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May
Overview of Burn Injury Claims: Causes, Severity & Liability
According to the American Burn Association (ABA), nearly 10 Americans will lose their lives to fires and burn injuries every day. More than ten times that amount will suffer a serious burn injury that requires medical attention. With burn injuries being such a prevalent concern...
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07
May
Product Liability Laws: A Manufacturer's Duty to the Consumer
Any time you purchase a product from a public market or retain a service from a public source, an umbrella of product liability laws - mainly established through federal-level legislation – will open to protect you from damages in case you are unduly injured by that p...
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07
May
Calculating Pain & Suffering Damages in a Personal Injury Claim
When a party caused harm to another party due to negligence or recklessness, they can be targeted by a personal injury claim or lawsuit. The groundwork of an injury claim is an attempt to recover economic damages, such as medical bills, property damage, and lost wages. Economic d...
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07
May
Following a Car Accident, Take These Steps
As soon as the dust settles after an accident, parties will already be trying to figure out who is to blame and who could be held liable in any resulting personal injury claims. You should also be aware of how liability is assigned in car accidents. In particular, you have to pay...
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07
May
How Do Personal Injury Claims View & Compare Negligence & Recklessness?
When someone files a personal injury claim against a third party that has caused them harm, they will often label the defendant as someone who acted with negligence or recklessness. While the terms do seem and often are interchangeable, they actually have different definitions in...
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07
May
How Spinal Cord Injuries are Evaluated in Personal Injury Claims
There are no two spinal cord injuries that are exactly the same. Even when the circumstances that caused the injury are quite similar and the initial diagnoses are nearly identical, there will be differences in the details. Understanding the smallest details of a spinal injury an...
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07
May
What Do I Need to Prove in My Medical Malpractice Claim to Win?
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data - and the stories you may have already heard from friends, family members, and coworkers – medical malpractice is a leading cause of serious injury and wrongful death in America. Doctors, nurses, physi...
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07
May
CPSC Announces Recall for Vornado Air Space Heaters, Citing Fire Hazard
People who own a Vornado Air Sunny CS (Cribside) Nursery Space Heater are being urged to unplug and discontinue use of the product immediately. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced on January 31st, 2018 that the products could ignite nearby flamma...
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07
May
Revealing the True Cost of Catastrophic Injuries
For a typical personal injury, calculating the damages the patient deserves is somewhat straightforward. Medical costs can be totaled alongside the cost of wages missed for being out of work. Additional damages might not even be sought if the injuries are capable of healing readi...
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07
May
Car Accidents with Uninsured Motorists: Who Can You Sue?
Drivers in California are required by law to carry some sort of automobile insurance that meets minimum requirements, allowing people who get hurt by them in a car accident a chance to recover damages. Despite the law and the penalties for breaking it, an estimated 14% of all dri...
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07
May
Do Brain Injuries Heal Over Time? Or Are They All Permanent?
After suffering a brain injury - whether it is considered traumatic or minor – the recovery process will be an uphill battle for the patient. This is assuming that it is even possible for the patient to heal the physical damage caused to their brain. Research from lea...
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07
May
New Year's Day Drunk Driving Accidents & Injury Claims
The night of New Year's Eve and the morning of New Year’s Day always mark some of the most dangerous times to be on the road. Each year, hundreds of people across the country will be seriously injured in drunk driving accidents caused by intoxicated New Year’s c...
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