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Coping When Someone You Love Suffers a Brain Injury

Brain injury survivors have a very tough road to recovery, and so do the people that love them. If someone you love has suffered a brain injury, especially someone you are very close to such as a spouse or significant other, the feeling of loss and isolation that you experience can be as overwhelming as […]

How Medical Mistakes can Leave Your Child with Down Syndrome

October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. Down syndrome is the leading cause of cognitive delay, and children born with Down syndrome are at high risk for serious health problems and may be born with heart defects that will require surgery in early infancy. The life expectancy of a person with Down syndrome has increased from […]

Going Back to Work after an Accident

Injury victims are often very uncertain about how to handle returning to work. On one hand, you need the money badly. On the other hand, you may be afraid that if you do go back to work it could hurt your claim. In reality, if you are able to return to work you should. Injury […]

Dangerous Halloween Costumes

Halloween costumes can pose significant dangers to both children and adults. Burn injuries, falls, injuries from props such as toy swords, and even lead poisoning all make the list. Parents have a fine line to walk between coming up with amazing costumes that will make their kids happy, and sticking to costumes that will not […]

How to Avoid an Accident When Travelling Through Time

October 21, 2015 is Back to The Future Day. It is the day that Doc Brown and Marty McFly travel to in Back to The Future 2. The year they departed was 1985. The film’s version of 2015 got some things right, and a lot of things wrong about life today. Thirty years ago may […]

Medical Claims Against Your Healthcare Provider

If you were injured by a healthcare provider, you may be entitled to compensation for your existing and future financial losses and non-economic damages such as pain and suffering. Medical malpractice claims can be brought against any type of healthcare provider, not just doctors and surgeons. In addition to individual healthcare practitioners, facilities such as […]

Is Your Company in Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act?

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has been in effect for 25 years. Yet, many business owners still do not fully understand how it applies to them and what they must do to be incompliance with the act. It can certainly be confusing. The employment provisions only apply to businesses with 15 or more employees, […]

The Most Common Hunting Accident will Surprise You

When you hear “hunting accident” the first thing that probably comes to mind is an accidental shooting. It turns out that the most common type of hunting accidents are tree stand accidents. In fact, according to Tree Stand Safety Awareness (TSSA) tree stand accidents are the number one cause of serious injury and death to deer […]

New Report on Food Safety

A new report on food safety in America was recently released by the American Association for Justice (AAJ). If you joined the farm-to-table movement yet, reading Food Safety and the Civil Justice System will have you seriously rethinking your approach to food. But even that may not be enough to keep you safe in the […]