When you or someone you love suffers physical stress or emotional trauma (posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD), those injuries can affect more than the financial well-being of you or your loved one. Physical stress or emotional trauma can be surface after observing a horrible event take place that fatally wounds or kills a loved one, or being directly involved in a traumatic event due to someone else’s bad actions or negligence. [...]
When in an auto accident, the damage can be extensive — and we are not just talking about the damage to your car. In fact, the damage to your car often pales in comparison to what you suffer physically and emotionally following your accident. Vehicles also tend to be a simpler fix than people; there may be treatments or ailments that you will have to endure for years to come. [...]
If you were recently injured in a car accident, your injuries might not always be severe. However, even low-impact accidents can cause debilitating and potentially long-term effects on your health. One such injury is a soft tissue injury. Some symptoms of soft tissue injury include blurry vision, stiffness in neck, jaw pain and vertigo. The effects of soft tissue injury can last long after the accident occurs. The victim might [...]
Rear-facing child safety seats have long been recommended for children up until the age of two, or until they reach the height and weight requirement. This is due to crash test studies, as well as data collected from actual car crashes. Recent American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines has revised the recommendation of 2 years old, telling parents that if they are able (due to the weight of the child and [...]
While some injuries may be immediately apparent after an auto accident (i.e. skin scrapes, gashes, pulled muscles, broken bones, and bruises), adrenaline can mask more severe symptoms. For example, an accident victim with internal bleeding may not notice stomach pains or distention, or they may attribute dizziness or disorientation - symptoms that may arise with head trauma - to stress because of the accident. Due to the risk of these [...]
Self-driving cars are supposed to be the wave of the future, and experts say they can help reduce the number of accident-related deaths and injuries that occur each year. Unfortunately, current data suggests that driverless cars may actually increase the chances of an accident. The problem with this is that fault can be a confusing thing in accidents involving driverless cars. Learn more about pursuing compensation if you or someone [...]
Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that auto accidents are the leading cause of injury in the United States. What injuries are victims most likely to sustain, what does the recovery process look like, and what might an injured party be entitled to receive in compensation for the injuries that they experience? The following information examines the answers to these questions, and it provides some important [...]
Facial scarring and disfigurement are some of the most common types of auto accident-related injuries. They can also have a significant physical, financial, and psychological impact on the life of a victim. In fact, some individuals are scarred so bad that they are uncomfortable leaving their own home. Thankfully, injured victims may have options to help them recover from the devastating effects of a facial disfigurement injury. Learn more in [...]
Rear-end collisions account for approximately 28 percent of all crashes in the United States today, and that makes them one of the most commonly experienced accident types. They can also be extremely devastating for the victims, despite often occurring at a low speed. Learn more about the most commonly sustained rear-end accident injuries in the following sections, and discover how a seasoned personal injury lawyer can help increase your chances [...]
Of all the issues that auto accident victims face, concern over how they will pay their medical bills will be paid while they await a complete settlement from the negligent driver’s insurance company can be some of the most crippling - and rightly so. In even the best of situations, the bills can far exceed any amount of money that the victim might expect to earn on their own. Thankfully, injured parties may [...]
