Rental Cars and Car Accidents: New Legislation Protects the Consumer
If a rental car is involved in a car accident due to a manufacturing defect – don’t expect the rental company to compensate for injuries or even wrongful death.This may come as a shock but current statutes and regulations don’t require rental car companies to have recalled vehicles repaired! Tragically, two wrongful deaths suffered in […]
Motor Vehicle Accidents and the Black Box
On October 3, we advised motorcyclers and cyclists to buy a Garmin or similar GPS technology for use during their rides. When victims of motor vehicle accidents, cyclists are often at a disadvantage in proving liability because of the types of injuries they commonly sustain. A GPS can help to reconstruct the true pathology of the […]
Brain Injuries and The NHL: Hard to Believe These Hard Heads!
It’s hard to believe the hard heads in the NHL that don’t seem all that interested in preventing brain injuries and concussions. The N.H.L began its preseason with a tightened Rule 48, which outlaws most checks to the head as part of the leagues’ response to the spate of concussions in hockey. However, the N.H.L did […]
The Many Faces of Spinal Injuries Part III: Paraplegia
Spinal injuries are a catastrophic result of accidents: motor vehicle accidents; truck accidents, bicycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, slip and fall accidents and; work accidents. It is important that victims of accidents and their personal injury attorneys are aware of the many types of brain injuries that may occur. Accident victims need to seek immediate medical […]
Illinois Woman Hits Man Changing Tire, Admits to Texting While Driving
Recently, a 23-year-old woman driving on Highway 53 in Illinois crashed into the back of a pickup truck parked on the left shoulder, crushing a man between the median and his truck. The woman admitted she was scrolling through the contact list on her cell phone when she veered into the right lane, struck a […]