R. Sebastian Gibson asked:


1. Truckers with a party going on in their cab lose five points.

 

2. Fake entries in the log book are minus seven points.

 

3. Bad brakes on the truck are an indication of fault.

 

4. Bad driving by the trucker point to a probability of fault.

 

5. A jackknifed truck is minus five points.

 

6. A jackknifed truck leaking hazardous materials is minus fifteen points.

 

7. A big-rig pile-up of trucks means an all night investigation and minus five points for each trucker.

 

8. A bumper sticker on the back of a truck that asks you to call a number to tell someone what you think of the truck driver’s driving skills is minus two points.

 

9. Gun racks require extreme caution and back-up.

 

10. Good looking ladies over the age of 21 should be given mouth to mouth resuscitation at the first sign of any breathing problems.

Here are ten useful tips of advice from a truck accident lawyer to follow if you have been in an accident. You can also learn more about how to handle a truck accident in Ventura, or any city, by calling the Law Offices of R. Sebastian Gibson at any of the numbers which can be found on our website at http://www.SebastianGibsonLaw.com  and learning how we can assist you.

 

Obviously, if you have had an accident, and you are reading all of this advice, it may have been a few hours since the accident. However, if you ever have another accident, or if it’s only been a few hours since you were hurt, here’s what you should do from the start.

 

First, take a look around and determine if you or anyone, are hurt. If so, taking steps like trying to prevent further injury or loss of blood are the most important thing you can do. Even if some other driver caused you to be injured, it’s just good manners to help the other driver if they are hurt. They may even be so thankful that they admit their fault to you. The worst thing you can do is get angry or start a fight.

 

Second, make sure everyone is safe from being injured further. If you are in the middle of traffic, and you are dizzy, sit down away from traffic. If your vehicle is a traffic hazard and you have accident warning devices like flares or triangles, put them out on the road to warn other drivers and get away from the car. Let the police an other emergency personnel investigate the scene with the vehicles in place and move them more safely at a later point.

 

Third, call the police. Accident reports are extremely helpful if the police will do such a report. Let the police know you are injured immediately. Answer the police questions honestly. But if you are dazed or confused, let them know you need medical treatment and answer only what you feel sure about. Remember, your statements can and will be used against you if you admit fault, and it will be too late and too fishy to later say you didn’t know what you were saying at the scene. Police know that your best recollection is immediately after an accident.

 

Fourth, get the other driver’s information including their names, addresses, driver’s license numbers, make and model of their vehicles, license plate numbers, and their insurance company name and policy number. If there are witnesses, get their names, addresses and telephone numbers as well. If the other driver makes any admissions of fault, write those down as well.

 

Fifth, if you have a camera on your cell phone or in the car and you aren’t too injured, take some photos of the vehicles and the scene. If you can’t do it right away, do it after you are released from the hospital.

Sixth, if you are hurt, obtain medical treatment. Don’t decline the ambulance or hospital examination to save your insurance company money or to be stoic. Take your valuables out of your car if you can and get checked out at the hospital. If you are not hurt, don’t get treatment you don’t need. However, remember, after an accident, you may feel a rush of adrenaline that causes you to only start feeling symptoms of pain a few hours later. If you have a health plan that requires you to obtain permission first, call them and find out where you are allowed to seek treatment.

 

Seventh, call a good truck accident lawyer as soon as you have had your initial treatment, so the attorney can gather other important evidence and prevent the insurance company from taking advantage of you and obtaining such things as recorded statements that you feel fine, when many of your symptoms have yet to manifest themselves. A good truck accident lawyer can save you from making a great deal of mistakes and can shoulder much of the hassle of knowing what to do about car repairs, car rentals, medical treatment, witness statements and the like. If you think you will save money by not having an attorney, think again. A good truck accident lawyer can almost always obtain much higher settlements, obtain reductions of medical bills and insurance liens and prevent you from making costly mistakes. Also, most truck accident attorneys advance costs of obtaining police reports, medical records and the like and are paid and reimbursed for these costs only out of any settlement.

