An accident victim might be in a position to file a personal injury claim or lawsuit if someone else’s recklessness, carelessness, or negligence caused the accident and your injuries. When it comes to personal injury cases, you want to have an experienced attorney on your side at all times, advocating for you and helping you […]

Many personal injury lawyers throughout the country handle their cases on a contingency fee basis. Under a lawyer-client contingency fee agreement, the attorney does not receive compensation unless and until the client recovers monetary compensation in some form. In some instances, the compensation may come from a favorable monetary settlement from the at-fault party’s insurance […]

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) estimates that large truck crashes cause approximately 100,000 injuries and 5,000 fatalities each year. After a serious semi-truck accident, victims often suffer from debilitating injuries that prevent them from working while increasing monthly medical and household expenses. Many families injured by negligent truck operators wonder how long it […]

Motorcycle accidents are very different from accidents involving most other vehicles for what main reason: In a car or truck accident, the motorist has protection from their outside environment. In a motorcycle accident, riders have no protection except for any protective gear they are wearing. For this reason, collisions and other accidents can launch motorcyclists […]

Large trucks include big rigs, tractor-trailers, box trucks, and more. Whenever one of these large trucks collides with a pedestrian or smaller vehicle, such as a car, motorcycle, or bicycle, the injuries sustained can be serious, catastrophic, or sometimes deadly. The injured accident victim might suffer a bone fracture or a soft tissue injury, for […]

In one recent year alone, 4,136 people lost their lives in large truck crashes. Truck occupants account for 16 percent of these deaths, while 67 percent were occupants of cars and other passenger vehicles. The other 15 percent are pedestrians, bicyclists, or motorcyclists. What’s even more concerning is that the number of individuals who died […]

While roughly 20 percent of passenger vehicle accidents cause injuries or fatalities, a shocking 80 percent of motorcycle crashes result in injuries or fatalities. Whether your accident resulted in injuries or not, there are several crucial things you need to check after a motorcycle accident. Making these checks can help decrease your accident-related expenses and […]

Placing a family member in a nursing home or other type of care facility is typically a difficult decision. Before you moved your loved one to their nursing home, you probably did some research to determine the best one for them and felt reasonably confident with your decision. Then something doesn’t sit right with you. […]

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), there are more than 1.3 million nursing home residents across the country living in 15,600 care facilities. With the large baby boomer population aging, these numbers will keep growing over the next several years. The option to place a loved one in a nursing home is […]

Many attorneys who represent plaintiffs during civil lawsuits practice personal injury law. Car accidents, medical negligence, slip and falls, product liability, and workplace injuries all fall under the personal injury umbrella. Accident lawyers usually recover their fees once you receive a settlement or judgment, and they commonly help claimants with more than litigation. Experienced personal […]