Riding a bike is great for many reasons. You can get your exercise on, hike through the wilderness, and even go site seeing. However, bicycle accidents do happen, and can result in serious and sometimes fatal injuries. Liability for bike accident injuries comes down to negligence, whether the driver caused the cyclist’s injuries, or negligence by […]
Tag: Precaution
How to Avoid a DUI
Americans take 233 billion trips in cars each year. Every day, approximately 30 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes that involve alcohol-impaired drives. This totals to one death every 51 minutes. So a proportionally tiny amount of bad behavior is one of the major causes of death and injury on our […]
Food Poisoning, Yikes!
Food poisoning is really common, and when it comes to it, the business selling the food may be liable for failure to exercise reasonable care in storing and preparing food, or may be found strictly liable for a defective food product. Under general negligence principles, a business has a duty to exercise reasonable care with […]
Bicycle-Related Injuries and Death Prevention
Riding a bike is great for many reasons. You can get your exercise on, hike through the wilderness, and even go site seeing. However, bicycle accidents do happen, and can result in serious and sometimes fatal injuries. Liability for bike accident injuries comes down to negligence, whether the driver caused the cyclist’s injuries, or negligence by […]
Flood Precautions
It is that time of the year here in Southwest Florida; Rainy season. Are you prepared in case of a major flooding? Floods are one of the most common hazards in the United States, and it is important to know how to react in this situation. It is also important to know the difference between […]