Not everyone who gets into a serious accident feels like they have been hurt right after an accident. This leads many people to put off getting medical treatment for days, or even weeks. However, doing this can cause a lot of problems, both medically and legally. Here are a few reasons why you should seek medical treatment after any serious accident, no matter how you feel:
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Drunk drivers are some of the most dangerous drivers on the road, with more than a quarter of all motor vehicle fatalities occurring in accidents involving an impaired driver. Thus, being able to identify drunk drivers can mean the literal difference between life and death, giving you the ability to avoid a potentially fatal collision. Here are just a few ways to pick out a potential drunk driver on the road:
For most people, the summer is a time to cut loose and have fun, and that is doubly true after more than a year of staying inside due to COVID concerns. However, that does not mean that any of the old dangers have gone away. In fact, people may be more ready to engage in risky behavior than ever before. Watch out for these potential risks this summer, or else you could find yourself dealing with a lot worse than a sunburn:
Most of the time, people consider personal injury cases and criminal cases to be separate affairs. While that is often true, there are plenty of cases where one person’s criminal behavior can become someone else’s personal injury claim. Property owners, in particular, may find themselves paying a legal and financial price if they do not put in proper security measures to prevent crime in or around their buildings. Continue reading “Why Security Measures Are a Personal Injury Issue”
Pedestrian accidents may not be the most common type of motor vehicle accident, but they are often among the most dangerous. In the wake of a pedestrian accident, victims may not be certain about what they should do or where they should go. Here are five things you should know about pedestrian accidents:
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If you get into a car accident, you might be confused about what you should do next. Between the legal and financial demands, along with the harm you may have suffered in the accident itself, you may feel overwhelmed. Fortunately, there are a few simple steps you can take to protect yourself and your interests in the event of a car accident: Continue reading “Five Steps to Take If You Get Into a Car Accident”
Insurance companies do not like it when victims of accidents get lawyers. While this might seem callous to say, the fact of the matter is that things tend to go a lot more smoothly for insurers when victims simply go along with what they want. Of course, what is best for an insurance company is often not what is best for you. Here are five reasons why you should get a lawyer after an accident: Continue reading “Five Reasons You Should Get a Lawyer After an Accident”
A motor vehicle accident can result in substantial harm, both to your body and your bank account. Even a minor accident can mean thousands of dollars in medical bills and repair costs, not to mention legal expenses. But there are some potential costs that people do not take into account when dealing with motor vehicle accidents. Here are five of those potential hidden costs to be aware of: Continue reading “Five Hidden Costs of Motor Vehicle Accidents”
Slip-and-fall accidents are a staple of physical comedy, with professional actors and stuntmen slipping or tripping all over themselves with nothing more than an amusing bruise or scratch. Unfortunately, in the real world, a sudden slip-and-fall can result in a variety of dangerous injuries, especially for elderly people and those with certain health conditions. You should always take a slip-and-fall accident seriously, even if it seems like someone was not hurt by it. Continue reading “Why a Slip-and-Fall Accident is No Joke”
There are few professions more dangerous than construction, and in construction, electrocution ranks as one of the top hazards. Electrocution can cause pain, numbness, burns, muscle weakness, stiffness, and paralysis, which can either be temporary or permanent. It would thus stand to reason that construction workers, employers and construction site owners would want to take whatever steps they need to ensure electrocutions do not happen. Nevertheless, thousands of construction workers are injured every year by electrocutions, and here are four major reasons why:
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