Although many people seem to think a wrongful death action is a criminal case, it is not. A wrongful death action is a civil suit with the award called a structured settlement.
Those who have experienced the loss of a loved one thanks to the actions of another individual or a company may file a wrongful [...]
When a recession hits those who want to downsize their cars or give them up to save on gas, they usually opt to buy a motorbike. Not a bad idea, but with that choice comes an increased risk of serious personal injuries or even death.
In Georgia alone in 2008 there were over 390,000 motorcycles registered. [...]
When the term professional malpractice is mentioned, many people assume it automatically refers to medical malpractice. This isn’t always the case.
Malpractice cases don’t always center on medical malpractice issues. In fact, the term malpractice refers to any act of neglect or failure by a “professional.” These kinds of cases also happen to involve accountants, nurses, [...]
If you’ve ever been totally soaked by gas while filling up your vehicle because the hose separated from the nozzle, you may have cause to file a personal injury claim.
Getting gasoline all over yourself including in your eyes and all over your face, not to mention your clothes, is an upsetting experience. It may also [...]
It’s the law that property owners must take every reasonable precaution to make sure there are no serious hazards that would harm or kill anyone coming on the property.
Premises liability applies to personal and commercial property and any owner or manager looking after property is legally bound to make sure the premises are safe for [...]
Unfortunately there are an increasing number of medication errors being made in hospitals and other medical settings; errors that result in medical malpractice cases.
These figures will shock and likely dismay you. There are well over a million people a year across the U.S. who suffer harm or death due to medication errors. It’s these kinds [...]
There are more scams on the go than just the high profile ones that you read about in the paper. Madoff is a very large example of some of the smaller schemes that proliferate online and offline.
There are far too many con artists out there these days to really take anything for granted any longer. [...]
It’s hard to try and set an amount of damages that you may have sustained in a car crash. The sheer overwhelming number and type of wounds may totally confuse you, not to mention having to repair your vehicle.
During the summer the highways and by-ways across America are jammed with holiday and regular travelers, add [...]
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that texting while driving a vehicle is a remarkably bad idea. The results may be deadly for both the texter and the person they hit.
Adults don’t generally try to text while they are driving; most likely due to the fact they realize it’s not a very smart [...]
Not a day goes by that the highways in America aren’t teeming with big rigs. The 18-wheelers that make the pavement sing as goods are trucked to various locations. Beware tangling with a big rig, as the results are usually deadly.
For commuters on their way to work, for those out on the Interstate byways and [...]
In early December, the CLASS, or Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, survived a vote aimed at removing it from the Senate health reform bill. The House and Senate bills both contain a version of the act.
Although the CLASS Act is buried deep in both bills and has garnered little media attention, its potential [...]
As the cost of health care increases, many people are turning to the internet. Using health insurance comparison services, many people and families are lowering costs.
During tough economic times, many individuals and families start looking at their monthly budget to determine where they can cut costs. Unfortunately, for families that do not have group health [...]
Wrongful death verdicts are rarely less than $1 million, no matter what the precipitating circumstances.
Wrongful deaths are the saddest events of all, so it makes sense that the ensuing verdicts arising from these invariably emotionally devastating cases are the most fruitful as to settlements and awards. No matter who dies “wrongfully” as precipitated by negligence [...]
