When you’re injured in an accident, the physical pain and emotional toll can be overwhelming. In personal injury cases, these impacts are referred to as "pain and suffering," and they fall under the category of non-economic damages. While these damages are often more challenging to quantify than medical bills or lost wages, they are an essential part of ensuring you receive full compensation for your injuries. What Are Non-Economic Damages? Non-economic damages, such as pain and suffering, are intended to compensate you for the intangible effects of your injuries. These damages go beyond the financial costs associated with your injury…

Rideshare and delivery services have become an integral part of our daily lives. With the increasing number of vehicles on the road from companies like Uber, Lyft, Amazon, UPS, and various food delivery services such as Uber Eats and DoorDash, there's been a noticeable rise in accidents involving these drivers. As rideshare attorneys with decades of experience, we understand the complexities that come with such cases and are fully equipped to handle them. The Growing Concern of Rideshare and Delivery Driver Accidents In recent years, there has been a surge in crashes caused by drivers working for rideshare and delivery…

If you’ve been injured in an accident, understanding the types of damages you can recover is crucial to ensuring you receive the compensation you deserve. Personal injury cases can involve a variety of damages, including medical bills, lost wages, and non-economic damages like pain and suffering. At Bache & Lynch, we’re here to guide you through the process and help you recover the full range of damages available under the law. Medical Bills: Past and Future One of the most straightforward types of damages in a personal injury case is the recovery of medical expenses. This includes both past medical…

There’s no way of going around it: the opioid epidemic in America is unrelenting.  The use and abuse of prescription painkillers have reached record levels in the United States, devastating families and killing thousands. In fact, opioid overdoses killed over 81,000 Americans in 2022, more than any year on record, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And now we know that the drug companies that make these drugs used aggressive marketing and questionable research to convince us that they were not addictive. Unfortunately, the dangers for patients remain at an all-time high. The CDC also reports…

Technology is like a genie that can’t be put back in a bottle. Technological innovations become more and more advanced.  Progress becomes inevitable to the point where realistically it isn’t possible to go back to a time when things were simple. Or simpler.  All in the name of increased leisure and convenience.  In the 1960s cartoon, The Jetsons, George Jetson commutes to work in an aerocar with a transparent bubble top.  At the time the futuristic prediction of how we may travel felt unbelievable or far fetched. The reality is that self-driving cars are no longer a dream of the…