As a parent, you know that children have an insatiable curiosity that leads them to explore everything within reach. This curiosity can sometimes put them in dangerous situations in which they suffer serious injuries, such as when they wander onto a neighbor’s...
Personal Injury
How can you prevent dog bites?
Dogs are often great companions and legitimate members of the family. However, they can also cause injurious dog bites with sometimes severe consequences. In this case, a little of caution can go a long way when it comes to your dog bite risk. Here are a few smart...
What should I know about an independent medical exam?
Proving that you have suffered an injury that has kept you from going back to work is an important part of recouping your lost wages. To make your case, you probably have acquired medical records from your recent doctor’s visit that show the impact of the injury....
How can you control credit card spending after an accident?
Due to a recent injury because of an accident, you are not able to work. This has deprived you of wages for a time, and you are hoping you can claim your lost wages in your current personal injury case. Until then, you may worry that expenses like racking up too much...
Driving your motorized wheelchair safely on paved roads
A motorized wheelchair can make travel more efficient for you despite your disability. However, when you must drive on paved roads in your community, you have to rely on others to keep surfaces maintained and safe. Knowing some safety tips for operating your motorized...
Construction industry has second-highest fatality rate
According to a recent report, the construction industry had the second most worker fatalities in California, at 464, for the 2013 to 2019 period. Only the trade, transportation and utilities industries had more deaths. What makes the construction industry so...
Recovering lost wages after an accident
One of the most trying hardships that many people face in the aftermath of a serious car accident is a sudden loss of income. Being unable to work can put an enormous strain on accident victims and make the recovery process a lot more stressful. When evaluating...
What is lost compensation and lost earning capacity?
Sustaining an injury due to an auto collision or some other accident could keep you from going back to work for a while. Your time away from your job is time you are not spending earning money, which means you may have to make a claim for lost wages. You may have also...
What is a capnocytophaga infection?
A dog's mouth is not the cleanest place, and many different types of bacteria call it home. Unfortunately, this means any number of said bacteria could end up transferred to your wound if a dog bites you. Capnocytophaga is just one type of bacteria. This alone can...
Pedestrian safety for mobile wheelchair users
Mobile wheelchair users face a higher risk of injury during pedestrian travel. Unlike other pedestrians, they are often less able to react to dangerous situations because they lack mobility. People who know how to travel safely in their mobile wheelchair can minimize...
