2016

3 Things To Do After An Automotive Accident To Support Your Personal Injury Case

Sometimes, due to the negligence of another motorist, there is no way for you to avoid an automobile accident. Often, serious accidents result in significant injuries and a lengthy recovery time. The medical expenses, lost wages, and property damages that you suffer due to an accident that is not your fault should not become your financial responsibilities. Thus, it is important for you to pursue damages through a personal injury case.…

Don't Let Summer Storms Catch You Off Guard: 3 Defensive Driving Tips For Poor Weather

About 22% of car accidents are weather-related. It’s a common misconception that most weather-related accidents happen in winter weather conditions, but the truth is that 73% of weather-related accidents occur on wet pavement and 46% occur during rainfall. Only about 17% of weather-related accidents occur during snow or sleet. This means that it’s just as important to watch out for those summer storms if you want to avoid an accident. Take a look at a few tips that can help you avoid a rainy-day accident.…

Understanding VA Claim Denials

Dealing with the Department of Veterans Affairs isn’t always a simple task. Whether you’re trying to increase your disability rate or fighting against a denial with an appeal, the burden of proof is in your hands to show exactly how you’re suffering, how it’s the government’s responsibility and how much the problems are worth. Before rushing out to pay for every test and consultation you can think of, consider a few medical options and legal angles that could be more successful.…

4 Things You Need To Know About Fitness & Diet Advice & Personal Injuries

How often do you see advice on the web, or even from friends, that is completely off base? How often do you see people injuring themselves at the gym or local fitness center? Are you worried that you could be the next one to fall prey to bad information or equipment? Keeping these tips in mind, you can best protect yourself from bad information and practices by those in the fitness and dieting industries you thought you could trust.…

How Much Money Can I Get For My Motorcycle Accident?

If you’re deciding whether or not to pursue a lawsuit for your motorcycle accident, knowing how much the claim would be worth is an important deciding factor. Here are some things that can affect your insurance payout.  Who Is At Fault for the Accident The first thing to consider is whether the other person was liable for your accident. In some cases, this can be clear cut; if the person rear-ended you, that is clearly on them.…

Using Technology To Avoid Parking Lot Accidents

Car accidents that occur in parking lots attract the same consequences as car accidents that occur elsewhere. However, liability for parking lots accidents tends to be more difficult to prove than that for accidents that occur on the road. This may be because parking lots either don’t have well-marked lanes or are poorly designed. In fact, some jurisdictions don’t even issue tickets (tickets are usually helpful in proving negligence) for parking lot accidents.…

Was Your Parent's Surgical Site Neglected And Got Infected At Their Nursing Home ? Get A Lawyer

Did you have your elderly parent in a nursing home after they had surgery and their incision site got infected because of neglect in the nursing home? If so, you’ll want to contact a lawyer to help manage the medical bills and to help get compensation for the physical pain and delayed healing your parent has had to endure. The lawyer will file a lawsuit against the nursing home so that your parent can get some money back and so the nursing home treats the patients in the facility better.…

Child Diagnosed With A Mood Disorder? What You Need To Know About SSI & Medicaid

If you are the parent of a child who has been diagnosed with a mood disorder, such as bipolar or major depressive disorder, your child may qualify for SSI and Medicaid. This is important, especially if the mood disorder disrupts your child’s life–and yours–to the point that it’s difficult for you to earn a living. And, with Medicaid, your child may get the medication and professional care that he or she needs for proper treatment.…

Victim Of A Hit & Run? What Vehicle Owners Can Do To Try & Recoup Repair Costs

Parking your car on a city street or a public or private parking lot is something that most motorists do every day without worry. That is, until the day when you arrive back at your vehicle after work, shopping or dinner to find that your car has been struck by another vehicle and the other driver has left the scene of the accident. If or when this happens to you, the following information can help you find the offender and take legal steps to recoup the cost of the damage and have them charged with leaving the scene of the accident.…

The Dog Gone Truth About What Could Happen If Your Child Gets Bitten By A Dog

If you are like most people, you may have never considered that a tragic event such as your child getting bitten by a dog could happen. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AMVA), over 4.5 million people are bitten annually by dogs, and most of the dog bite victims are children who are likely to be severely injured. Perhaps you have neighbors with dogs that you view as harmless, but it is important to keep in mind that some dogs who bite humans are not vicious.…