Losing a loved one due to the wrongful conduct of another person can be absolutely devastating. After the wrongful death of a family member, you are not only grieving, you are likely buried in medical bills and other expenses. A survival action is a type of lawsuit that arises from a wrongful death. Essentially, a survival action allows the victim’s estate to carry out the lawsuit the decedent could have [...]

Commercial buses often carry dozens of passengers, few or none of whom are wearing safety belts. Combine that with the sheer size and force of a bus, and it is easy to see why bus accidents are so dangerous. Bus passengers and others on the road can easily have their lives forever changed by a bus accident. This is why the duty of commercial bus companies to operate safely is [...]

Laws called “statutes of limitations” tell you how long you have to file a claim after a personal injury event. After the statute of limitations has passed, your claim expires and you can no longer seek compensation. In Wisconsin, the general rule is that after a car accident, you have three years to file a claim. However, waiting anywhere near that long is not a good idea. In car crash [...]

Your car’s airbags are designed to protect you during a hard collision. If your airbags deployed during a motor vehicle accident, odds are, you were hit with quite a bit of force. While airbags mitigate the risk of more serious injuries and death, they can cause certain injuries during deployment - especially if the airbag was defective. If you were involved in a car accident and injured by your airbags, [...]

Minor car accidents where there is relatively little damage to the vehicles, or “fender benders,” are by far the most common type of car accident. You have probably been involved in at least one fender bender during your lifetime. Sometimes insurance information is exchanged, a dent is patched up, and that is the end of the situation. Other times, fender benders can cause injuries much more serious than the damage [...]