Recent Blog Posts
As Cars Get Bigger, the Roads are Getting More Dangerous
When we think of public health dangers, we tend to think of environmental problems, contaminants, or major, widespread practices that present an immediate danger to multiple people. We don’t think of cars. And while cars themselves aren’t immediate public health dangers, more and more, people are starting to wonder if perhaps they now are,… Read More »
Attacks by Rideshare Drivers are On the Rise
When you get into an Uber or a Lyft, your major worry is probably whether or not you’ll end up in a car accident. That’s a valid concern, but it’s not the only one. Many people overlook the fact that they are getting into a vehicle that’s being operated by who is to you,… Read More »
Is a Private Investigator Watching You?
Is someone watching you? Suggesting it may make you feel like you’re paranoid, or others may think you have something wrong with you for even thinking that’s the case. But if you’re injured in an accident, there may well be someone watching you at times you don’t even realize it: the other side’s private… Read More »
Getting Accident and Injury Records of Prior Accident Victims
If you were injured in an accident, you may wonder how many other people might have been injured in the same way. That would seem to be pretty compelling evidence that the Defendant did something wrong. For example, if you had a loved one injured in a nursing home, you may ask “I wonder… Read More »
Unscientific Study May Indicate Expensive Cars are Less Likely to Slow for Pedestrians
Cars do hit pedestrians, seemingly at random. Or is it so random? Could there be a correlation between the kind of car someone drives, and the likelihood that they will hit a pedestrian? Study Looks at Who Slows Down Someone wanted to find out, and they conducted a study to see if they could… Read More »
Unique Issues in Multi Car Pileup Accidents
We tend to just naturally assume that a car accident is a car on a car—that is, that there are two vehicles involved in the accident. But that’s not always how it happens. Many times there are multiple cars involved—and sometimes, so many cars, that the accident can be considered a pileup accident. A… Read More »
Escalators Aren’t As Safe As You Might Think
When it comes to getting up and down floors, many of us see escalators as a nice compromise; safer than stairs, where people can fall, but with the efficiency of elevators, which can get stuck, or which can suddenly jerk us up or down and injure us. But as a recent lawsuit shows, escalators,… Read More »
Don’t Do These Things After a Slip and Fall Accident
If you are injured on someone else’s property because they did something careless that caused you to fall, you are certainly the victim in this situation. But despite your status as a victim, there are things that people do that can harm their ability to collect compensation for injuries that are sustained in that… Read More »
After the Verdict: Your Case Isn’t Over Just Yet
For many injury victims and their attorneys, the primary thought is whether or not you will win your case, or at least, settle it for an amount that fairly compensates you for what you are going through after an accident. That is fair and legitimate; you should be concerned about those things. But don’t… Read More »
How Superseding and Intervening Causes Affect Your Injury Case
Most people think that personal injury cases have an accident, someone who caused the accident, and injuries. But that’s an oversimplification, because while many cases do follow this pattern, many do not. Many have what’s known as intervening or superseding causes, and they can cause complications to what would otherwise seem like a straightforward… Read More »
