We ask nursing homes to care for our elderly loved ones specifically to keep them safe from injuries. Due to their age and the possibility of other ailments, nursing home injuries can severely impact an elderly person’s health, wellbeing, and future care. And while it...
Month: April 2017
Is a Nursing Home Neglecting Your Loved One? Here’s How to Tell
We trust nursing homes to take care of our loved ones. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen. Even worse, we may not know until too late that a nursing home isn’t caring for someone we love as they should. So how can you spot nursing home neglect? And what can you...
Latest Developments in Personal Injury Cases
Personal injury law covers a wide range of situations, from simple slip-and-falls to complex product liability claims. With that many kinds of injuries and the millions of plaintiffs and defendants, personal injury law is bound to evolve over time. As the law changes,...
United Airlines Passenger Dragged Off Flight Lawyers Up
Dr. David Dao was one of four passengers on a United Airlines flight that was recently forced to give up his seat for UA employees. The airline claims that the flight was overbooked and it needed four passengers to give up seats for employees that needed to be at the...
Homeowner Liability for Dog Bite Claims Dramatically Increased, Study Finds
National Dog Bite Prevention Week runs from April 9 to 15 this year. The focus of the awareness program is to educate dog owners and the public about dog bite prevention. To draw attention to the week, the Insurance Information Institute, in collaboration with State...
5 Common Questions About Which Injuries Qualify for Workers’ Compensation
Workers’ compensation law is a complex area of law that blends principles of employment law and personal injury law. Workers’ comp claims cover on-the-job injuries, of all sorts, for employees in nearly every industry. However, not all employees will be covered. For...
Suing for Injuries at Walmart and Other Big Box Store
If you are injured by someone else’s negligence while shopping at a Walmart, or any big box store, you may be wondering what you need to do in order to recover. Depending on how the injury happened, you may be able to negotiate a settlement with a claims...
Can You Sue a Gym for Faulty Equipment?
Americans love the gym. Whether we miss the activity and exercise from recess and gym class in school or we’re wistful for the waistline from our younger days, millions of us are spending millions of hours in the gym and millions of dollars on gym memberships. And we...
Parents Sue Sword Maker After Teen’s Traumatic Head Injury
Unfortunately for one Kentucky teen, playing sword baseball with a water-bottle resulted in a severe accidental injury that is now the subject of a product liability lawsuit. While the teen was playing with friends by using a sword as a bat, and hitting plastic water...