Restricting nighttime and early morning teen driving and the number of passengers can reduce crash rates among young drivers by 20 percent.
Although air bags can save lives, they also can cause serious injury or death, especially to children. Over recent years, many infants and children have been killed in low or moderate speed crashes by the deployment of air bags.
Every year millions of consumers file claims with their insurance agents and insurance companies. Not every claim needs to be filed by a lawyer.
You may not have the insurance protection you think you do.
The crash is over. The injuries are serious. Which driver is at fault? Is there adequate insurance or assets of the at-fault driver?
Steps to take if you think your workplace poses a hazard.
Many doctors have decided that patients should have no right to hold them accountable for even blatant malpractice.
More than 1.5 million Americans are injured every year by drug errors in hospitals, nursing homes and doctor's offices, according to a report from the Institute of Medicine. Sadly, many of these medication-related injuries are preventable.
The following descriptions are not necessarily proof of abuse, neglect, or exploitation. But they may be clues that a problem exists, and that a report needs to be made to law enforcement or Adult Protective Services.
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) is the federal agency that is charged with keeping the traveling public safe. Unfortunately, politics has taken its toll on this agency.
This past year there have been reports of more than 9,000 deaths related to food-borne diseases. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, millions of cases involving microbial food-borne diseases are reported each year in the United States.
The post-traumatic syndrome (PTS), previously called post-concussion syndrome, is a pattern of symptoms that can follow mild to moderate head injury (actual cranial impact).
Florida hospitals are routinely violating a state law that requires them to report serious errors, according to a study on patient safety.
According to an article published in the "The New Mexico Trial Lawyer" Allstate Insurance Company devised a plan to increase its profits at the expense of its policyholders and those injured by Allstate insureds.
How did you feel when your insurance company rejected your claim after you had faithfully paid its premiums? Did it make you angry? Did you struggle to find a solution? Or did you just give up?
Writing down the details is far easier — and more accurate — than relying on your memory.
Is honesty the best policy for hospitals? Should a hospital patient be told when an error causes injury?
By Laura Parker, USA TODAY
Despite years of patient-safety efforts, an increasing number of health care facilities have reported mistakenly removing the wrong limbs or organs, slicing into the wrong side of bodies and performing surgery on the wrong patients.
The number of medical errors leading to "patient safety incidents" rose in U.S. hospitals to 1.24 million between 2002-2004, compared to 1.14 million over the previous three-year period.
The Florida Medical Association distributed a waiver form demanding that patients waive their legal rights before being treated for their ailments.
When it comes to accident insurance, there are special concerns for bikers.
10,000 people die every year in vehicle rollover crashes; NHTSA chooses to protect auto industry profits over Americans' safety.
If you intend to file a claim for your injuries, it's important to notify potential defendants after the accident.
Elder Abuse must NOT be tolerated. Let us help.
By Alisa Ulferts, Times Staff Writer
Act quickly to protect evidence and find witnesses who can help you prove your case to an insurance company.
If you've been injured by a dangerous consumer product, you may have an easier time recovering compensation for your injuries than those who are injured in other ways. Here's why.
These guidelines will help you determine who is responsible if you slip or trip and fall on someone else's property.
Rollovers kill more than 10,000 motorists in the United States each year. Studies have found that SUVs have a higher likelihood of rollover than other vehicles. However, the good news is that progress has been made and you can feel safer in choosing an SUV as your family vehicle.
Plagued by years of sinus congestion, our client agreed to have a local Ear, Nose and Throat specialist perform endoscopic sinus surgery. Unfortunately, the Orlando surgeon failed to keep his instruments within his field of view and inadvertently entered the eye orbit.
The makers of the First Alert brand smoke detector must pay the survivors of a fire more than $7 million in damages.
A small percentage of doctors commit the majority of medical malpractice. All the while, medical malpractice insurance companies continue to defend the blatant cases of medical malpractice and deny responsibility for preventable patient injury and death.
The NHTSA reports that 10,657 people have been killed in truck-related accidents in the United States over the past two calendar years.
