Every parent prays for a healthy child. However, while few of us go through life perfectly healthy, it is particularly painful for parents when a child is born with defects or medical issues due to prescription medication a mother has taken before the child’s birth. This is an unfortunately common occurrence for mothers who used […]
How Long Will It Take to Settle Your Personal Injury Claim?
What if you have a personal injury case, and you don’t want it to drag on for years? You might wonder whether you can just settle your case fast even if you have to accept less money to do it. The answer is that you can. As a general rule, you can settle any personal […]
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School Bus Accidents
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 130 school-age pedestrians (younger than 19) died in school transportation-related crashes. 67 percent were struck by school buses, six percent by vehicles functioning as school buses, and 27 percent by other vehicles involved in the crashes. There were 56 school-age pedestrians killed in school transportation-related […]
New Study: Medical Operations Should be Filmed To Prevent Malpractice
According to a recent article from The Telegraph, professors of surgery call for routine video-recording of operations to stamp out poor practice and promote better learning. According to Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore professors, Martin Makary and Timothy Pawlik, this could be a successful learning experience for good clinicians if operations were […]
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Vehicle Safety Check
Car Safety You can avoid many dangerous weather problems by planning ahead. Plan long trips carefully, listening to the radio or television for the latest weather forecasts and road conditions. If bad weather is forecast, drive only if absolutely necessary. Check or have a mechanic check the following items on your car: Keep your gas […]
Defective Power Tools
Defective power tools and machinery are often identified as the cause of serious injuries or death in accidents on the job as well as accidental injuries occurring in private individuals’ garages or homes. Power tool defects are sometimes attributable to a manufacturer, and sometimes to someone else, such as a marketer, a supervisor, a repair or […]
Wrongful Death Statistics
Wrongful Death Statistics A wrongful death can occur in a number of circumstances. The statistics are unbelievable. Every year, over 90,000 deaths occur due to medical malpractice ALONE, not including the many other causes of wrongful death. The following statistics provide an overall look into the incidence and causes of wrongful death. Motor Vehicle Fatalities The CDC […]
Premises Liability For Black Friday Shopping
The day that we’ve all been waiting for, where families and loved ones gather together to enjoy one of the most important meals of the year, is tomorrow! You guessed it, Thanksgiving! It also signifies the eve of one of the largest shopping days of the year, Black Friday. Black Friday has become notorious as […]
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Motorcycle Accident Statistics and Possible Causes
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Motorcyclists are 35 times more likely to experience a deadly accident on the road than those in passenger cars. In 2006, 88,000 motorcyclists were injured in highway accidents alone. In 2006, 4,810 motorcyclists were killed in road accidents. 11 percent of all roadway […]
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No One Should Have To Deal With Wrongful Death
One of the first questions family members ask is “Why?” Why did we lose our loved one so suddenly and so violently? This is a traumatic incident that we wish would never happen. Sadly, things like this happen on a daily basis. Based on statistics from the National Safety Council, every five minutes, someone in America […]
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