Category: Personal Injury
When it comes to a claim for personal injury from slip and fall to major accident, time is of the essence in gathering the evidence necessary to support the claim. Since the evidence often consists of eyewitnesses with fungible memories and video surveillance footage that can be taped over at any moment, it is very […]
What is HIPAA and Why It Matters? There has been a lot of discussion lately about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). This law provides much needed protection for all of your personal health information. This federal law sets rules for healthcare providers and health insurance companies about who can look […]
Airbags have been a great invention for the most part. It is practically impossible to tally how many lives they have saved and how many head injuries they have prevented. This is especially true when passengers hit the vehicle windshield after being jolted forward in a crash. Airbags are designed to save lives, which is […]
If you’re injured in an accident, your settlement or damage award should cover the cost of all necessary medical bills. After an accident, working with an experienced professional such as a Chiropractor. Regenerative Orthopedics is fairly common, especially for back and neck injuries. Many people seek chiropractic care following car accidents or other injuries that result […]
The biggest recall in U.S. history was triggered when it was found that over tens of millions of cars held an ignitable airbag that has killed at least 11 people and injured many others. Takata’s defective airbags may deploy improperly in even a minor accident, spraying metal fragments into vehicle occupants. There have been countless lawsuits being […]
Property owners have a responsibility to their guests and visitors to maintain safe and reasonable conditions on their property. When a failure to keep safe conditions causes injury to a person because of tripping, slipping, or otherwise falling to the ground, the legal principal of premises liability comes into play. Premises liability holds property owners […]
Suppose you were in a car wreck through no fault of you own, but the insurance company for the other driver still refuses to pay. Their reasoning? The Sudden Emergency Doctrine. They claim the other driver was faced with a sudden emergency and therefore is not responsible for your injuries or damages. How can this […]
Millions of vehicles remain on the road in the United States that have been recalled by their manufacturers. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 35,092 people died in motor vehicle accidents in 2015 — a 7.2 percent increase from 2014. Over 2.4 million others were injured. In 1966, the National Traffic and […]
Nearly 20 different auto manufacturers are now involved in recalls to replace airbags in autos that were mostly built between 2002 and 2015. Some of these airbags manufactured by the Takata Corporation could explode and shoot metal shrapnel into a vehicle’s passenger compartment when they deploy. Takata is the second largest manufacturer of airbag systems […]