 

Eight, you will need to report the accident to your insurance company, but since they will want to take a recorded statement from you, just like any other driver’s insurance company, it’s good advice to retain an attorney first. And if the other driver did not have insurance, remember that it is your own insurance company that will be your adversary. You will also need to report the accident to the Department of Motor Vehicles and your lawyer can give you the form for this.

 

Ninth, do not agree to settle your claim privately with the person at fault for the accident. This almost never works out to your advantage. Don’t agree not to call the police. Police reports that determine the fault for an accident are golden. Your agreement to not involve the police only affords an opportunity for the other driver to change his story and blame you when the police will no longer investigate the accident.

 

Tenth, don’t pay a traffic ticket without a fight if you weren’t at fault or agree to accept a small payment for your vehicle repairs without knowing that the amount will in fact cover the cost of all the repairs.

 

If you’ve had a truck accident in Ventura, Long Beach, Santa Monica, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Oxnard, Cambria or San Luis Obispo, Camarillo, Ojai, Montecitio or anywhere in Southern California, we have the knowledge and resources to be your Ventura Truck Accident Lawyer and your Oxnard Truck Accident Attorney. Be sure to hire a California law firm with auto, motorcycle, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, car, bus, train, boat and airplane accident experience, wrongful death experience and insurance law expertise who can ensure you are properly represented and get the compensation you deserve.

 

If you have a personal injury legal matter, a dog bite or if you’ve lost a loved one in a wrongful death accident, call the Law Offices of R. Sebastian Gibson, or visit our website at http://www.SebastianGibsonLaw.com  and learn how we can assist you.



Avery

R. Sebastian Gibson asked:


1. Yelling in Spanish (if near the border with Mexico) or in Canadian (lots of the word, eh, if near the border with Canada) to the closed rear doors of your truck.

 

2. Having a truck so overloaded that the tires begin to go flat.

 

3. Pretending to only speak a language that the officer doesn’t.

 

4. Telling the officer that your invisible friend was driving.

 

5. Telling the officer that you are licensed only as a repeat offender.

 

6. Telling the officer that the truck serves as your home and that they have no right to enter your home.

 

7. Getting out of the truck in your bathrobe.

 

8. Indications that the truck has never been serviced.

 

9. White powder all over the truck cab.

 

10. A license plate that says something rude when you figure it out.

 

None of these actions are endorsed or recommended. So here are ten actual tips of advice from a truck accident attorney to follow if you have been in an accident. You can also learn more about how to handle a personal injury in La Quinta, or any city, by calling the Law Offices of R. Sebastian Gibson at any of the numbers which can be found on our website at http://www.SebastianGibsonLaw.com  and learning how we can assist you.

 

Obviously, if you have had an accident, and you are reading all of this advice, it’s at least been a few hours since the accident. That being said, we can run through what you should have done at the scene pretty quickly, since it’s probably too late to remedy what’s already happened. However, if you ever have another accident, here’s what you should do the next time.

 

First, take a look around and determine if you or anyone, are hurt. If so, taking steps like trying to prevent further injury or loss of blood are the most important thing you can do. Even if some other driver caused you to be injured, it’s just good manners to help the other driver if they are hurt. They may even be so thankful that they admit their fault to you. The worst thing you can do is get angry or start a fight.

 

Second, make sure everyone is safe from being injured further. If you are in the middle of traffic, and you are dizzy, sit down away from traffic. If your vehicle is a traffic hazard and you have accident warning devices like flares or triangles, put them out on the road to warn other drivers and get away from the car. Let the police an other emergency personnel investigate the scene with the vehicles in place and move them more safely at a later point.

 

Third, call the police. Accident reports are extremely helpful if the police will do such a report. Let the police know you are injured immediately. Answer the police questions honestly. But if you are dazed or confused, let them know you need medical treatment and answer only what you feel sure about. Remember, your statements can and will be used against you if you admit fault, and it will be too late and too fishy to later say you didn’t know what you were saying at the scene. Police know that your best recollection is immediately after an accident.

