07

May

National Safety Month 2020 by the National Safety Council

Now that it is June again, it is again the National Safety Council’s (NSC) National Safety Month. Each year, the NSC brings a few key talking points to the nation’s attention in hopes of improving health and safety from coast-to-coast. What are the top four safety messages in June...

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Category: News


07

May

Settle or Litigate – Part 2 – Benefits of Litigating an Injury Claim

You were just told by your lawyer that your personal injury claim will probably need to be escalated to a lawsuit that goes to trial because the party liable for your injuries refuses to settle. Should you be worried? Or are there actually some benefits to litigating a personal i...

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Category: Personal Injury


07

May

Settle or Litigate – Part 1 – Benefits of Settling an Injury Claim

Practically all successful personal injury claims will conclude in one of two ways: settlement or litigation that ends in a favorable award or jury verdict. Which one of these conclusions is better than the other? As with most things in life, there are pros and cons to settlement...

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Category: Personal Injury


07

May

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The Importance of Food Service Safety

Although severe food poisoning cases have become less frequent in the United States over the years, the CDC estimates there are still at least 128,000 hospitalizations related to foodborne illness annually-and 3,000 fatalities. As injury attorneys, our team at Habbas & ...

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07

May

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Commercial Truck Drivers are Subjected to a Lowered BAC Level

After a truck accident, one of the first questions that should be on a crash investigator's mind is whether or not the truck driver was legally intoxicated behind the wheel. Unlike most other types of motorists, commercial truck drivers are held to a lower blood alcohol con...

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Category: Truck Accidents


07

May

Is My Midwife Liable for a Birth Injury?

As more and more people turn to midwives to assist with the childbirth process, many expecting and new mothers may be left to wonder: Can I sue my midwife if my baby or I suffer a birth injury? While the short answer is “yes,” it's important to understand the ba...

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07

May

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Cerebral Palsy: Permanent or Treatable?

Several thousand children in the United States are born each year with cerebral palsy (CP), a form of birth injury that can cause both mental and physical disabilities. In fact, no other childhood motor disability is diagnosed more frequently than cerebral palsy. To make matters ...

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07

May

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Defining Common Personal Injury Terms

Most people have never filed a personal injury lawsuit before, and for newcomers to the legal process, it can be overwhelming to interpret all the terms and jargon. At Habbas & Associates, our experienced attorneys have over 200 years of experience helping our clients succeed...

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Category: Personal Injury


07

May

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Advocates for Highway & Auto Safety Want Stricter Laws in California

Advocates for Highway & Auto Safety (AHAS) believes that California needs to tighten up its highway safety laws, especially in regard to teen driving. AHAS is an organization that studies driving and highway laws from across the country, looking for potential gaps in regulati...

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07

May

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Can Hearing Loss or Vision Loss Be Considered a Catastrophic Injury?

Hearing loss and vision loss are two of the most frightening things that can happen to someone who is in a violent accident. Whether the sensory loss is caused by a direct injury, such as glass entering the eye in a car accident, or caused by a brain injury, the consequences can ...

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Category: Personal Injury


07

May

Jeff Atterbury Wins 6-Figure Truck Accident Lawsuit

Jeff Atterbury has secured a verdict of more than $800,000 for a client who suffered severe injuries and required surgeries after a truck accident. Our attorney Jeff Atterbury, along with Co-Counsel Jayme L. Walker of Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli & Brewer, represented th...

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Category: Truck Accidents


07

May

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Road Safety Tips for Halloween Night

It's almost Halloween again: Kids roam the streets trick-or-treating at neighbors’ doors, and people of all ages get out to attend parties, pull pranks, and more. All that late-night activity can pose a serious safety hazard, however, particularly if you live in a sub...

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Category: Personal Injury