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Anyone who lives in our area knows that winter months in the Northeast can be brutal. Snow and ice can appear overnight and quickly accumulate. Luckily, premises liability laws can help protect you if you have been injured in a slip and fall accident. How Do Premises Liability Laws Impact Slip and Fall Accidents? When someone […]

The prevalence of car accidents involving teen drivers comes as no surprise to many, with the increase of cell phones, texting, and related technologies. CBS News reported on a recent study which found that more adult drivers admit to using the phone while driving. Furthermore, the rates of speeding among both groups were nearly the […]

The United States Department of Transportation has unveiled a plan to require large trucks to have speed limiter devices installed. These devices keep trucks from exceeding a given speed, typically suggested to be in the sixty to sixty-five miles per-hour range. The requirement would apply to any truck over 26,000 pounds, and as most commercial […]

The Thanksgiving holiday is one of the most highly traveled times of the year for Americans. The American Automobile Association (AAA) predicts that more than 45 million people will make a trip of 50 miles or more over the holiday weekend, which is designated as the Wednesday before and the Sunday after the holiday. Road […]

Whether we like it or not, self-driving cars have arrived. Google, Volkswagen, and Delphi recently provided data to the University of Michigan that reveals self-driving cars are involved in five times the number of car accidents as human controlled vehicles. In addition, rates for personal injuries were higher. Still, upwards of 33 auto makers such […]

The holiday season is upon us, and for most people, that means it is time to hit the malls and buy gifts for loved ones. When a person goes out shopping, they never expect to suffer an injury in a store or parking lot. “Shopping injuries” as they are known are injuries sustained due to […]

Being hit by a car can be a life-altering  experience. Aside from the physical injuries sustained in a car accident, a collision with a car can leave a bicyclist feeling completely vulnerable and can lead to mental health issues like depression and anxiety. To better protect yourself from collisions in the future, take the time […]

To some extent, everyone has experienced a slip and fall accident at some point in their lives, hopefully without serious pain or injuries. The National Floor Safety Institute reports that falls are the leading cause of emergency room visits and missed days from work. Slip and falls lead to a staggering one million hospital visits […]

As most working people know, if you are injured on the job, you can file a Workers’ Compensation claim to receive compensation for your medical bills and your lost wages while you are out of work to recover after a workplace accident. However, filing a lawsuit for a construction accident may be another option. If […]

The dangers that come with firefighting are obvious. Burns and smoke inhalation cause a number of fatalities for firefighters yearly. But what about the hidden dangers they face every day on the job? