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Personal Injury Law Meets Life

Personal injury cases arise when an individual becomes injured in an accident caused by another person or entity’s negligence, carelessness, or recklessness. Common accidents that form the basis of a personal injury case include motor vehicle accidents (involving cars, large trucks, or motorcycles), bicycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, and premises accidents (including slip-and-fall accidents). When someone […]

Many people have a misperception that motorcycle accidents are single-vehicle accidents and the fault of a biker who did something wrong. That is not the case. In fact, only one-quarter of all motorcycle accidents involve only the biker. The rest involve cars, and very often, it is the automobile driver who is at fault for […]

Claimants often find themselves overwhelmed with questions and concerns following serious truck accidents. From filing insurance claims to asking whether you’ll work again, the administrative aftermath of truck crashes often adds to your physical trauma. Experienced truck accident attorneys act as confidential resources for claimants stuck by commercial motor vehicles. Most truck accident firms handle […]

The problem of elder financial abuse is on the rise in the United States. In general, seniors are more vulnerable now than they ever were. This is both because of their growing isolation and the increased ways that people discover to steal from seniors. Even when seniors are in a nursing home, the risk of […]

Over 5,000 motorcyclists are killed each year in accidents. Statistics show that bikers are much less likely to survive accidents, with a fatality rate 27 times that of motorists. During the last 20 years, the number of motorcyclists killed in accidents has risen by nearly 50 percent. Even when motorcyclists survive, the accident can leave […]

Elders in the U.S. population are the people most vulnerable to abuse. The statistics that you see are shocking. There are estimates that roughly 10 percent of seniors over the age of 60 have been victims of some kind of elder abuse, meaning that over five million people are abuse victims. In many cases, reporting […]

When your family member is in a nursing home, they have certain rights to information. Since they are not always in a condition to exercise their legal rights, you can act on their behalf as their representative, meaning that the nursing home must provide it to you (almost always free of charge). Nursing homes have […]

Throughout the country, most states require motor vehicle operators (including truck drivers) to carry a certain amount of motor vehicle insurance to operate their vehicles on roadways within the state. However, some truck drivers choose to operate their vehicles with no insurance or with only a small amount of insurance coverage in place despite these […]

Accidents caused by the operators of large trucks, big rigs, and tractor-trailers are unfortunately an all-too-common occurrence across the country today. These accidents sometimes occur when truck drivers exceed the speed limit on highways and other roadways, engage in reckless driving, or otherwise violate the rules of the road and/or applicable motor carrier regulations. At […]

Whenever the operator of a large truck, big rig, or tractor-trailer causes a collision with a smaller vehicle, the driver and occupants of the smaller vehicle are usually on the short end of the stick. In general, these individuals suffer more serious injuries and damages, especially if the collision occurs with a significant amount of […]