The numbers on slip-and-fall accidents might surprise you. For every 100,000 people in the United States, there are 10 unintentional-fall deaths per year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. By comparison, there are 10.6 motor vehicle traffic...
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As temps drop, protect yourself and others from slips and falls
Cold weather accompanied by ice, snow and other types of precipitation can be dangerous when it creates slippery conditions. In fact, there is an area of law, premises liability, that covers slip-and-fall accidents.Here are some ways in which you can keep yourself and...
Top 5 truck driver distractions that cause accidents
If you collide with a large commercial truck, the consequences could be devastating. Accidents due to truck driver negligence can cause severe injuries and even death. Truck accidents are often the result of truck driver distractions. Truck drivers give...
Are your parents eating well at the nursing home?
When you think of potential abuses in nursing homes, scenarios that jump to mind might include forgetting to turn over a patient who is in bed or not paying attention to cords on the floor. Thus, residents might trip and break their bones.However, malnutrition and...
Accidents and traumatic brain injury
Traumatic brain injury can be a serious condition that often affects sufferers' lives in varied and not always predictable ways. TBI occurs as a result of a violent impact to the body; frequent causes include falls and car accidents.If you sustained a fall or a car...
What caused that semi to swerve and hit your hybrid?
You were lucky. It could have been a head-on collision, but it was bad enough, based on the sad condition of your little hybrid hatchback and the extensive injuries you sustained. It was no doubt a nightmarish experience: The tractor-trailer coming toward you suddenly...
3 common causes of medication errors
There may come a time in your life when you need medication to manage your health. The doctors and medical professionals you trust to provide that care in Charleston are human. Mistakes happen. But when those mistakes involve the mismanagement of medication, that can...
4 signs of nursing home abuse or neglect
If your loved one has been moved to a nursing home in the final years of life, you trust caregivers to give the medical care, support and stability your loved one needs to feel safe. Unfortunately, nursing home abuse and neglect are all too common with the 3.2 million...
A global phenomenon: The Takata airbag recall
If you have been reading articles posted on our website, you are familiar with car recalls that have impacted owners who purchased automobiles from Volkswagon or Toyota. In both recalls, the companies held responsible were the car manufacturers. Such is not the case...
What can you recover in a wrongful death lawsuit? You may be surprised
There may be no more traumatic experience than losing a loved one in an accident. In the span of that one event, your entire life can be turned upside down. At such a difficult time, the last thing you may be thinking of is money.But the fact is that you may be...