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- Traveling for the Holidays? Stay Safe With These Driving Tips
It’s hard to believe that the winter season is already upon us. Before long, the festivities will be behind us as we welcome a new year full of endless opportunities. If you are traveling for the holiday season, it’s critical that you do what you can to stay safe. The rate of motor vehicle accidents tends to increase during the holiday season as a result of out-of-town commuters, cognitive distractions, poor weather conditions, and drunk driving. Here are some ways you can stay safe on your trip ahead:
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Wrongful Birth: Protecting the Rights of Parents and Their Children
Wrongful birth is a medical malpractice claim brought by the parents of a child born with birth defects, alleging that negligent treatment or advice deprived them of the opportunity to avoid conception or terminate the pregnancy. In a wrongful birth action, parents seek damages for a child born with birth defects. The claim for damages…
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Hoverboards: Fun or Safety Fail?
There’s no denying that the hoverboard – an electric, hands-free, self-balancing, two-wheel scooter – was one of the hottest, and hardest-to-get, holiday gifts in 2015. It was also the most controversial. It seemed as soon as hoverboards hit the market, social media and YouTube exploded with stories of serious injuries and battery fires.
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Is Ride-Sharing Cruising into Trouble?
Ride-sharing sounds like a great idea – mobile phone users click an app to have a driver pick them up in their personal car and take them to their destination. It’s faster and easier than a taxi and given some of the taxi rides we’ve taken, it would likely be cleaner and better smelling, too.…
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Social Media’s Impact on Personal Injury Cases
According to statista.com, in 2015 73 percent of Americans had a social media profile. Of that number, there are 1.44 billion monthly active users of Facebook, over a billion YouTube subscribers, 236 million monthly active Twitter users and 77Social Networks and Personal Injury.6 million Americans are active on Instagram. Now that social media has become…
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You’re in a Car Accident – Now What?
From a fender bender to a serious crash, a car accident can leave you feeling sore, distressed and sometimes can result in long-lasting injuries. If you or a loved one are involved in an accident, it’s important that you know what to do to protect yourself and recover financially.
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Halloween and Trick or Treating Safety
Halloween is right around the corner. The haunted houses, hayrides, and pumpkin carving are just some of the many fun ways to celebrate. Perhaps the most highly anticipated Halloween activity is trick or treating. This weekend, communities will be filled with little ghouls and goblins collecting as much candy as they can get their hands…
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School Bus-Related Pedestrian Accidents
Every day, parents with children rely on school buses bring their children to and from school safely. School buses are large, high capacity vehicles that often transport as many as 60 students at a time. The U.S. Department of Transportation states, “School buses are the safest mode of transportation for getting children back and forth…
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Tractor Trailer Accidents: Avoidance, Safety & Recovery
When it comes to driving, one of the scariest things that you can experience is being on a dark, narrow, or curvy road next to a tractor trailer. In many instances, you find yourself slowing down to drop a safe distance behind them, or speeding ahead so that you aren’t trapped between the side of…
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The Dangers of Faulty Wiring
You have been looking for a great house to rent for months. Something within your budget but also in a good school district for the kids with a yard for the dog. The list was a bit expansive but you finally found it. You move in and get settled, everything is going so well. You…
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Nursing Home Neglect: Protecting Your Loved Ones
It was a hard decision to put your 83-year-old mother into an assisted living facility. You weighed the pros and cons and discussed it with family at least one hundred times. Finally, you saw you were not giving her the attention she needed. You knew this would be better for her. She needed someone to…
