Do you remember when you first started learning how to drive? Your parents probably taught you the most common advice for properly adjusting your side-view mirrors. Unfortunately, this advice was wrong, and it could be putting you and your passengers in unnecessary...
2 ways to bring your personal injury case to a close
Imagine you were shopping at the grocery store and you slipped on a broken bottle of juice. You fell and broke your hip. You've been receiving months of medical treatments and rehabilitative therapies ever since. You've endured extreme and chronic pain as a result of...
3 ways to avoid a pedestrian fatality
When you're walking in and around traffic, you're always at risk of getting hurt in a pedestrian collision. In fact, if you get struck by a car directly, you may not survive the incident. Therefore, all pedestrians who are walking near motor vehicle traffic need to...
Red tide leads to workers’ compensation claims in Florida
In Florida, there are many unusual hazards you might not think will affect you on the job. One of those hazards is red tide. The red tide occurs when algae blooms and releases toxins. This colors the water and has a potential to harm animals and humans.In a case in...
How does social media play a role in a product-liability case?
When a product has a defect, it can lead to injuries or deaths. That defect could result in a toy cutting a child, a bed falling apart during use or other serious hazards.One interesting thing about product-liability cases is that it's usually more than one person who...
The process of settling a claim for your car crash
Car crashes are life-altering. They happen suddenly, and they change any plans you had in the immediate future. They may strain you financially and physically, pushing you to your limits.In Florida, there are 1,197 miles of coastline, so imagine how many miles of...
What do you do if a broken bone is obvious at a crash scene?
In many accidents, the injuries that occur seem like things that people can heal from easily. For example, many people suffer from broken bones every year, and it's seen as a common injury. That doesn't mean that everyone can heal from it properly,...
2 killed in fall from 7-story construction job in Florida
It is always important for those working in construction to follow strict protocols. They have to make sure their equipment is in good condition and used accurately. If not, it could end up leading to injuries or deaths like in this case involving three workers in...
Device managers might rely on physicians instead of recalls
In what may be a shocking report, an Aug. 22 article describes how medical manufacturers actually rely on medical professionals to alert them to problems with their devices. Then, once the physicians know of defects, the medical device managers rely on those...
Hospital acquired infections: What you need to know
One of the most dangerous hospital-acquired infections is methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). This infection is not something a patient ever wants to hear that they have developed.MRSA is a bacterium that causes infection to spread throughout various...