Boats, many of which lack brakes, seat belts, and airbags, can be just as dangerous as cars. And a recent lawsuit in Washington details just how dangerous they can be. The surviving family members of a man who drowned in a boating accident at Lake Coeur d’Alene last...
Month: May 2017
Do You Need to Be Married to File a Wrongful Death Claim If Your Partner Dies?
Wrongful death lawsuits allow surviving spouses and family to recover financially when a spouse or family members dies due to the negligence or intentional act of another. Wrongful death laws will vary from state to state, but will typically only allow immediate...
Can My Criminal Record Impact My Civil Injury Case?
Criminal convictions can make nearly every facet of a person’s life miserable. Even minor criminal convictions that people don’t ordinarily even consider criminal, like traffic tickets, can upend a person’s life. Sadly, when it comes to a civil injury case, criminal...
Driveway Accidents: Who’s Liable When Kids Get Injured?
We tend not to think of driveways as unsafe spaces. After all, our cars are generally already parked at home, or pulling in or backing out slowly (hopefully), so our driveways rarely feel like danger zones. But recent studies have shown that driveway accidents are...
Lane-Changing Car Accident Liability
As soon as the dust and tail lights have settled, and we make sure everyone is okay, we want to know whose fault a car accident was. Did someone not use their blinker? Did you check your blind spot? Was the other driver speeding? Multilane roads and highways normally...