Category Archives: Personal Injury
Think That Minivan is Safe? That May Not be the Case
You have a family, and want to keep your family safe. So, you get a minivan. It’s safe, it’s large, seemingly provides a nice big cabin in the back where your kids can sit and be protected in the event of an accident, and because it’s built for families, it must be safe. Well,… Read More »
Expensive Cars and Pedestrian Accidents: Could There be a Connection?
When a car hits a pedestrian, it is generally considered a random event. Certainly, things can happen, like drunk driving, distracted driving, poor weather, or other factors, that make hitting a pedestrian more or less likely in any given situation. But could you predict what kind of driver will be more likely to hit… 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 »
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 »
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 »
Liability When Hot Food is Served Too Hot
You probably already know that if the food you order or are served at a restaurant has a foreign object or dangerous item in it, that you can sue for the contact and ingestion of the foreign substance. But sometimes, it isn’t a foreign body or object in our food that causes injury—it’s the… Read More »
Blanket Medical Authorizations: Just Say No
If you are in an accident, and the Defendant or the insurance company for the Defendant reaches out to you, it may sound like that’s a good thing. They may suggest that they will offer you money to help pay for medical expenses, lost wages, or other bills. To do that, however, they tell… Read More »
