You were traveling with your family when another driver, seemingly not paying attention, slammed into your vehicle with theirs. In an instant, everything you planned for the future changed. You suffered a serious injury, and several of your loved ones did as well.You...
Delayed diagnoses can cause irreparable harm
Delayed diagnoses are a significant problem in the medical world. While a diagnosis is delayed, a patient often goes without a necessary treatment. Without the appropriate treatment, the patient's medical condition could get worse or even end up becoming...
Hazardous children’s products could result in serious injury
There are many products that can be dangerous to children, but product liability only really comes into play when parents aren't warned adequately about a product's potential risk to cause injury. In the majority of cases, for instance, a parent would know there was a...
See someone texting? Here’s what you should do
Texting and driving is extremely dangerous, but for the most part, it's hard to know if someone is texting until after a crash occurred. Unless you see them doing so, there's little way to prove that they were on their phones.One thing you might be asking, though, is...
Reaching retirement: Your workers’ compensation benefits
Once you reach the age of retirement, you may not think there is any way to obtain workers' compensation for injuries. In truth, you know you can't return to work largely because of your age. Workers' compensation is designed to compensate you for being unable to work...
Scooter and moped accidents: The risk of not having insurance
Scooter and moped injuries, much like motorcycle injuries, can be substantial. People who ride these vehicles have little protection against other cars and trucks. The difference for scooters and mopeds tends to be that they're only used on residential roads and at...
Sovereign immunity shows promise in reducing patient injury
As a patient who has suffered from the results of medical malpractice, the last thing you'd want to find out is that states were considering providing immunity to doctors and medical providers. Immunity could mean more mistakes with fewer repercussions.However, some...
How can you prevent fires on the job?
Fire prevention is an important safety step in every workplace. Fire safety helps protect employees from burns, smoke inhalation and other injuries that could impact them for a significant amount of time.If a fire does start in the workplace, employers need to know...
Can you file a lawsuit for an accident if you’re to blame?
Florida product liability laws limit how long a person or family has to claim for injuries or death. The statute of limitations is four years from the date of injury to a person or property; for a wrongful death, you have only two years to take action in court.It's...
An accurate asthma diagnosis helps save your life
Asthma is a common chronic disease in America. It's important that a medical provider accurately diagnoses asthma as early as possible to help prevent life-threatening complications of the condition.Accurately diagnosing asthma is the only way to learn to control it....