South Bend Personal Injury Law Blog

Personal injury claims can vary widely in terms of their causes, liable parties, and resolution. If you have suffered an injury due to another party’s negligence, the last thing you want to think about is preparing to fight for fair compensation. You likely have pain, medical appointments, financial concerns, high emotional stress, and uncertainty about your future.

At Gardner & Rans, our attorneys can help you pursue justice for personal injury, wrongful death, and premises liability claims in Indiana. We believe that manufacturers, companies, and property owners should be held liable for negligence that results in harm to a member of the public. Call us for a complimentary case… Read Full Post

If you were injured by the actions or negligence of another person, you may be entitled to compensation. However, statutes of limitations require you to file a personal injury claim within a set period after your injury. These filing deadlines make it essential to speak to an attorney as soon as possible.

For many individuals, a severe personal injury can result in physical, mental, emotional, and financial burdens. Filing a personal injury claim so soon afterward could cause you additional stress and trauma.

That's where the personal injury attorneys at Gardner… Read Full Post

Nighttime is by far the most dangerous time to be on the road. There are a plethora of reasons for this, and the statistics behind it are shocking. This infographic explains just how much more perilous driving is at night than during the day.
Call Your Car Accident Lawyer Today

If you're injured in a car accident at night, the attorneys at Gardner & Rans will dedicate themselves to making you whole. We will do our utmost to help you recover physically, emotionally, and financially.

Please call 574-233-6035 today to set up a complimentary consultation.  We serve clients in South Bend, Mishawaka, Granger… Read Full Post

Everyone knows that texting and driving is dangerous. It kills more than 3,500 people per year in the United States and injures about 400,000 more. The federal government, numerous state and local governments, and many companies have run campaigns to educate people on the risks of texting while driving.

But many people don't know the perils of texting and driving last long after you put your phone down. This is called latency. Our South Bend lawyers at Gardner & Rans have compiled a guide to why it’s so bad:

What is Latency?

Latency is the time it takes your… Read Full Post

AAA reports one in three Americans will travel for the holidays this year. 112.5 million people across the country are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home to celebrate the season with family and friends - 102 million by motor vehicle - making 2018 the busiest holiday travel season on record.

Traffic accidents typically increase around the holidays for a variety of factors, including:

More intoxicated drivers on the road
More driers late at night
Poor driving conditions
Unrelated holiday… Read Full Post

It’s the holiday season, which means parking lots are about to become much busier. As shoppers rush to destinations like Erskine Plaza and University Park Mall, often all at once, it’s almost expected to have to circle around parking lots once, maybe twice, before finding a space.

In the midst of this parking lot cruising, it is not impossible for you to be involved in an accident. In fact, during the busier holiday season where rushing can result in carelessness, accidents in parking lots are much more common. But who is liable for parking lot accidents?

Understanding Right of Way

Parking lots are fairly straightforward.… Read Full Post

Adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep for each 24 hour period. Failure to get adequate sleep increases risks for emotional duress, mental fatigue, memory and concentration problems, sexual dysfunction, obesity, and stress among other issues. Sleep deprivation can also result in increased risks for heart attack and stroke, hypertension, and diabetes.

Failure to get adequate sleep results in what somnologists (sleep doctors) call a “sleep deficit” over time. A sleep deficit cannot be made up with future sleep, but it will have an impact on mental and physical functioning until a… Read Full Post

If you have been injured in any type of accident, there are five steps that you should absolutely take to protect your rights and keep your legal options open. These are:

Cooperate with emergency personnel: get a report along with the names and bade/id of everyone you speak to
Document the scene: take pictures, take notes, and be as detailed as possible
Gather contact information: from anyone involved and any witnesses
Get medical help: even if you received help on the scene
Contact an attorney: you may be eligible for compensation beyond the offerings of insurance companies.
Once you have accepted an insurance offer, you waive your right to seek compensation through legal channels.… Read Full Post

When you need a prescription or over-the-counter medication, you have to put your trust in the manufacturer and the government that it is safe and will not harm you. While nobody can protect you completely from side effects or adverse reactions, there are measures in place to ensure there is no intentional harm due to manufacturing issues. These are called good manufacturing practices and are established by the Federal Food and Drug Administration.

CGMs are important because you have no way as a consumer to know if a drug is out of date or has otherwise gone bad. In addition… Read Full Post

If you have driven for any length of time in Indiana, you no doubt have been along side a semi truck or other large commercial vehicle like a dump truck, cement mixing truck or something else. When this happens, you can realize just how much smaller even the biggest passenger vehicle is than these commercial trucks. It is not surprising that when a tractor trailer and a passenger vehicle are involved in an accident together, the results can be extreme.

In an effort to curb trucker fatigue, a known cause of some large truck crashes, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has put in place very specific rules. These rules detail the number of hours … Read Full Post