Settlement vs. Trial: What Is Best for Your Personal Injury Case?
Personal injury cases remain one of the most routine legal actions in the United States. More often than not, personal injury claims are settled out of court. In fact, a mere 5% of personal injury claims make it all the way to trial, and for good reason. After a car accident, slip and fall, or incident resulting […]
How Can Construction Injury Attorneys Help Victims?
Construction sites are riddled with hazards. No matter how careful you are, accidents can and will happen. If you are injured on a construction site through no fault of your own, it is wise to contact a professional construction injury lawyer right away. They can help you navigate the complex process of construction injury claims […]
What Do Personal Injury Lawyers Look For in a Case?
There are a wide variety of situations that could constitute a personal injury claim. The most common personal injury cases are car accidents, medical malpractice, wrongful death, workplace accidents, and premises liability like slip and fall incidents. When you tighten the lens, more specific variations of personal injury cases could include nursing home abuse or neglect, aviation and boating accidents, dog bites and […]
Prescription Drug Errors
The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention defines a medication error as a “preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm”. It can occur while the product in question is being handled by a patient, physician, or clinician. Over 100,000 reports of suspected medication errors are received by the U.S. […]
Nursing Home Abuse Cases
Every year, far too many elderly residents of nursing homes and other care facilities are abused. It is estimated that one out of 10 elderly individuals experience some type of elder abuse, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Between 1999 and 2001, nearly a third of all nursing homes were cited for violating […]
Expiration Dates & Defective Products: What You Need to Know
Many products come with expiration dates, especially food and medication. Whether a product is defective may or may not be because it has expired, so it’s important to consider all factors to determine who’s legally responsible for selling an item that caused an injury. First it can help to understand the types of expiration dates. […]
Winning a Cosmetic Surgery Malpractice Lawsuit
We live in a world where plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures are becoming increasingly common. Unfortunately, where there is demand, there will be people that aim to deceive those trying to get more for less. There are even plastic surgery malpractice cases where reputable cosmetic surgeons have fallen short of fulfilling their duties and wound up harming […]
Can My Personal Injury Attorney Refer Me to a Doctor?
Immediately following an accident, if urgent medical attention is needed, your first phone call should absolutely be to emergency services. Past that, one would think that the next logical point of contact would be your insurance company, but that wouldn’t be the right move. Before you call your insurance company, you should phone your personal […]
Why Auto Insurance Is Important
For most of us, driving an automobile is an unavoidable fact of life. With increasingly clogged thoroughfares, fender-benders are an inevitability. One could argue that car accidents are random mishaps, but you really are playing the odds every time you hit the highway. Having adequate auto insurance is not only required by most states, but […]
What Are Premises Liability Cases?
Premises Liability Cases are situations that relate to personal injury law. The operative word being ‘premises’. Meaning, any injury that occurs on someone else’s property, or premises, due to their negligence, may be considered liable for your injuries. Most premises liability claims fall under the umbrella of personal injury cases, but they are typically harder to […]