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Understanding Overuse Injuries at Work

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One of the most common types of personal injury cases revolves around overuse. Continuously moving parts of your body in the same way can actually become dangerous for your body, leading to injuries that can have lasting implications. If you suspect that you have an overuse injury, you have legal options. Read on to learn more about the choices ahead of you and identifying these issues in the meantime. How Do Overuse Injuries Happen? Overuse injuries are typically related to repeated movements. While many people consider overuse injuries to be linked to sports and athletics, you can actually endure one of these injuries...

02 May

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Investigating Elder Abuse Allegations

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Unfortunately, the rising population of seniors in the United States means that instances of elder abuse are rising too. While most nursing homes and their employees do their best to provide a loving and hospitable environment for seniors, some cases may cross the line and have detrimental results. If you suspect elder abuse, you fortunately have several options. One of those options is to investigate the elder abuse and determine if legal action is the best next step. This guide will help you learn about this situation. What Is Elder Abuse? Elder abuse comes in several different forms. When most people think of...

19 April

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Reduce the Risk of Swimming Pool Accidents This Year

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With the weather beginning to heat up, many people will be opening up their swimming pools once again. If you plan on making waves this year and inviting others to join you, you could find that somebody at your home experiences an injury in your pool. These injuries can be stressful, long-lasting, and financially devastating for many people involved. Are you curious about swimming pool accidents? Understanding these accidents helps you make an informed decision about caring for and opening up your pool. Types of Swimming Pool Injuries Drowning is one of the most feared types of pool injuries. Drowning is one of...

28 March

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Differences Between Wrongful Death and Murder Cases

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Wrongful death and murder cases are both responses to when someone dies due to another person's action or inaction. However, the two cases are markedly different. Below are some of the areas in which wrongful death and murder differ. Court A criminal court hears a murder trial, while a civil court hears a wrongful death trial. A criminal court hears cases about defendants who the government has accused of breaking the law. For example, when a police officer arrests you for driving under the influence (DUI), a criminal court hears and decides your case. A civil court, on the other hand, handles cases...

05 March

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4 Facts When Filing a Personal Injury Lawsuit for Your Child

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The injury of a child is a nightmare that most parents hope they will never have to experience. Unfortunately, accidents and injuries to children happen every day. These include dog bites; bicycle, car; and school bus accidents; or sports- and activity-related accidents. If your child's injuries are due to the negligence of another person, then you may deserve to receive for any out-of-pocket expenses you have paid, and your child may be entitled to a financial settlement. Here are a few facts you may need to know when filing a personal injury lawsuit for your child. 1. Your Minor Child Cannot File...

05 March

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What to Do Before You Sue a School for Your Child’s Injury

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When your child gets injured at school, you might wonder if you can sue the school district for liability in the injury. A reasonable expectation of safety exists for a child going to school, and when they get injured, you might be able to receive financial damages to help cover the cost of any medical or dental injuries that the child has sustained. However, suing your child's school or the school district is not as easy as it sounds due to strict regulations and restrictions in Iowa. Here's what you need to do before attempting to sue your child's school in the event...

15 January

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Why Are Truck Accidents So Deadly?

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Some of the most horrific accidents you can encounter on the road involve commercial trucks. A collision that would be minor with another vehicle can be deadly with one of these vehicles. Great care must be taken when driving near a commercial truck. Here’s why an accident with a truck is so dangerous. Size Simple physics tells us that the heavier something is, the more force it can produce. Commercial trucks can weigh over 20 times the average weight of a normal vehicle. It’s no wonder that, out of the thousands of fatalities that happen each year with commercial vehicles, truck drivers...

07 January

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Electronic Logging Devices In Commercial Vehicles

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Crashes with commercial trucks rarely end well for the smaller vehicle. The extreme mass of these vehicles makes the impact far harder and more deadly. But determining whose fault it was for the crash can be difficult. One way that a personal injury lawyer can prove it was a trucker’s fault is by consulting their work logs. If it can be proven they were driving longer than they are allowed to according to law, then driver exhaustion could have been a factor in the crash. However, at least until recently, this sort of information was kept on falsifiable paper logs. But now the...

07 January

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Discover the Importance of Keeping an Injury Journal

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How do courts determine how much you can win in a lawsuit? Some of the damages are easy to calculate. Presenting bills and pay stubs to the court gives evidence of how much you’re due to correct those problems. But what about the less-tangible things like pain and suffering? Part of your lawyer’s job is to sway the court to give you the money you deserve, but if you create an injury journal you can make it much easier and make it far more likely you’ll get a bigger payout. Here’s what you need to know. What is an injury journal? An injury journal is a record...

20 December

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Staying Safe on the Ice

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Winter is coming in fast across the country. Even the southern states are experiencing freezing temperatures. With cold temperatures, what comes next? Ice! Ice can be beautiful but it is also very dangerous. Here’s what you need to know to stay safe in slippery conditions, and what to do in case you fall down and get injured. Walking Safety Ice is a major contributor to winter-time injuries and crashes. We all know that it makes surfaces slick. For homes and businesses, getting some ice protection for walkways is crucial. First, if you know ice is coming, spread cat litter on icy spots to...

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