Recent Blog Posts
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 »
It was a Pretty Bad Week for Amusement Parks
When we go to amusement parks, we expect or assume that the rides that we are on, are undergoing some kind of inspection or review by experienced professionals. The last thing we would expect is for a defect that is large, obvious, and incredibly dangerous to be overlooked by those professionals, and instead, detected… Read More »
Who is Liable When a Car Hits an Animal in the Road?
When we get behind the wheel of a car, we often think about the possibility of being hit by another driver, or the risk that we may hit a pedestrian. But there’s another danger on our roads that we often overlook: wild stock, and wild animals. Wild animals, especially larger ones, can pose a… 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 »
Legal and Insurance Issues for Accidents Caused by Food Delivery Companies
There is a lot of talk about the legal issues that arise when you are a passenger in an Uber or Lyft (or other rideshare) that is in an accident, or when you are injured by a rideshare that is transporting passengers. But remember that there is a whole fleet of vehicles and drivers… 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 »
Problems and Difficulties in Motorcycle Accident Cases
If you are in a motorcycle accident you may assume that your case is much like any other accident, involving two (or more) cars. To some extent that is correct—there are obviously some similarities. But in many ways, motorcycle accidents have many different issues, and often difficulties, making them more difficult and complex cases…. 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 »