It is a sad statistic that motorcycle accidents usually end in death. If they don’t, the alternative is not always the best result either. There are normally two outcomes after a motorcycle accident – death or life-altering, catastrophic injuries. For the fortunate few who walk away from a bike crash,…
Whether helmets prevent death in a motorcycle crash is an interesting question and one that, statistically speaking, is answered in the negative. While numerous states have mandatory helmet laws and some do not, the whole argument about wearing or not wearing a noggin protector mostly boils down to whether they…
Beware the “no zone” that travels with 18-wheelers. Stay out of that area or you may pay a high price – your life. You know what it is like driving a smaller vehicle near an 18-wheeler. It makes a lot of people pretty squeamish, and with good reason. Even if…
The worse your injuries are from a car wreck, the greater your compensation happens to be. There’s a cause and effect connection involved. No matter what way you look at it, if you are injured in a car wreck, and the injuries are severe, this is not good. One thing…
When products cause serious harm, it’s time to consult an Atlanta personal injury lawyer. “No one expects they’re going to go to the store and come home with a defective product, especially one that will harm you. You go to buy something that you trust will do the job. Say,…
Motorcycles are unique vehicles. Nothing else can approximate the thrill of riding in the open air. Unfortunately, they are high-risk rides. There is no question that riding a motorcycle is one of the greatest thrills on planet Earth. It is a super-charged rush to get on the open road and…
In most accidents, someone is at fault. The hard part is figuring out who that is in some cases. “It’s one thing to be in an accident but quite another when you then have to argue with someone else over ‘who’ was at fault in the first place. I see…
A slip and fall may cause far more than just bruises and embarrassment. Falling may cause traumatic brain injury. We’ve likely all done this: slipped on something and taken what we laughingly refer to as a “prat fall.” We may have gotten up off the floor and been just fine,…
Unfortunately, over the last few years, the number of nursing malpractice cases has been increasing. This is not good news. Evidently, nursing malpractice statistics have started to increase sharply over the last five years or so. The evidence of this is provided by the National Council of State Boards of…
Generally speaking, products are safety tested before they hit the marketplace. Now and then, something goes wrong. “While it’s true that most products are safety tested before they are put on the market, there are cases where something goes wrong – either intentionally or unintentionally. When that happens, consumers may…