While you focus on healing, we take care of the rest.
No Cost Consultation | Call 24/7
Give Habbas & Associates a phone call at (800) 336-787807
May
Risks of Overloaded & Improperly Loaded Trucks
Commercial trucks are highly regulated by federal and state laws, mostly because they are quite cumbersome to drive and can weigh anywhere from 10,000 to 80,000 pounds. If they lose control, they can cause a devastating amount of damage to people and property alike. These laws ar...
View MoreCategory: Truck Accidents
07
May
How Much Compensation Can You Claim in a Birth Injury Lawsuit?
Almost 30,000 babies are born with a birth injury every year. While injuries during birth aren’t rare and can be healed within a few days to weeks, others are easily preventable and can cause long-term damage. Likewise, a poor decision made by a medical professional could cause a...
View MoreCategory: Birth Injuries
07
May
Is There a Cap on Damages in California?
Believe it or not, personal injury suits aren’t all frivolous suits. In fact, the majority of personal injury lawsuits are filed in cases of gross negligence, after a person or group’s careless actions led to someone else’s severe injury. In some states (like Texas), however, a p...
View MoreCategory: Personal Injury
07
May
Semi Trucks and Exploding Tires
Truck accidents aren’t nearly as common as those involving passenger cars; however, they do happen. Apart from driver error or dangerous encounters with passenger cars, one of the things that can cause an accident is a tire blowout. Many 18-wheelers weigh anywhere from 10,000 to ...
View MoreCategory: Truck Accidents
07
May
Emotional and Mental Issues After a Car Accident
Although car accidents are relatively common occurrences, few people are ever fully prepared for them. No matter how small the collision, a crash can be jarring, terrifying, and disorienting. After an accident, most people focus on the physical injuries people might have sustaine...
View MoreCategory: Car Accidents
07
May
Teen Accidents: Common Mistakes Made by New Drivers
If you have a teen driver in the family, you know how expensive insuring them can be. This is because statistically, the risk of crashing is higher among 16- to 19-year-olds than among any other age group. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), per mile d...
View MoreCategory: Car Accidents
07
May
Who Can Be Held Responsible for a Truck Accident?
Accidents with semi trucks can be terrifying. Large commercial vehicles can weigh anywhere from 10,000 to 80,000 pounds (or more, if they have an overload permit). Therefore, if passenger vehicles are involved in a collision with these big rigs, the larger vehicles will do much m...
View MoreCategory: Truck Accidents
07
May
Common Causes of Truck Accidents
Large trucks crash far less often than smaller passenger cars for a number of reasons. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), there were a total of 717 crashes involving large trucks in 2015; compare that number to the more than 6 million crashes to...
View MoreCategory: Truck Accidents
07
May
Commercial Trucking Accidents vs. Car Accidents: Key Differences
On the surface, the average car accident is clearly different from a typical commercial truck accident. But only when you come to understand the nuances of the key differences between them does that information become important. Indeed, with the right knowledge beforehand, you ca...
View MoreCategories: Car Accidents Truck Accidents
07
May
Should I Try to Settle My Car Accident Claim Out of Court?
No one wants to sit around and wonder if they will get fair compensation from the liable party after being in a car accident. In some situations, medical bills can start piling up quickly. Life may become increasingly difficult if the plaintiff's vehicle was destroyed in th...
View MoreCategories: Car Accidents FAQ
07
May
How Many Damages Can You Claim in a Birth Injury Lawsuit?
A child born with a birth injury will very likely require extensive medical care immediately after birth, as well as rehabilitation for years or the rest of their life. It is not uncommon for parents to fall into significant debt while trying to pay for all of the necessary treat...
View MoreCategories: Medical Malpractice FAQ Birth Injuries
07
May
Cerebral Palsy in Children: Diagnosis & Symptoms
Cerebral palsy is a birth injury that impacts a child's cognitive functions and musculoskeletal control. In some cases, it will be near-immediate to notice that a child has been born with cerebral palsy. However, the norm is that its symptoms are so subtle, they go unnotice...
View MoreCategories: Medical Malpractice Birth Injuries
