Monthly Archives: May 2024
Incomplete and Missing Product Labels: A Failure to Warn
Have you ever noticed how many instruction labels are on products or items that we use in our daily lives? Some make sense—like instructions telling us when to use and not use prescription drugs. Others seem a little comical, like labels telling us not to eat what clearly are inedible items. But those items… Read More »
Patient Falls in Nursing Homes: How Do They Happen?
Much has been made and published about the ways that people can get injured in nursing homes. From active abuse to neglect, our most vulnerable population is often the group that suffers the most when nursing homes are understaffed, or poorly trained. But there is another danger in nursing homes—falls. And before you think… Read More »
Misdiagnosis Medical Malpractice Cases Can be Difficult Cases
When doctors commit malpractice it sometimes isn’t so much that they did something wrong, or botched a procedure, or did something “poorly.” Often, the problem is that they didn’t do anything at all, or else, that they completely diagnosed what you actually had, with something else, called misdiagnosis. Like “active malpractice,” where the doctor… Read More »
Defenses to Product Liability Cases
If you are injured by a product that is broken, made dangerously, or defective, it may seem like the case is an easy one. After all, you didn’t make the product wrong, they did. But you may be surprised to know that there are common defenses to product liability cases. Strict Liability Victims of… Read More »
More Than Abuse: How Else Do Patients Get Hurt in Nursing Homes?
The internet and the news media are filled with horrific stories of the elderly and infirm, being abused in nursing homes. Often, these stories are accompanied by video, showing someone from the nursing home physically abusing an infirm resident. But while horrific and intolerable, these aren’t the only ways that people get abused in… Read More »
Accidents and Insurance Involving Food Delivery Services
Many people have written about the liability issues, when you are in an accident involving a rideshare company, like Uber or Lyft. But rideshare companies don’t just carry passengers—they also carry goods, and especially food. Are the legal issues different, when you are injured by a rideshare company that is delivering food instead of… Read More »
Will Your Case Require the Testimony of an Expert Witness?
Will your injury lawsuit require the testimony of an expert? That’s a question your personal injury attorney can answer, but you may be wondering why experts are needed, in any case. Why can’t everybody just testify what happened, and let the jury make its decision? The Rules of Evidence The reason why experts are… Read More »
Suing Businesses for Putting Intoxicated People on the Road
Imagine that you or a family member has been seriously injured because of a drunk driver. You have a good case—the drunk driver is clearly liable and negligent—but your attorney has bad news for you. Although liable, the other side carried little or no insurance coverage; certainly not enough to fully and fairly compensate… Read More »
Legal Issues That Arise in Busing Accidents
Unlike other types of accidents there are some clear differences in cases that involve passenger and municipal buses. But these buses do get into accidents, and when they do, there may be some unique legal issues—especially for those who are passengers on the bus, who may be injured. Yes, There are Seat Belts One… Read More »
Understanding the Doctrine of Last Clear Chance
Let’s pretend that someone runs a red light. You, in your own car, and seeing that driver go illegally through that intersection, could stop, likely, on time to avoid the accident. But the other driver is the one running the red light. So, you decide to just keep going your normal speed, hit him,… Read More »
