Recent Blog Posts
Liability When Intoxicated Minors Cause Car Accidents
If you are hit by a drunk driver, and you were injured, you have options to receive compensation from the liable driver. But sometimes, that liable, drunk driver, ends up being a minor. When that happens, the case, and the parties potentially liable to compensate you, become a bit different. Minors and DUI One… Read More »
Here’s What Will Happen If You Represent Yourself After An Accident
After you have an accident, you may think about getting an injury attorney. But then the other side’s insurance company calls, or the other side itself, if they are self insured, And you start to think…hey they seem pretty nice. I’m doing OK speaking with them. Maybe I should just speak to them myself?… Read More »
How Your Shoes Could Affect Your Slip And Fall Case
In a slip and fall case, there may be something in your case that could become a larger legal issue, which you probably didn’t expect to ever be an issue: your shoes. Yes, it’s true; the shoes that you wore at the time of your fall, could impact whether you recover damages after your… Read More »
Can You Spot The Drunk Driver?
Can you spot a drunk driver, if there was one around you on the open roads? You may think that you can, and there are some ways of spotting them that are widely known and recognized. But not all signs are. In fact, many of the external signs of a drunk driver are often… Read More »
AI Chatbots: Can They Use The 1st Amendment As A Defense If They Cause Injury?
Just a few years ago, they used to make movies about people who would have entire conversations—even personal relationships—with computers. Today, that’s reality, as artificial intelligence allows computers to talk and think almost like a human can or would. But what about liability? Who is liable when a computer (specifically, artificial intelligence) does something… Read More »
Liability When Doctors Prescribe Addictive Medicines
Imagine that you get sick or injured, and you’re prescribed a medication. But the medication you’re prescribed is highly addictive, and sure enough, in time, you find yourself hooked; you’re addicted to the medicine the doctor prescribed to you. Is the doctor liable for your addiction? Whose Fault is It? It is no secret… Read More »
Ladder Accidents And Injuries
There are things that we use everyday, that we own in our homes, that can actually be very dangerous. We often take these items for granted, but when they fail or are misused, they can cause catastrophic injury. One such item is a ladder. User Misuse When people are injured on, or by using… Read More »
Passenger In A Car Accident? You Have The Right To Compensation
If you are a passenger in a vehicle, and you are injured in an accident, you’re in a unique situation. As a passenger, your injury case may be a little different than it would have been if, say, you were one of the drivers involved in the accident. Insurance Coverage If you were injured… Read More »
When Multiple Negligent Parties Cause An Injury, Which One Is Liable?
Imagine this scenario: you are injured on someone’s property—say, you fell on something or a substance that was negligently left on their floor. You are taken to the hospital, injured. At the hospital, the doctors misdiagnose you, amounting to medical malpractice. Because of the malpractice, your injury is much worse—what could have been easily… Read More »
Difficulties In Bicycle Accident Cases
If you are on a bicycle, and you are hit by a car, there may be an assumption that it’s an “easy case.” Cars aren’t supposed to hit bicyclists, and cyclists are essentially helpless against the speed and weight of a vehicle. But you may be surprised to know that when it comes to… Read More »