 

Fourth, get the other driver’s information including their names, addresses, driver’s license numbers, make and model of their vehicles, license plate numbers, and their insurance company name and policy number. If there are witnesses, get their names, addresses and telephone numbers as well. If the other driver makes any admissions of fault, write those down as well.

 

Fifth, if you have a camera on your cell phone or in the car and you aren’t too injured, take some photos of the vehicles and the scene. If you can’t do it right away, do it after you are released from the hospital.

Sixth, if you are hurt, obtain medical treatment. Don’t decline the ambulance or hospital examination to save your insurance company money or to be stoic. Take your valuables out of your car if you can and get checked out at the hospital. If you are not hurt, don’t get treatment you don’t need. However, remember, after an accident, you may feel a rush of adrenaline that causes you to only start feeling symptoms of pain a few hours later. If you have a health plan that requires you to obtain permission first, call them and find out where you are allowed to seek treatment.

 

Seventh, call a good truck accident attorney as soon as you have had your initial treatment, so the attorney can gather other important evidence and prevent the insurance company from taking advantage of you and obtaining such things as recorded statements that you feel fine, when many of your symptoms have yet to manifest themselves. A good truck accident attorney can save you from making a great deal of mistakes and can shoulder much of the hassle of knowing what to do about car repairs, car rentals, medical treatment, witness statements and the like. If you think you will save money by not having an attorney, think again. A good truck accident attorney can almost always obtain much higher settlements, obtain reductions of medical bills and insurance liens and prevent you from making costly mistakes. Also, most truck accident attorneys advance costs of obtaining police reports, medical records and the like and are paid and reimbursed for these costs only out of any settlement.

 

Eight, you will need to report the accident to your insurance company, but since they will want to take a recorded statement from you, just like any other driver’s insurance company, it’s good advice to retain an attorney first. And if the other driver did not have insurance, remember that it is your own insurance company that will be your adversary. You will also need to report the accident to the Department of Motor Vehicles and your attorney can give you the form for this.

 

Ninth, do not agree to settle your claim privately with the person at fault for the accident. This almost never works out to your advantage. Don’t agree not to call the police. Police reports that determine the fault for an accident are golden. Your agreement to not involve the police only affords an opportunity for the other driver to change his story and blame you when the police will no longer investigate the accident.

 

Tenth, don’t pay a traffic ticket if you weren’t at fault or agree to accept a small payment for your vehicle repairs without knowing that the amount will in fact cover the cost of all the repairs.

 

If you’ve had a truck accident in Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Indio, Coachella, Rancho Mirage, La Quinta, Indian Wells, Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Thermal, Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree, Twentynine Palms or anywhere in Southern California, we have the knowledge and resources to be your La Quinta Truck Accident Lawyer and your Palm Desert Truck Accident Attorney. Be sure to hire a California law firm with auto, motorcycle, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, car, bus, train, boat and airplane accident experience, wrongful death experience and insurance law expertise who can ensure you are properly represented and get the compensation you deserve.

 

If you have a personal injury legal matter, a dog bite or if you’ve lost a loved one in a wrongful death accident, call the Law Offices of R. Sebastian Gibson, or visit our website at http://www.SebastianGibsonLaw.com  and learn how we can assist you.



John

Daniel Kaffee asked:


It is not an unfamiliar situation that at night on your way back to home after a dinner at your friend’s place you are stopped by the police and been asked to give a sobriety test. If they find you intoxicated then you will be charged and arrested for DWI and also they will suspend your license. In this case, you will have to appear in front of the district judge.

If you are convicted of DWI and if it is your first time then hopefully you would not be sent to prison but will be ordered to pay fine and perform community services. The judge may also order you to attend an alcohol education course. If you are in such a situation you should hire an experienced and successful Texas DWI lawyer or Texas DUI attorney. These Texas DWI lawyers are highly experienced in handling cases of drunk driving charges.

There are many Texas Criminal Law Firms and Texas DWI Law Firms. The DWI laws actually fall under the Criminal Laws, but the Texas DWI Law Firms are considered the best because they have renowned Texas DWI lawyers and Texas DUI attorneys to take such cases.

