Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Safety in Venues With Large Crowds and Crowd Surge Injuries: What Goes Wrong?
With all the events that happen that involve large crowds, from concerns to sporting events, we often overlook the security that goes into those events—and how easily things can go out of control, and end up injuring people when the proper security measures aren’t in place. Deaths at the Travis Scott Concert Nowhere was… Read More »
Why is Qualified Immunity so Controversial?
Whenever there are incidents of police brutality in the news, or situations where police use excessive force, you often hear a lot about something called qualified immunity. The immunity is so controversial that it even gets mentioned in presidential and political debates. But what is it, and why is it so important—especially in police… Read More »
Knee Airbags? Don’t Get Too Confident if They Are in Your Car
If you are in a vehicle you are probably aware of most of the most popular safety features that are in those vehicles. But one safety feature you may not be aware of, are what are known as knee airbags. What are Knee Airbags? As the name implies, knee airbags are just airbags but… Read More »
Women Aren’t Being Represented in Typical Crash Tests
Whenever there is news of the crashworthiness of a vehicle, inside of the vehicle, you often see those (sometimes yellow) looking fake people—mannequins, or dummies. But although they look like listless, stuffed or plastic shaped humans, the way a department store may use for a display, those dummies are actually very technically advanced. And… Read More »
Will I Owe Taxes on my Personal Injury Settlement?
So you’ve settled your personal injury case, and you pocketed whatever amount is coming to you as your compensation for your damages. But you may have forgotten about one, final bill that you may have to pay from the proceeds of your settlement: Taxes. That’s right, the government may want some money from your… Read More »
Don’t Make These 3 Mistakes After a Slip and Fall
Let’s say that you fall in a store or on someone else’s property. You are the victim. They did something wrong, to cause you to fall. It can be hard to imagine that you could do anything wrong to harm a case, should you choose to bring one later on to compensate you for… Read More »
Accident Victims Can Suffer From PTSD-Know the Symptoms
There once was a time when people thought that PTSD was a condition that was not legitimate—that it was just people “overreacting” to situations. As time went on, we tended to believe that PTSD was real, but was nothing more than a more serious form of anxiety. Now, however, the medical community finally realizes… Read More »
Who is Liable When You are Injured in an Airport?
Airports can be dangerous places to be. If you really think about it, an airport is the perfect mix of things that could cause injuries to people. In an airport you have people unfamiliar with the layout of the airport. These people are often carrying luggage, bags, or young children (or all of these),… Read More »
Danger From Above: Injuries When Objects Fall on Your Head
There are, or at least used to be, children’s cartoons, where large objects fall from tall buildings onto cartoon character’s heads. And while it is unlikely in real life that a giant piano will fall from the top of a building on your head, it is much more likely that a more common item… Read More »
How You Can Help Your Injury Attorney Win Your Case
When you go to a competent personal injury attorney, you may not even think that there are ways that you can help your attorney. After all, your attorney is the attorney, and you are the victim. While it’s true that you may not have the legal expertise your attorney does, there are things that… Read More »
