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Motorcycle crashes often cause extremely serious injuries. In fact, motorcycles are almost thirty times more likely to die in vehicle collisions that four-wheel vehicle occupants. These victims usually incur substantial medical bills. Between hospitalization, follow-up care, and physical therapy, they may require months in a hospital or other care facility. During that time, and as [...]
Sudden and unexpected slip-and-fall incidents often cause extremely serious injuries. Each year, over eight million people visit hospital emergency rooms after a slip-and-fall. That’s far more visits than any other kind of unintentional injury, like car crashes. Slip-and-falls are especially serious for people over 65. Unfortunately, this age group is the largest one for slip-and-fall [...]
As the mercury dips slightly and the Sunshine State becomes a little less sunny, many people look for indoor heated swimming pools. These facilities may not be the most family-friendly places, because unintentional drownings are the leading cause of accidental death for children under four. Indoor heated swimming pools may be even more hazardous than [...]
According to the government, twelve million Americans are misdiagnosed every year. That’s about a 5 percent error rate. A 95 on a grade school spelling test is a very good score. But a 95 in the context of a doctor-patient relationship is sadly inadequate. That’s because this bond is one of the strongest ones in [...]
Dangerous roadways and natural disasters cause a handful of car crashes. But human error causes about 93 percent of the car wrecks in Florida. Many of these incidents involve excessive speed, improper lookout, and/or driver inattention. There’s often an underlying cause as well, such as alcohol impairment or fatigue. Damages in car wreck cases often [...]
In vehicle collisions, motorcycle riders are twenty-eight times more likely to die than vehicle occupants. Riders are completely exposed to danger, unlike sheltered and restrained vehicle occupants. The serious injury rate is also much higher in motorcycle crash cases. These injuries include things like head injuries, badly broken bones, and severe lacerations. To build a [...]
Unintentional drowning, and not motor vehicle crashes or some other category, is the leading cause of injury-related death in children under 4. These victims are small and fragile. So, just a few minutes under the water is sufficient to cause irreversible brain damage or death. Due to the serious and stunning nature of these injuries, [...]
For as long as there have been negligence claims, insurance companies have tried to shift blame onto the victims. This trend began around 1900. As there were no federal safety standards at the time, many factories and cars were very dangerous. Defendants started calling job injuries and car crashes “accidents.” The word shifted focus away [...]
Each year, medication errors kill or seriously injure tens of thousands of Americans. In other cases, the injuries are not physically serious but the consequences are significant. The wrong dose of medication, or the wrong kind of medication, may prolong an expensive hospital stay. Many times, the medical staff is responsible for these mistakes. Medication [...]
The over-65 population is already rapidly expanding. It’s increased by about 50 percent in just the last decade. Furthermore, this population group may double in size over the next twenty-five years. Due to medical and other advances, many of these people will live independently for a long time. But many others will need long-term care, [...]
