The days and months after an accident can be stressful. When we think of a case involving defective products, medical devices, car accidents, or premises liability, it can sometimes be easy to forget the very human toll that these types of cases take on victims. In many of these cases, there are stresses that come…
A defective part can lead to a car accident. When we think of car accidents, we generally think of two cars with two drivers, one at fault and one innocent. However, there are other causes to car accidents, including problems with vehicles that can lead to injuries in crashes. Cars are made up of thousands…
There can be several risk factors that put people at risk for concussions. After a car accident, concussions can be the dangerous injuries that nobody sees right away at an accident scene. The symptoms can often be so mild that they would escape a first responder, but they can also be so severe that they…
A family’s senseless loss can mean the family seeks justice through a wrongful death lawsuit. When a family member dies it is a heart-wrenching experience. It can be made even more painful when surviving family members know that their loved one’s death could have been avoided. In a wrongful death lawsuit, the deceased’s family may…
Motorcyclists have the odds against them every time they ride. Over the last several years, an increase in a popularity of motorcycles has led to an increase in the fatal motorcycle accidents. Between 1997 and 2006, there was a 127 percent increase in the number of motorcycle related fatalities as the popularity of motorcycles exploded.…
There are more than a quarter million car fires each year, and many result in serious injury. Car accidents can cause a variety of injuries. The laws of physics are often unforgiving when they are applied to heavy vehicles moving at high speed. One of the biggest dangers in an accident is fire. One spark…
Post concussion syndrome can be a lingering effect of your car accident. After a car accident, one of the hidden dangers can be a concussion. In the moments after the accident a concussion might not be readily apparent, but victims may experience nausea, headaches, and sensitivity to light or sound. Tucson personal injury attorneys at…
You might think that it’s safer to use a tanning bed than bake yourself out in the sun. In some respects, it is … but indoor tanning isn’t entirely without its own risks. Experts say melanoma is on the rise, particularly for those under 35 who do their tanning indoors. There’s a 20 percent increased…
Driver error is cited more frequently in fatal crashes involving passenger vehicles than commercial trucks, according to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System. The newest statistics, culled from driver-related factors in police accident reports during 2010, show about one-third of truck drivers involved in fatal crashes were cited, compared…
For five of the past six seasons, attendance at NCAA football games has broken records. Nearly 49.7 million attended college football games last year, according to the NCAA, which doesn’t include the 127 million who watched TV games. What the audience and, most importantly, the players themselves aren’t aware of is the potentially devastating long-term…