Monthly Archives: September 2024
Pregnant Women Face More Risks in Car Accidents
While pregnancy can be a wonderful time, it can also be extremely stressful and dangerous. Pregnant women, for instance, face additional risks if involved in a car accident. Tragically, these problems can prove fatal. In fact, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates that car accidents result in more than 5,000 fetal losses every… Read More »
Scarring After a Burn Injury
Burn injuries can have a profound physical impact on victims, as they are some of the most painful and debilitating injuries a person can suffer. Burns can also be emotionally damaging, leaving scars that serve as constant reminders of a victim’s accident. Burn-related scarring can also come with its own physical limitations as well,… Read More »
Head-On Collisions Can Have Devastating Consequences
Navigating the aftermath of a car crash can be overwhelming, with accident victims forced to suffer through physical pain, emotional turmoil, and complicated legal challenges. This tends to be particularly true after serious car accidents, like head-on collisions, which are notorious for resulting in especially devastating injuries. Head-On Collisions Of the many types of… Read More »
Preparing for a Deposition in Your Personal Injury Case
A deposition is a type of question-and-answer session in which a witness is asked specific queries about a particular incident by an attorney. The answers are given under oath and in the presence of a court reporter and so can be used as evidence at trial as a form of sworn testimony, either for… Read More »
Car Accident-Related Blunt Force Head Trauma
Of the many types of injuries that car crash victims can sustain, blunt force trauma to the head is among the most devastating. In fact, blunt force trauma, specifically to the head, is the leading cause of death for vehicle occupants. What is Blunt Force Head Trauma? Blunt force head trauma occurs when the… Read More »
Shared Liability for Your Florida Truck Accident
While it may seem like there aren’t any major differences between motor vehicle accidents, the reality is that everything from the kinds of injuries a person sustains to how a victim goes about pursuing compensation can vary depending on the type of accident in question. Collisions involving commercial vehicles, for instance, are vastly different… Read More »
Did You Suffer an Accident-Related Dislocation?
Of the many types of injuries that accident victims can sustain, dislocated joints are perhaps one of the most cringeworthy. This reaction makes sense when you consider what a dislocated joint involves, which is essentially the forceful separation of two connected bones. These kinds of injuries are debilitating, extremely painful, and can result in… Read More »
Financial Recovery for Steering Wheel Injuries
Although many people don’t realize it, some of the most severe head and chest injuries that car accident victims experience occur because the force of their impact caused them to strike their steering wheels. Fortunately, like other car accident-related injuries, physical injuries caused by steering wheels are compensable in Florida. How Steering Wheel Injuries… Read More »
Keeping an Injury Journal After a Car Crash Can Strengthen Your Accident Claim
There’s a lot to keep track of after a car accident, from getting medical attention and filing insurance claims to handling vehicle repairs and taking time off from work. It can be difficult, especially when suffering from an injury, to stay on top of all of these matters, which is why we often encourage… Read More »
