Recent Blog Posts
Government Asserts Confusing and Insulting Defenses in Camp Lejeune Cases
It has been well documented that Camp Lejeune cases have been very slow to settle. Despite the law being passed over a year ago that gave new life to service members and employees who were sickened by toxic water at Camp Lejeune anytime between 1953-1987, the government has generally sat on many claims, doing… Read More »
What is Negligent Supervision?
There are many occasions when people are called on to watch over, monitor or supervise others. That can be a formal arrangement, like a nursing home watching over its residents, or a less formal arrangement like adults in a house watching a group of kids on a playdate. Whether formal or informal, the duty… Read More »
Attorney Client Privilege: How Can it Help You?
You probably have heard about attorney client privilege, or confidentiality of communications between a client and an attorney. But what does that actually mean—and how does it help you in your personal injury case? What Does Confidentiality Mean? As the name implies, attorney client privilege means that anything you tell your attorney, good or… Read More »
Calculating and Proving Pain and Suffering
If you are injured in an accident, you likely have bills and expenses mounting, whether for lost wages from being out of work, or from doctors bills and medical expenses. But you also have something else, that doesn’t have an exact price tag, but which can, in some cases, be far more damaging than… Read More »
Who is More Valuable: A Pedestrian, or People Inside of a Car?
We are gradually coming into a world where cars will drive themselves. When they do, they will not only have to navigate the road, but will have to make moral and ethical decisions that drivers sometimes need to make. One such decision is the “Hobson’s Choice,” of what to do when faced with injuring… Read More »
It was a Pretty Bad Week for Amusement Parks
When we go to amusement parks, we expect or assume that the rides that we are on, are undergoing some kind of inspection or review by experienced professionals. The last thing we would expect is for a defect that is large, obvious, and incredibly dangerous to be overlooked by those professionals, and instead, detected… Read More »
Who is Liable When a Car Hits an Animal in the Road?
When we get behind the wheel of a car, we often think about the possibility of being hit by another driver, or the risk that we may hit a pedestrian. But there’s another danger on our roads that we often overlook: wild stock, and wild animals. Wild animals, especially larger ones, can pose a… Read More »
Liability for Falls and Accidents Caused by Black Ice
Let’s say that you are walking on a roadway, and you slip and fall. Or, imagine that you are driving on that roadway, and your car tires lose traction, causing the vehicle to veer out of control. You insist that the ground must have been icy, but the property owner disagrees with you—for winter… Read More »
Legal and Insurance Issues for Accidents Caused by Food Delivery Companies
There is a lot of talk about the legal issues that arise when you are a passenger in an Uber or Lyft (or other rideshare) that is in an accident, or when you are injured by a rideshare that is transporting passengers. But remember that there is a whole fleet of vehicles and drivers… Read More »
Not All Drowning Happens in the Water
You don’t have to be a lifeguard or a doctor to know that in order to drown, there has to be some exposure to water. But many people aren’t aware of a phenomenon known as dry drowning. Although it seems paradoxical, this is a real thing—and facilities, lifeguards, or other areas that monitor swimmers—especially… Read More »
