If you slip and fall on the floor of your local grocery store, you may have a liability case if the store owner or management showed negligence that resulted in your injury. You may also have a case against a property owner if you get hurt outside the building but on...
Year: 2020
How does speed impact the effects of a car crash?
Car accidents may happen for a variety of reasons, including distracted or drunk driving, but what kind of consequences do victims face when speeding is the cause? The National Highway Traffic Safety Commission notes that speeding killed over 9,000 people in 2018 and...
What are commonly delayed injury symptoms after a car accident?
A motor vehicle accident may result in catastrophic injuries. The problem with car accidents is that some of these injuries do not manifest with symptoms until hours or days after the initial accident. To be on the safe side, KTAR News offers some of the most commonly...
What are the most common types of medical errors?
It likely will shock you to learn that medical errors rank as the third leading cause of U.S. deaths. Given this frightening statistic, you need to know as much as possible about medical errors so you can take a proactive approach to your own health. ...
Driving at night increases your risks for an accident
If you are someone who does not like to drive after dark, then you are not alone because many people feel this way. One of the reasons for this is probably because you do not feel safe. This is completely justified since the National Safety Council states that...
Pre-trial motions: How do cases resolve?
You may already know some of the ways a trial can end. However, these well-known resolutions are not the only possibilities. Apart from settlement before a trial — one of the most common ways that personal injury cases end — and court decisions after a trial, there...
Information on Massachusetts’ new distracted driving law
Distracted driving is a large concern for people on the roads in Massachusetts and throughout the U.S. Accidents occur every day where a driver has failed to stop at a traffic light or crossed a center line due to paying attention to a mobile device or sending a text....
How much is pain and suffering worth?
When it comes to medical malpractice, it is difficult to put a monetary value on the pain and suffering someone faces as the result of a medical practitioner's negligence. Pain and suffering is something that is not only intangible but it is different for every...
Information about birth injuries
Expecting parents always wish the best for the birth of their baby and their expectations are that the baby will be born healthy and free of injuries. Unfortunately, some births have complications and the baby suffers some type of injury. Some of these are...
2 common car accident injuries
A car crash happens, and life changes in an instant. Aside from the apparent damage to the car, the body needs some serious time and attention to heal. When the events of a crash end, the occupants of the vehicles may feel fine. As the hours go by, however, aches and...