Under the unfortunate circumstances that you are involved in an accident, due to the negligence of someone else, that causes injuries, you should seek legal advice. If you decide to file a personal injury lawsuit after an accident, it’s important to know what to expect from the process and how to prepare to make your claim. Take Notes After you’ve …
Escalator Accidents Can Be Deadly
Did you know that The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates more than 10,000 people are injured on escalators every year? There are about 33,000 escalators operating in the U.S. – far fewer than the number of elevators. However, injuries occur more frequently on escalators, about 15 times more frequently than elevators. Although entrapment – in which a body part …
Choosing the Right Nursing Home for Your Loved One
When your loved one can no longer care for themselves and live independently, you want to make sure you choose a nursing home that will meet all their needs and provide them with quality care. Trusting others to care for your elderly loved one can be a difficult thing to do. When looking for the perfect nursing home for your …
Depositions in a Car Accident Injury Case
A lawsuit has been filed in a car accident case; the next step is developing your case. One of the key steps in developing your case is through a process called “discovery”. This is the legal means through which parties to a lawsuit obtain useful information from each other to aid in the case. One type of discovery is called …
The Facts Parents Need to Know about Teen Driving
Fatal car crashes are among the leading causes of death in teenagers. Teenage drivers are inexperienced and lose control of vehicles because they lack professionalism in their everyday driving. Teen drivers often speed, and to make matters worse, they underestimate the need of scanning the road ahead and eliminating driving distractions.
Why People Doubt The Quality of Senior Care
There comes a point when families realize that they are no longer able to provide the necessary care for their aging loved ones. At this point, they seek nothing but the best professional care for them. But they remain fearful that harm may come to their aging relatives. Such fear is brought about by incidences we hear and read in …
Deer Hunting Tree Stands
Here in Texas, as well as all over America, hunting is one of the popular recreational sports around. People of all ages and backgrounds enter the woods every year armed with rifles, bows and arrows in search of large game. Deer is the most popular game. In order to have an advantage over their prey, nearly 90 percent of deer …
Who Is Responsible for Construction Accidents?
When a construction accident happens on large jobs, there could be many possible parties at fault for the accident and any injuries that result. There are many intricate parts in a construction project, and the more involved it is, the more likely it is for something to go wrong or fail. Assigning liability for accidents and injuries on construction projects …
Flushmate Settles Lawsuit
Flushmate settled a lawsuit for $18 million dollars after months of negotiations. Flushmate is a pressurized toilet flushing system that was available at most home improvement stores. They flushed fine; however, the pressure would build up in the water tank of the toilet causing many of them to explode. Consumers have been injured when the ceramic water tanks explode, sending …
FDA Weighs in on the Safety of Dietary Supplements
Diet supplements are on the FDA’s cutting block again, with a new warning not to use these four products. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced they are warning consumers to stop using these products immediately and “throw them away”: Citrus Fit Gold Hot Detox Thingenics Tonic Life BP Citrus Fit Gold, Hot Detox, and Thingenics contain sibutramine, …
