Every year, an estimated 11,000 people are killed across the United States by drunk drivers, with about a third of all fatal motor vehicle crashes in New York involving drunk driving as a factor. This makes it one of the primary causes of motor vehicle fatalities, as well as other injuries from auto accidents. Here are five things you need to know about drunk driving accidents:
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Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are among the most devastating types of injuries that people can suffer. Surprisingly, however, it has a reputation as the “invisible injury” because it so often goes undiagnosed, with some people not realizing they have one for months or even years. But how can someone have a TBI and not know it, and what should you do if you believe you might have one?
Every year, tens of thousands of people die as a result of preventable accidents. When people die due to these accidents, their loved ones may file a wrongful death suit to attempt to get justice for them, and hold those who caused the accident accountable. But what exactly is a wrongful death, and when can you sue someone for it?
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Every property owner has a legal responsibility to protect the safety of anyone on the premises of their building for a legitimate purpose. However, not every property owner does what they should, leading to otherwise preventable accidents and injuries. Here are seven ways that negligent property owners cause accidents:
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Falling accidents are the single most common source of injuries in workplaces across the United States, and no profession is worse for these sorts of accidents than construction. This is due, in no small part, to the negligence that many construction contractors show towards safety issues that threaten their workers’ health and well-being. Here are five ways that negligent contractors can cause falling injuries on construction sites:
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On April 11-15, the Federal Highway Administration celebrated National Work Zone Awareness week, to help combat the dangers of work zone accidents. These sadly common occurrences lead to thousands of accidents every single year across the United States, endangering the lives of construction workers on these sites. But how do accidents happen in work zones in the first place? Continue reading “How Do Accidents Happen in Work Zones?”
Truck accidents are extraordinarily dangerous events, with around 5,000 people dying every year across the United States as a result. Part of this comes from the danger of the impact, but there are also other factors that need to be considered, which make truck accidents more dangerous than even other types of motor vehicle accidents. Here are five major ways that truck accidents can cause serious injuries:
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It is estimated that around 90 to 95% of all personal injury claims are settled out of court, rather than proceeding to a judgment at trial. Despite this, many people simply do not understand how settlements are decided, or what factors go into determining how much a person receives in a settlement. So what, exactly, goes into determining how much someone receives in a personal injury settlement?
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Premises liability accidents are, broadly speaking, the kinds of accidents that people experience due to people not taking adequate care of the premises of their own property. While this includes basic issues like cleaning up messes that might cause people to trip, or repairing potential hazards that people might injure themselves on, it also includes some less obvious causes of harm. Here are five unconventional types of premises liability accidents that hurt people all the time:
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With most of America now on Daylight Savings Time, people have begun to adjust to the change in the schedule. Unfortunately, the “spring forward” every March is not just a simple inconvenience, but a real problem that leads to sleep deprivation and, with it, an increased rate of motor vehicle accidents. But how can a lack of sleep lead to more accidents on the road?
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