According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, there were 39, 370 injuries related to bicycle accidents in 2012. While this is only a small portion of traffic-related injuries that occurred in the state that year, the reality is that an accident can happen to anyone—especially as the weather improves more people venture outdoors on bicycles. Fortunately, however, there are steps you can take in order to protect yourself if you are [...]
University of Wisconsin (UW) Health has established a multidisciplinary group that is studying how to prevent, or at least limit, traumatic and life threatening brain injuries. Helmets used by snowboarders and skiers have been one of the main prevention methods the group is studying. Brain Injuries in Skiing and Snowboarding In its press release, UW Health announced “600, 000 ski and snowboard injuries are reported every year in the United [...]
Three people were injured after a tanker truck carrying 6, 000 gallons of whey rear-ended a car on a Wisconsin highway. The recent accident occurred on Wisconsin 141 in Oconto County. According to the police report, a car turned onto highway 141 at the town of Stiles when it was rear-ended by the tanker truck that was coming from Saputo Cheese in Lena. Both the car and the tanker went [...]
Google has recently made headlines for its work creating self-driving cars. While getting into a traffic accident with one of these cars is not likely to happen during tomorrow morning's commute, they are interesting to consider in regards to more realistic circumstances: accidents involving cars owned by companies. The development of self-driving cars has caused people to begin questioning the legal ramifications of these cars, such as, “Who is responsible [...]
A Green Bay woman recently suffered serious injuries when her car was struck by an eighteen wheeler attempting to turn around after driving the wrong way down the highway. The accident occurred on U.S. Highway 10/45 interchange. The semi-truck driver was driving southbound on U.S. 45 when he took the wrong ramp. According to the police, the woman was taken to the hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries. The [...]
Negligence sounds like a simple word. People use it every day. It means carelessness. It means someone was not paying attention. However, according to research in the Legal Finance Journal, this simple word forms the basis of tens of thousands of lawsuits every year. This is because negligence is also a legal standard. When a person is harmed by another in a traffic accident or other type of personal injury [...]
Establishing who is responsible for an accident is not always an easy task. If a person is stopped at a traffic light and is suddenly rear-ended by a drunk driver who also happened to be speeding, then the answer is fairly clear. However, not all situations in the real world are as black and white. Law school professors like to illustrate the dilemma of establishing fault with an example about [...]
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Recliner Rage in the News Recently dubbed as “recliner rage” by the news media, people behaving badly on airplanes is a current hot topic. Over the last month, no fewer than three commercial flights were re-routed and forced to land due to passenger scuffles in the United States. One such United Airlines flight from Newark to Denver was diverted to Chicago when two passengers became unruly and combative due to [...]
Driving All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) can be a fun way for thrill seekers to experience off-roading throughout Wisconsin. ATVs are recreational vehicles and are designed for off-road use. The American National Standards Institute defines an ATV as a vehicle that operates on low-pressure tires with a seat that the driver straddles. The vehicle is equipped with handlebars for steering. Like the name suggests, ATVs are intended for a wide range of [...]
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The term “workers' comp” is often thrown around in relation to accidents that occur at a person's workplace. However, workers' compensation actually refers to a type of insurance that provides benefits and wage replacement to employees who are injured or hurt while working at their job. In exchange for these benefits, an employee cannot sue his or her employer for any negligence related to the accident. In Wisconsin, the Workers' [...]
