There is a dirty little secret about drunk driving accidents in Indiana. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has done a tremendous job educating the public about the dangers of drunk driving accidents. Drunk Driving Accidents cause serious personal injury and wrongful death.

Children Are Stop Signs

December 1, 2011 | Comments Off

know that small children do not understand the dangers associated with moving cars. We know they are impulsive and we know that even if they are carefully instructed about cars and streets, they may not always follow the rules that adults and older children will follow.

Fair Compensation is Not Vengeance

November 14, 2011 | Comments Off

I read in the paper today about a family who lost their son in a tragic accident. The paper indicated that the family rejected vengeance (bringing a claim for wrongful death).

We see it quite frequently, a car pulls out in front of a motorcycle and causes serious personal injury or wrongful death of the motorcyclist.

Serious Personal Injury and Foreseeability

August 15, 2011 | Comments Off

A tragedy has once again occurred at the Indiana State Fair. The canopy, or rigging, or roof (all terms bandied about to describe the structure) collapsed Saturday night killing five people.

Motorcyclist, Trucks and Wrongful Death

August 8, 2011 | Comments Off

It is a fact of life, the rule of gross tonnage. This means that in a collision the vehicle with the highest gross tonnage is going to prevail. In the situation involving a motorcycle accident with a truck, the motorcyclist is in the greatest danger of serious personal injury or wrongful death.

We most often get calls when someone is seriously injured as a result of an auto accident or other event that causes wrongful death or injury as a result of negligence.  Damages can come in the form of injury to  property as well. A recent example is occurring in the form of  damage to trees including [...]

I am always amazed at people I see riding bikes and scooters and motorcycles without helmets. I am even further amazed and how strongly some of these people feel about laws requiring the use of helmets.

Horseplay is Dangerous Driving

July 5, 2011 | Comments Off

Horseplay is any action of a passenger or passengers, that distracts the driver of a car. Horseplay can be as dangerous as drunk driving.

 This week, Justice Holifield, a 13 year old student at Harshman Middle School in Indianapolis, along with other students decided to ride with their teacher, Kyle Bieda, to the store to pick up some necessary items for their participation in a band contest.  The trip was innocent, no allegations of the type we are used [...]

Indiana’s Wrongful Death Statute

January 28, 2011 | Comments Off

At Young and Young we represent Hoosier families who are coping with the tragedy of the wrongful death of a loved one.  These are particularly hard times for families who lose the bread winner.  Even more distressing is the loss of the love, affection and guidance of a family member.  The Indiana Wrongful Death Act [...]

Indiana Serious Injury Lawyers

December 6, 2010 | Comments Off

Alcohol use in college is a serious topic.  Alcohol is a poison.  It works by affecting the central nervous system.  Alcohol interferes with the brains ability to receive, interpret and respond to messages sent to it by the other sensory organs of the body.  Too much alcohol can kill a person.  As Indianapolis serious injury [...]

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