The charges you may face while driving being drunk could be driving while intoxicated, intoxication assault, endangering a child or any other case related to drunk and drive. These Texas DWI law firms also help you by dealing with Department of Public Safety during the Administrative License Revocation Hearings and try to get an occupational license for you so that you can at least drive for your job during the trial session.

If you search through the Internet you will find out Texas DWI Law Firm, Texas DUI Law Firm, Dallas DWI Law Firm and you will also find out the names of well-known DWI attorneys. These Law Firms and DWI attorneys may even guide you and provide you with some tips on how to get out of the whole mess. If you visit the websites of any Dallas DWI Law Firm or a Texas DWI Law Firm you will be able to register your name and details and hire a DWI or DUI attorney for your case.

These Texas DWI law firms handle clients within the geographical area of Texas. You can hire Texas DWI attorney to handle your trial if you live in places like Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Conroe or in any other part of Texas. Since Dallas is the most popular place in Texas you can also search the net with key words like Dallas DWI law firm or Dallas DUI attorney etc.

So if you, your friend or any of your family members are in such a trouble, then contact a Texas DWI law firm or a Texas DWI attorney to get rid of this problem.



Abram

Melvin Magadia asked:


Any accident involving trucks can be devastating because of the very nature of these vehicles. At a speed of 80 mph, the impact between the truck and the other vehicle can be huge. When it comes to determining liability, there are a number of individuals who can be blamed for whatever injury that will be sustained.

Let us find out who are the persons likely to be made responsible for personal injuries or deaths to the innocent victims.

The Driver

The most likely person to take the responsibility for any injury is none other than the driver. At the very least, he/she will be included in the list of defendants whenever a lawsuit will be pursued by the victims of the accident. This is because the truck driver is the one to have caused the injury.

Some of the vital facts that will determine the liability of the driver in your case may include the following:



If the driver was working for a major trucking firm

If the driver was driving his/her private truck

If the driver was employed by a major hauling company but as a separate contractor



The three instances mentioned above could spell the difference in determining liability for the injuries you sustained.

The Trucking Firm

Another entity that could be held liable for injuries or deaths is the firm where the truck driver is employed. This will only hold true if the driver is using the truck owned by the company at the time of the accident. In this instance, the truck driver and the truck owner may be held liable for damages in the accident.

To establish liability of the driver and the vehicle owner in a truck accident, the following elements must be present:



Negligence or fault must be determined

The culprit or tortfeasor must be identified

The issues of the case must be well documented



In reality, it all boils down to truck accident insurance. Depending on who will be blamed for the accident, either a victim will be covered by the driver’s or the company’s health insurance plan. Again, the awarding of the insurance needs must meet certain conditions.

First, if the driver drove their truck of his own concurrence, the insurance plan will provide coverage for injuries or damages up to a fixed dollar cost.

Second, if at the time of the accident, the driver was working for a trucking firm, the insurance carrier will be included in any case that will be filed as well.

In California, the possibility of truck accidents is very high. Because of its huge highways and freeways, more and more vehicles not only trucks become involve in collisions, which result to injuries or death.

If you want to determine the liability of a driver or trucking company, get the services of truck accident attorneys in California. They can help you determine how much you can claim as well as the possible damages that come with the case.

To help you with truck accidents and related issues, you can avail of the services of credible and experienced personal injury attorneys to assist you. Log on to our official website and let your case be appraised free of charge.



Jovany

Deedee asked:


NO JUSTICE IN TEXAS

To all Texans, Americans and anybody else in the WHOLE WORLD that cannot stand corruption, please read this piece. This is non-fiction.

The State Bar of Texas AND Texas politicians are the most corrupt in the US. The State Bar of Texas refuses to discipline attorneys who commit serious crimes such as forgery and insurance fraud. Texas politicians including Governor Rick Perry refuse to interfere, although by law they can force the State Bar to uphold Texas law. Dishonest attorneys run amok and unfazed in Texas practicing with clean records and defrauding their clients, because they know nothing will happen to them. I was told the State Bar of Texas is like a country club for attorneys, and it turned out to be true.

