Proving a medical malpractice lawsuit requires you to present strong evidence demonstrating that the care you received fell below the expected standard of care and caused you to suffer serious injuries and calculable losses. When you file a medical malpractice lawsuit, the quality of your evidence will be a factor in the size of the […]
Collisions involving large trucks and cars are extremely dangerous for the drivers and passengers in the smaller vehicles because the trucks are so much heavier. These accidents are often, but not always, the fault of the truck drivers. Sometimes this type of accident is the car driver’s fault. Other times, both the truck driver and […]
Drowsy driving is a problem in the United States, and it can be especially dangerous when it involves truck drivers. In most drowsy driving cases, the driver gets behind the wheel without having gotten enough sleep. This combination of driving and fatigue can lead to catastrophic results. Many factors can play a part in truck […]
Every year there are almost a half million large truck accidents in the United States. Truck driver error causes the vast majority, and many of those errors are related to falling asleep at the wheel. In 2014, there were 846 fatalities recorded in NHTSA’s database that were drowsy-driving-related. See https://one.nhtsa.gov/Driving-Safety/Drowsy-Driving/ scope–of–the–problem. That number has not […]
Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a type of brain injury that affects newborns. The cause of HIE is oxygen deprivation (also called “asphyxia”) that occurs during labor or delivery or during pregnancy in the weeks leading up to birth. The lack of oxygen kills brain cells and destroys brain tissues. The resulting brain damage can […]