Many people have a misconception when it comes to whiplash injuries. Hollywood has consistently shown cases where victims of accidents appear to fake their whiplash injuries to receive compensation for a car accident. The truth is that car accidents can cause serious whiplash injuries that can last months, years, or even result in permanent physical …
Cars have changed our lives, but they take many lives as well. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 32,000 people are killed each year in motor vehicle crashes—about 90 deaths per day. Over 2 million people are injured each year as well. Car accidents happen for many reasons, …
According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), there are nearly 1 million registered buses. Together, these buses travel over 16 billion miles across the country each year. With all those miles traveled, accidents are likely to follow—in 2016, approximately 15,000 buses were involved in injury crashes and 54,000 buses were involved in property damage …
If you were injured in an accident with a drunk driver, you may still be in the hospital and face a long recovery, wondering how you are going to pay your medical bills when you cannot work. Further, in order to fully recover, you may have to devote much of your time and energy to …
Distracted driving causes some of the worst accidents on the roads today. If you have suffered an injury in a distracted driving accident, you may be in pain and currently more worried about your recovery than a legal case. Maybe you do not have the energy or capacity to fight a fair legal battle. That …
If you suffered an injury in a motorcycle accident, you deserve justice and a Memphis motorcycle accident lawyer who can fight for it on your behalf. The severity of motorcycle accident injuries depends on many factors, but overall, they are some of the worst of all motor vehicle accident injuries, often incapacitating. If you have …
A large percentage of bicycle accidents could likely be avoided if motorists and cyclists would watch for one another. Unfortunately, there are over 1,000 bicyclists killed in accidents every year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) confirms that when a crash occurs between a vehicle and a bike, it is the cyclist who is …
Police chases are usually frighteningly high-speed and leave drivers little time to chart their course on the road. Pursuits under these conditions often lead drivers to experience a loss of control that triggers a series of dangerous, even deadly, consequences for themselves, other participants, and witnesses. Whether you were in a vehicle being pursued or …
One traffic fatality happens every 50 minutes in the U.S. because of a drunk driver, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A blood alcohol content (BAC) above the legal driving limit of 0.08% can reduce your muscle coordination, impair vision, and reaction time, which are all important to have control of …
Car insurance is a part of life. We all know that it is the right thing to do to pay for insurance on our vehicles. Insurance can help if a criminal steals your car or if you get into an accident. What happens, though, if a driver decides not to get insurance and then gets …
Whiplash is a form of neck injury that is common among motor vehicle accidents. Whiplash is painful, often resulting in days or weeks of stiffness and decreased mobility as well. In the worst cases, the pain and stiffness is so severe that turning your head at all is impossible. Any whiplash injury, whether it is …
If a large company acts negligently while producing or creating its products, affecting a wide number of people or the environment around its facility, then it should be held liable for the consequences. This can be done with a class-action lawsuit. If you or your property is affected by the way a large company does …
If you suffered an injury that was caused by someone else’s misconduct or negligence, you should not have to pay for the costs that follow. A Detroit personal injury lawyer with Ben Crump Law, PLLC can help you pursue compensation for your losses, including any out-of-pocket expenses related to your injury. When accidents happen through …
If you suffered an injury or your loved one died in a rollover car accident in Durham, North Carolina, you may be eligible to receive financial compensation for your suffering. You could be owed payment for your medical expenses, funeral costs, property damage, emotional distress, and other losses. If you were in a rollover car …
Slipping and falling without being pushed does not seem as though it should be considered a circumstance in which a person can be assigned fault. However, if the property owner failed to indicate that environmental hazards are present that may induce slipping and falling, then they may be held responsible for any accidents that occur. …
Nothing is so important as your feeling of safety when you walk onto another person’s property. Whether you are out getting groceries or visiting a social part of town, you know when you feel safe and when you do not. Negligent security cases in North Carolina detail those incidents in which a property owner fails …
All professionals are prone to making mistakes, but the risks that come from a medical professional’s errors may be far greater than in other fields. There are systems for holding medical professionals such as doctors responsible when they are negligent, and a Fresno medical malpractice lawyer can help you seek justice after an instance of …
Being injured in a car accident is terrifying and traumatic. In addition to all of the physical pain and emotional suffering you must endure, there is the stress of medical costs and lost work, among other things, like the strain on family and relationships. You should be able to focus entirely on your recovery and …
Motorcycles should be fun, and they can be so long as attentive drivers are sharing the road with them properly. Many times, though, other drivers behave negligently when driving a vehicle in Columbus, Ohio, and may not notice you on your motorcycle, leading to a collision. If you are involved in a motorcycle accident, then …
An unexpected death can send shockwaves through the deceased person’s surviving relatives. Dealing with the grief of an unexpected death is never easy. However, these emotions are often complicated with the financial chaos that can follow a wrongful death as well. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), almost 170,000 deaths were …
