Proving who is at fault in a premises liability case is sometimes quite difficult. At the very heart of the matter of premises liability law is the question “Who is to blame?” This isn’t the easiest thing to figure out, and that is why many premises liability lawyers will comment…
If you have dangerous or hazardous conditions on your property, it would be wise to know the ins and outs of premises liability before someone injures themselves. Basically the law of premises liability is a branch of personal injury law that covers injuries sustained as a result of dangerous or…
Are seat belts a dangerous product? This is a very interesting question and brings up the vigorous debate surrounding the mandated use of seat belts. Most people have had the safety message drummed into their heads that wearing a seat belt saves lives. There are numerous commercials on TV, the…
Talk about dangerous products, a gas grill of all things, one of the staples of an American summer backyard dinner. While they might look fairly harmless, all hunched over on the back porch waiting for the steak or corn on the cob, if the gas flame and tank are not…
Eating out is a great thing to do now and then, or even on a regular basis. “However, sometimes what was eaten comes back to haunt the customer in the form of salmonella or other forms of food contamination,” said Georgia super lawyer Stephen M. Ozcomert of Atlanta. Eating out…
Most people think medical malpractice is most commonly caused by doctor error. However, this isn’t always the case, as nurses are also responsible for medical mistakes. Over the last decade or so, the media in the U.S. have had a field day when it comes to reports detailing the number…
Modern medicine is a marvelous thing when it works without side effects. When those side effects happen, defective medical products become the focal point of litigation. Across America, hundreds of people were having hernia surgery and being implanted with a hernia patch. Sounds fairly straightforward, but apparently something went terribly…
One of the first things a doctor learns when they go to medical school is their guiding ethic, “Do no harm.” When it comes to medical malpractice it is hard to understand how that ethic was violated. It’s a given that in our health system the patients expect their doctor…
Cars and big rigs just don’t mix all that well on the highways. Poor weather and road conditions added into the high speeds on the road also create situations where a big rig may jackknife. Jackknife situations can have several outcomes, many of them resulting in injury to the driver,…
Automobile crashes are the leading cause of death in the United States. This is a dismal observation when one considers the number of rules of the road and regulations that have been put into place in an attempt to reduce the number of traffic deaths. Nonetheless, accidents continue to happen…