Texas has strict laws in place to protect nursing home residents from abuse. If you suspect your loved one was harmed in a nursing home facility, a San Antonio nursing home abuse lawyer could help you get justice. According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), one in 10 adults age 65 and older will …
According to Visit Austin, Austin ranks among the top 20 most bike-friendly cities in the country. Bicycle accidents in the capital city have declined in recent years, which a report in The Daily Texan attributes in part to increased construction of bike lanes. However, many accidents still happen, especially when cars or trucks turn into …
All too often, people who have been in motor vehicle crashes end up with serious injuries. One of the first concerns of victims usually has to do with the compensation they can collect for damages arising from the accident. Typically, auto insurance covers repair bills, hospital expenses, and other car wreck losses. However, the situation …
While ridesharing or transportation network companies (TNC) make it safer and more convenient for people to travel around town, it does not mean that their vehicles do not get into accidents. Even though the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has already laid down safety requirements for TNC drivers applying for permits, mishaps will still …
Aggressive driving is among the most common causes of motor vehicle accidents in the US. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) defines it as when an individual commits multiple moving traffic offenses that endanger other people and property. Speeding, hard braking, sudden acceleration, tailgating, and weaving through traffic are examples of reckless behaviors that …
One of the most difficult types of accidents to deal with are hit-and-run accidents. This is because the responsible party fled the scene after the accident. Without the ability to identify the other party, dealing with the fallout from the accident can be difficult. Fortunately, law enforcement can help you find the other person and …
Head-on collisions can leave victims with severe injuries. The Insurance Information Institute (III) affirms that head-on collisions made up 10 percent of all fatal car accidents in 2018. Fortunately, head-on collisions victims can take legal action to recover compensation, which helped them get their lives back on track. If you or a loved one has …
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly one in three accident-related deaths are caused by drunk drivers. Now that you are in the recovery phase of your accident, there are things that you can do to help yourself recover in different ways. One of those may be to hire a Baltimore …
Aggressive driving is a problem that every state is trying to deal with since it is the cause of so many accidents. According to the Maryland Highway Safety Office, nearly one-third of all Maryland’s accidents are caused by aggressive driving. With it being so prevalent, it is easy to see how aggressive driving could have …
When drivers speed, weave in and out of traffic, tailgate, or display other aggressive driving behaviors, they often cause accidents. If you suffered an injury due to the aggressive driving of another motorist, you deserve to receive compensation that will pay for your medical bills, pay you missed at work, and even your pain and …
Some people depend on some type of security system to keep them safe on public and private properties. Therefore, people may assume that the places they visit have equally reliable methods of security. We trust companies, organizations, our employers, airports, hospitals, schools, and other public places to keep us safe. If security and/or another entity …
Slip and fall accidents are something that can happen to anyone. These are physical mishaps in which a person loses balance, slips on wet pavement in a grocery store, for example, or stumbles on stairs or elsewhere, all while on someone else’s property. Slip and fall accidents can happen in everyday circumstances—walking on a pathway …
If you’ve been a patient recently who suffered injuries due to the negligence of a doctor, nurse, medical team or others, you may have legal options to explore for filing a medical malpractice lawsuit. A claim for medical malpractice can be filed by an injured person or family of a deceased person in the event …
Motorcycle accidents are riskier than car accidents and more frequently result in serious injury and death. Because of their lack of a protective frame and various other reasons, many people suffer every year in motorcycle accidents. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) reports that the number of deaths on motorcycles is 27 times higher …
It is always a tragedy to lose a loved one. However, it is significantly worse when your loved one’s death could have been avoided. If a person or entity caused your loved one’s death through their intentional actions or negligence, you might be able to take legal action to recover expenses related to their death. …
We have all heard the phrase “getting hit by a bus.” Accidents with buses usually do not have a good outcome for those who collide with the bus, whether pedestrians, car drivers, or others. Bus passengers are particularly vulnerable in accidents, as many buses do not have seat belts. When a bus driver brakes abruptly, …
“You kill a dog; you go to jail. You kill a little black boy, nothing happens.” Attorney Ben Crump spoke these words on October 12, 2007, after the justice system failed Martin Lee Anderson, a 14-year-old African-American boy who was murdered at a Florida juvenile boot-camp detention facility. Little did Crump know that five years …
It is dangerous to be Black in America. This solemn fact is unpopular prose on the White justice system. However, it is the fragmented vertebrae of truth in the backbone of the Black justice system that is crippling America’s integrity, and as Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump continues to remind us, “There really are two …
Now, more than ever in America, there is an urgency to illuminate the systematic racism that is the shattered foundation on which this country stands. History continues to repeat itself with Black and Brown communities being the scapegoats for freedom. However, America’s continuing civil rights movement is once again rising against a justice system split …
Car accidents happen every day, which is an unfortunate part of driving. While it is possible to drive your entire life without getting into an accident, this is not the case for most people. When an accident does happen, you will likely have expenses that you are unprepared to handle. Every day, accident victims find …
