Recent studies have found that traumatic brain injury (TBI) increases the risk of developing dementia and Parkinson’s disease. After a debilitating TBI, you are focused on healing, sometimes just on surviving, and the long-term consequences can seem distant and even irrelevant but can have a very real impact on your quality of life in the […]
The 411 on Playground Injuries and Liability
When our children run off to play with their friends on the playground, we like to assume they are safe and will come home in one piece, but that’s not always the case. Playgrounds, especially those that are not well maintained, pose a serious threat; when kids get injured on playgrounds, many different people and […]
How to Prove Fault in Slip and Fall Claims
Slip and fall personal injury claims can be very complex because there may be multiple parties legally responsible (liable) for injuries. As with all personal injury claims, liability is at the heart of slip and fall claims. In order to “win,” your lawyer must be able to prove that the defendant is responsible for your […]
Compensation for Your Parking Lot Injuries – Premises Liability
Parking lot injury cases, whether from a vehicle collision, slip/trip and fall, or even a criminal assault, are often premises liability cases with liability falling on the business or property owner. Parking lot injury cases can be very complex. It is not always obvious to a layman why the property or business owner would be […]
Injury Prone Jobs in America
If you’ve been living in America in the last couple of decades, you’ve likely seen the television show, Deadliest Catch. Premiering on the Discovery Channel back in 2005, the documentary show follows the lives and events aboard several fishing vessels. The entire premises of the show resides in the fact that fishers and fishing workers […]
Most Common Auto Defect Claims
With all the distracted drivers on the road, it’d be nice to get a little peace of mind from knowing we’re driving in a perfectly safe car, truck, or SUV that will protect us in the event of a collision. But what happens when we can’t even rely on our vehicle to perform as it […]
Alcohol-related Auto Safety Technology That May Save Lives
Drunk driving-related accidents and fatalities may become a thing of the past as revolutionary technology is in the works to stop intoxicated drivers from ever being able to drive. Unlike the unreliable and inaccurate readings that ignition interlock devices often produce, a breath-based or touch-based system would instantly and accurately detect whether or not a […]
Understanding Distracted Driver Latency
There’s no way that you cannot know about the danger of distracted driving. With countless reports of tragic accidents caused by someone looking away from the task at hand—driving—and looking down at their phone, GPS, music selection, or email, we are all inundated with proof that distracted driving is just as dangerous as driving while […]