Getting Compensation For Your Traumatic Brain Injury
Suffering a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is just that: traumatizing. Individuals can suffer TBI as a result of car accidents, slips and falls, concussions, violence, and any action that results in trauma to the head. While some TBI is the consequence of unfortunate and unlucky circumstances, other instances have resulted from negligent behavior or activity….
What Is Considered “Distracted” Driving?
Preliminary data from the 2017 NYS Crash Summary report, compiled by the Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research, identifies “Driver Inattention/Distraction” as the leading cause of accidents in New York State. Out of the 308,519 crashes in New York in 2017, police reported that 56,863 of them involved driver inattention or distraction. Nearly half…
Nursing Home Abuse: What To Do If It Happens
When your loved one becomes a resident at a nursing home facility, they are entitled to a standard of care. Generally, nursing home facilities fall into four levels of “care,” starting from the least and ending with the most specialized care. According to the Nursing Home Abuse Center, the four levels consist of: Adult boarding…
Nursing Home Abuse: How To Spot It
When you decide that it’s time for your aging loved one to live in a nursing home, the decision doesn’t come lightly. You’re entrusting care for your parents, in-laws, and other aging family members into the hands of others, and you’re initiating a transition that has ripple effects. The last thing you want to think…
Five Most Common Types of Medical Malpractice Suits
When you visit a doctor’s office, elect to have a surgery, or otherwise entrust your health to a health care professional, you expect your care to meet a certain level of excellence. After all, you’re spending potentially thousands of dollars on health care. Of course, doctors cannot promise to heal you and they cannot guarantee…
Medical Malpractice: What You Need To Know
You, understandably, want to trust your doctors and health care providers. When something goes wrong, it’s common to think you did something wrong by not seeking help soon enough or by not doing exactly what you should have after your surgery. This isn’t always the case though. Medical malpractice happens much more frequently than many…
What Do Medical Malpractice Lawyers Do?
A medical malpractice lawyer is someone who is a legal expert in personal injury law with a specific focus on injuries related to the medical field. This is a type of claim in which the plaintiff (person injured) files a claim against the defendant (typically someone in a medical position, such as a doctor, nurse,…