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The types of damages you will be able to recover in a truck accident are economic, non-economic and punitive damages. Truck accidents can be life altering events that take time to move on from. Every driver, whether a truck driver or private citizen have a duty to keep others safe on the road and prevent [...]
Birth defects in the United States are very common and there are thousands of birth defects that can affect the unborn baby. New mothers die every year in the hospital because doctors do not finding abnormalities with newborns and fail to prevent complications for the mother. All parents want their child to be screened for [...]
Shoulder pain after an accident can turn into something much worse if you decide to ignore it and not go to the doctor right away. There are multiple causes of shoulder pain. One common cause is whiplash. The neck muscles will tighten up after impact to the head and back in a car crash. The [...]
Medical malpractice occurs when a doctor or provider violates the standard of care and an injury results from the doctor’s mistake. On average 85,000+ medical malpractice lawsuits are filed per year due to wrongdoing or negligence. Doctors over the age of 55 are sued more frequently than younger doctors. What is more alarming is one [...]
Three blood pressure medications have been recently recalled by Pfizer. The reason for the recall is potential exposure to N-nitroso-quinapril which is a cancer causing impurity. It was found in Accuretic, the generic form of quinapril and hydrochlorothiazide and quinapril HCI hydrochlorothiazide tablets. Recalls involving medications with suspected cancer-causing impurities have been common over the [...]
Bad prescription drugs are dangerous if they are not tested ahead of time or if a manufacturing failure causes harm to the person taking the drug. Prescription drug companies sometimes put profits ahead of people’s safety. These companies have a duty to put out prescriptions that are safe and pass safety standards so the drug’s [...]
Back and spinal cord injuries generally go hand in hand. It’s hard to just injure your back and also not your spinal cord. Such an injury has the potential to be life changing and cause constant pain. When having suffered this kind of injury at no fault of your own, it is best to reach [...]
To determine the average semi-truck accident settlement you have to know the severity of the injuries suffered, the accident cause and if pain and suffering will be a factor going forward. Minor injuries in a truck accident are usually around $60,000 in damages. Serious but not severe injuries are usually around $200,000 or more. Lastly, [...]
This rule used to mean that the doctor’s opinion was the most important opinion on how severe a patient’s condition was. Until January of 2017, doctor’s opinions had a huge impact on whether someone won their disability benefits case when a medical condition was involved. Social Security now equally weighs the opinion of all medical [...]
It is never a good idea to drive without insurance and it’s illegal to do so. However if you are trying to figure out whether insurance will cover an unlicensed driver is yes it will cover everyone listed on the policy with exceptions. As long as the policy is active it will cover all drivers [...]