June 24, 2019
The National Safety Council tracks the number of people who die on U.S. roadways. The organization has done so since 1921. In 2016, 2017, and 2018, the number of deaths resulting from injuries sustained in a car accident have topped 40,000 each year. If you’re in a car accident involving fatalities, you face far more … Continue reading “What To Do After A Car Accident Involving Fatalities”
June 4, 2019
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) may occur over sections of the brain or in one specific area. Damage may appear instantly after a collision, fall, or other event or take hours to appear. Car accidents, sports injuries, and falls in a store are just a few reasons you may suffer a brain injury. If you do, … Continue reading “How to Find the Best Brain Injury Attorney”
May 20, 2019
Per the Governors Highway Safety Association, driving while texting is banned in 48 states. In Florida, the law against text messaging goes into effect on October 1, 2019. Missouri only bans texting while driving for drivers 21 or younger. Montana has no laws banning cell phones or texting while driving. What if you’re in an … Continue reading “What Should I Do If I’m Involved In A Car Accident With Someone Who Was Texting?”
May 14, 2019
The NHTSA releases statistics on all forms of vehicle accidents. Per their data, there were over 8.6 million registered motorcycles in 2015. Of those motorcycles, 88,000 were involved in crashes involving injuries and 5,029 were in crashes involving fatalities. The number of registered motorcycles increased in 2016 as did the number of fatalities. The crash … Continue reading “What To Do If You’re Involved In A Motorcycle Accident This Summer”
May 6, 2019
In just an hour’s time, an average of one person has died in a crash involving a drunk or impaired driver. That’s just deaths. In 2017, there were 10,874 deaths caused by drunk/impaired driving. What about crashes that led to injuries? According to MADD, more than 300,000 people were injured in drunk driving crashes. When … Continue reading “What Should I Do If I’m Hit By A Drunk Driver?”
April 29, 2019
Any time you’re in a car accident with damage to yourself, your vehicle, and/or someone’s personal property, you’ll be placing a claim. If you’re responsible for that crash, your auto insurance company pays settlements to others and, most likely, repairs or replacement of your car. What if it’s not your fault? The same process applies. … Continue reading “How Does A Car Accident Settlement Work?”
April 2, 2019
Medscape surveyed thousands of physicians about malpractice. More than half admitted they’d been named in a medical malpractice lawsuit. Surgeons and OB/GYNs were the most likely to be sued. Of those lawsuits, 3 out of 10 cases were settled before the trial. Hospital doctors and nurses are not infallible. While exact statistics on the actual … Continue reading “5 Common Types Of Malpractice Found In Hospitals & What To Do If You Fall Victim”
March 26, 2019
Pregnancy is an exciting and nerve-wracking time. One of the times it’s especially nerve-wracking is when you’re in a car crash. Between 2006 and 2012, the NHTSA reported approximately 112,300 pregnant women were in car crashes. In those cases, approximately 2 percent of the fetuses didn’t survive the crash. Fetal death in a car crash … Continue reading “What To Do If You’re Involved In A Car Accident While Pregnant”
March 18, 2019
You just heard the squeal of brakes in the distance. Your heart is pounding. You’re shaking. You’re breathing hard and your chest is aching. These are all signs of an anxiety attack. It’s common after you’ve been in a serious car accident. Several things can trigger feelings of anxiety after a car accident. Getting back … Continue reading “My Car Accident Is Causing Anxiety. What Should I Do?”
February 25, 2019
You see TV shows about plastic surgeries gone wrong. Whether you’re watching the British show Botched Up Bodies or the U.S. show Botched, there’s a lot of attention being drawn to the ways plastic surgery can go horribly, horribly wrong. It’s one thing to watch these cases on television. What if it’s you that had … Continue reading “Plastic Surgery Gone Wrong – How The Legal System Can Help”