I was defrauded by attorney Ilene Smoger of Dallas, TX. Twice, thanks to the corruption at the State Bar of Texas. I hired Ms. Smoger to be my attorney after a car accident. I went to see a chiropractic clinic, Moses Chiropractic Clinic, and Lee Moses referred me to his very good friend attorney Ilene Smoger. After I hired her, they engaged in insurance fraud by double-billing both my car and health insurance for the same services. When the first insurance check arrived, she told me to endorse it to the chiropractors. The check was already at their clinic. That is fraud. That check was to cover my medical bills. Later I found out this information, and that because of the amount involved and the severity of the crime – insurance fraud – by law Ms. Smoger should be disbarred and sent to jail. At the time in Texas, insurance fraud involving an amount between $2,000.00 and $10,000 was called a state-jail felony and carried jail time, up to a year. I filed a complaint with the State bar against Ms. Smoger. We had a hearing. I brought all the evidence showing she defrauded me and committed insurance fraud. The investigative panel stated in clear terms she took my money. Ms. Smoger left the hearing in tears. Then the State Bar of Texas sent me a letter saying Ms. Smoger didn’t do anything wrong. According to the State Bar of Texas, an attorney who defrauds her client and commits insurance fraud and serious crimes that deserve disbarment and prison time IS NOT DOING ANYTHING WRONG. I was forced to keep her as one of my attorneys although she was no longer representing me.

The next insurance check Ms. Smoger defrauded me was for a much larger amount. This time, the attorneys simply FORGED my signature on the back of the check and cashed it. They kept all the money. Again, the State Bar of Texas AND Texas politicians, most notably Senator Florence Shapiro, don’t think that attorneys who forge their clients’ signatures on the back of insurance checks, cash those checks and keep all the money, are doing anything wrong.

Ms. Ilene Smoger continues to practice law in Dallas, TX with a clean record. She used to be the President of the North Dallas Bar Association. Her firm also has offices in California.

What does it take for an attorney to be disbarred in Texas? If committing serious crimes and felonies is not enough to get an attorney disbarred, then what? The public cannot trust a State Bar and the politicians that run that State when those politicians and State Bar refuse to uphold the law. Are attorneys in Texas above the law? Is it true that the State Bar of Texas is nothing but a country club for lawyers and not being disciplined and/or disbarred and/or sent to jail for their crimes is one of the membership benefits? If that is the case, then nobody is safe to hire an attorney in Texas.

The State Bar of Texas recently sent a letter to Pakistan to demand they uphold the law. I think it is extremely hypocritical for the State Bar of Texas to write to anybody else in the world demanding they uphold their laws when the State Bar of Texas and Texas politicians refuse to uphold Texas law. Perhaps the Pakistani government could send a letter to the State Bar of Texas, another one to Governor Rick Perry, and a third one to a previous Texas governor who now sits on the White House as President of the United States of America, and demand that the State bar of Texas and Texas politicians uphold Texas law.

I have a blog in which I’m posting all the materials about this case. I already posted copies of both insurance checks attorney Ilene Smoger defrauded me. The blog is http://nojusticeintexas.blogspot.com . I also have a you tube blog, but for the moment I don’t have a video. Important links are www.texasbar.com where you can see the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure and Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct. First look in the section to the left that says Client Assistance & Grievance. Click there and at the bottom of the page you’ll see pdf documents of the Rules.

The new Executive Director of the State Bar of Texas is Gib Walton. You may want to email him and ask why is that the State Bar of Texas refuses to discipline attorneys who commit insurance fraud and forgery. You may email Governor Rick Perry and Senator Florence Shapiro as well with that question. Be advised that Senator Florence Shapiro is married to attorney Howard Shapiro and she herself refuses to uphold the law.

The State Bar of Texas is running a contest on you tube about justice for Texans. Ironic, to say the least, because there is no justice in Texas.

Courtesy of the State Bar of Texas.

To call Texas a Banana Republic is offensive to Banana Republics all over the world, because they are not as corrupt as Texas.

This case is not only about me. It’s about everybody who will ever see an attorney and trust that a clean record for an attorney means that attorney is honest, and not simply well-connected.

Thank you.



Cason