There is a problem in America today, and it has to do with the assumption that most people when injured are not going to do anything about it. It’s a callous view, not just on how to do business but about fellow neighbors, community members and consumers. The assumption sees them as expendable, as damage […]
Photo by USCG Post Updated From Original Publish Date of May 21, 2014 This Memorial Day weekend, many families will be spending time around swimming pools, lakes and beaches. Â Before heading out we recommend reading through the following statistics and safety tips to assist in doing your part to prevent accidents. According to the Children’s […]
If you’ve seen one you know what a trucking accident involves. Due to the size of commercial vehicles and, oftentimes, how fast they are moving at the time of the incident, trucking accidents tend to be spectacular, expensive, and frequently fatal. It’s often a matter of physics and force; when something so big moves with […]
Original publication Jan 12, 2015 (*Updated) It can be very tempting to look at that new text message that is just waiting to be read on your phone while you are driving. The constant need to be connected creates a strong desire to check your phone, even if you know it’s the wrong thing to […]
In the area of civil law parties are able to recover damages for a variety of injuries suffered by the action or omission of another party, even if there were no criminal charges filed against the party. This ability to recover is particularly evident in cases involving wrongful death. The fact is, people can be […]
Parents or legal guardians of a child injured in a car accident can bring a personal injury lawsuit to court if the child’s injuries occurred as the result of the another driver negligently operating their vehicle. In Arizona, you have up to two years to file a personal injury lawsuit from the date the accident […]
Although there are comprehensive traffic laws designed to protect riders on the road, the hard reality is that some drivers do not abide by these rules. It may be a brief lapse of judgment, or the driver may have a history of negligent behavior. Whatever the circumstances, sometimes when a driver exercises poor decision making, […]
Original publish date: September 19, 2014 (Updated) In December 2011, Gregory Mack Anderson failed to yield the right of way to a GMC SUV, driven by Beatriz Gutierrez in Waco, Texas. What resulted was a head-on collision between Anderson’s pickup truck and Gutierrez’s SUV — a crash that left Gutierrez and her 23-year-old daughter, who […]
Know Your Legal Rights as a Vehicle Passenger Most passengers involved in vehicle accidents don’t realize they have the same legal rights as the driver. Even when passengers are injured in an accident due to their driver’s negligence, passengers suffering physical or emotional injuries that require medical attention can still file a personal injury claim […]
The average slip and fall costs $30,000, so it is important that you fight for the medical, loss of wages and pain and suffering damages that you deserve. Over one million people suffer significant injuries from slip and fall accidents in the United States annually. Approximately 17,000 individuals die each year because of these accidents. […]
