center line and has stopped right where it hit you, that type of thing.  So that would be important and where your motorcycle comes to rest would be important.  And if you can get some pictures of the actual accident site, that would be helpful too.  I mean the site likely is not going to change but it will set the stage for the background for the position of typically the automobile and the motorcycle.

Cindy Speaker: Okay, Peter let me ask you this.  If someone’s involved in a motorcycle accident, and there’s minimal damage or injury, is it still important to call the police or is that not important?

Peter Steinberg: Well, actually Cindy, it’s critically important because very, very, very frequently whether it’s an automobile and particularly when it’s a motorcycle accident, injuries may seem minor at first but by moments, hours or days later, you can be in a lot of pain.  You can be actually unable to move.  So it’s extremely important to contact the police and have a report made.

Cindy Speaker: Okay and how do you get that report, Peter?  Do you go to the Police Station to get that or do they give it to you at the scene of the accident?

Peter Steinberg: Well, they never give you a report at the scene.  My recommendation is that you contact an experienced motorcycle attorney and the lawyer knows how to get the police report.  Typically, it’s a function of writing to the particular police department and paying a fee and I’ve seen these fees range from $3.00 to $24.00.  Most of the time, the police departments will give you a little card here in California, about a 3×5 card and it will give you a report number and an address and you can do it yourself but the prospect of handling your own motorcycle is daunting to me.  I would not recommend it to anybody.  Insurance companies just don’t like to pay out on any claims in particularly, motorcycle claims which can be very sizeable.  So don’t get it yourself, let a good motorcycle accident attorney get it for you.

Cindy Speaker: That makes sense.  And Peter, as you said, you handle a lot of those claims.  So someone with specific questions, how can we reach you?

Peter Steinberg: Well, we can be reached in one of a couple of ways.  Our toll free number is 1800-350-8888.  Again that’s 1800-350-8888, while our website is steinbergspencer.com.

Cindy Speaker: Okay.  Well, Peter thank you for your time today.

Peter Steinberg: Oh, Cindy great to have talked to you as always.

Cindy Speaker: This is Cindy Speaker from Main Street Law.

Motorcycle Safety Gear

Transcript:

Cindy Speaker: If you are a motorcycle enthusiast it is important that you’d be aware of proper safety gear.  My guest today is Los Angeles Personal Injury Attorney, Peter Steinberg at Steinberg and Spencer.  And he’s going to tell us about some of the gear that he recommends.  So Peter thanks for being with us today.

Peter Steinberg: You’re very welcome Cindy.

Cindy Speaker: Well Peter why don’t you start off by telling us what you suggest in terms of motorcycle safety gear?

Peter Steinberg: Well there’s three or four thing.  First of all, the full face helmet Cindy, that’s the most important thing.  A good heavy duty, probably a leather jacket would be great and also some really sturdy boots to protect your feet and ankles and of course a very, very good pair of gloves because typically when you are struck on a motorcycle you’re going to go down and the first thing you’re trying to do just instinctively is put your hands down and you can really get some serious road rash injuries that are extremely painful.

Cindy Speaker: I bet.  Well Peter as you know I’m in Philadelphia, your in California, but let me ask you this, what do you see out there in terms of riding apparel.  My guess is there are a lot of people out there in shorts and flip-flops.

Peter Steinberg: Well you don’t see it that often Cindy but I have seen flip-flops, I’ve seen people riding without helmets and even though that’s the law here in California and I’ve seen people riding in shorts too, and it doesn’t happened that often because the public is getting educated as to the severity of motorcycle accidents.  But I’m sure everybody has seen it all.  And since it’s well known that motorcycles are frequently not seen by other automobiles, the odds of being in a motorcycle accident at some point in the driver’s or rider’s life are fairly high, so you really want to defensively protect yourself with great clothing and helmets etcetera.

Cindy Speaker: Well Peter I know that you’ve handled motorcycle and cases in the Los Angeles area, if someone has specific questions relevant to an accident how they can reach you?

Peter Steinberg: Well Cindy, you’re right.  We’ve been handling motorcycle accidents for about 30 years and it’s really simple to reach us.  We have two ways.  One would be our toll free number 1800-350-8888, again 1800-350-8888 and the other way is through our website where we can be reached 24/7 its www.steinbergspencer.com, again www.steinbergspencer.com.  Very simple to reach us and we are incredibly responsive to motorcycle accidents victims.

Cindy Speaker: Very good.  Peter thank you for your time today.

Peter Steinberg: You’re welcome Cindy, pleasure to be here.

Cindy Speaker: This is Cindy Speaker from Main Street Law.

Carolina Law Book – Michael A. DeMayo

My guess today is North Carolina Personal Injury Attorney Michael A. DeMayo of the Law Offices of Michael A. DeMayo and he has just written a very informative book on Carolina Injury Law.

What is Workers’ Compensation

What is workers compensation?  That’s our topic on this episode of Main Street Law.  My guess is North Caroline Personal Injury Atty. Michael A. DeMayo of the Law Offices of Michael A. DeMayo.

Dangers of Big Trucks on the Roadway

What are some of the dangers associated with big trucks on the road way?  That’s our topic on this episode of Main Street Law.  My guest is North Carolina Personal Injury Atty. Michael A. DeMayo of the Law Offices of Michael A. DeMayo.