Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 11:23:00 -0400 From: ma_twain <ma_twainnopsamo.com> Subject: Re: Need Accident Lawyer Advice
Skid wrote: > "MarkC" <markcharlesnopsamv.net> wrote in message > news:23573-3F358FAA-133nopsamefull-2176.public.lawson.webtv.net... > >>While at a red light I was rear-ended in my '87 9000 & because I was not >>belted in my head (at my left temple) hit the steering wheel so I had a >>concussion. I did not suffer any whiplash so my neck is OK but I did >>suffer brainlash (apparently coined by author Gail Denton Ph.D. in her >>book 'Brainlash') so I'm still recovering from the trauma of the >>concussion. The accident lawyers are already starting to send me >>letters. Can anyone could give me some tips on picking an attorney I'd >>be greatly appreciative. Needless to say I am now a confirmed seat-belt >>user (when I was growing up no one wore belts so it was a hard >>discipline to adhere to for me) but I always did learn the hard way. >>Thankfully I got a second chance because if the steering wheel hadn't >>have been padded (thank you Saab designers) I would have been in much >>worse condition. I can't imagine taking a harder hit than that one so if >>any of you don't where your seat-belts then I implore you to do so >>because in a split second it could all be over. One minute your life is >>fine & the next thing you know your life is turned upside-down. You must >>wear it at all times even if you're just going a down to the store. My >>accident happened within a 1/2 mile of my house. You should also insist >>that anyone riding in your vehicle wears a belt or they don't ride with >>you. >>Mark >> >> > > Let me get this straight. You got a mild concussion because you didn't have > the common sense to buckle up before driving on a public street. > > Now you want to sue the driver of the other car and his insurance company, > who are already obligated to pay for the damage to your car, to pay you and > some shyster lawyer a pile of money that would eventually be taken out of > the pockets of other consumers in higher premiums. > > And the basis for your lawsuit is a book by a non-doctor about a made-up > word to describe a common injury that usually takes a few days or weeks to > heal completely. Sounds like you were an accident waiting to happen, hoping > for a chance to sue. It appears MarkC has already learned his lesson about wearing seatbelts. He also admitted he learns the hard way. He may also find out, the hard way, that not wearing his seat belt, may compromise his brain injury lawsuit. By the way, a Ph.D. is a doctor, just not a medical doctor. A Ph.D. tends to be more research oriented, which is a desirable trait when writing a book. Also I learned more in my Physiological Psychology courses than some residents in medical school. One day in surgery, the attending neurosurgeon asked the residents questions about the brain functions. They could not answer, he then asked me and I was able to answer all of his questions. Plus I was able to identify the parts of the brain, while the residents could not. In real life the anatomy is not identified by black lines and different colors, like it is in Gray's Anatomy. Don't assume all medical doctors are gods and all non-medical doctors know absolutely nothing.
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