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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 […]
Failing to appear at a court appearance in the criminal law world is a serious situation. If you fail to appear at your court appearance, the judge can issue a bench warrant for your arrest. If you are pulled over, and the police officer runs a check on your name, you will be arrested. If you are […]
Don’t drink and drive is a message we begin ingraining into children as early as we possibly can. Yet every year people get behind the wheel after having a drink or two or more. That choice results in a very tragic statistic: a drunk-driving death occurs every 15 minutes. When celebs our kids look up […]
Commercial trucks are still one of the primary ways we move products needed in everyday life from one place to another today. Because of the high demand for these products, a large volume of commercial vehicles travel the highways daily. Accidents happen. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the vast majority of fatal […]
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 […]
The Boston Herald is reporting that in a rare move, the Massachusetts Appeals Court will allow a dog bite case against a police dog to go forward. In 2011, Rick Dudley was attacked a State Police K-9 by mistake. The dog, known as Jager, was supposed to be going after another person who was running […]
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 […]
When we talk about patient safety in a hospital, we are not talking about the quality of security the hospital employs. We are talking about the steps the medical staff takes to make sure that each patient gets the highest quality care that is free of errors. Hospital errors can lead to medical malpractice 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 […]
As a car accident lawyer will attest, all too often teenagers are seriously injured or killed in automobile related accidents. This is a scary prospect for many parents. As soon as your teenagers begin the learner’s/licensing process, you should begin considering the advice you’ll provide to keep them safe. Not all accidents are avoidable, but […]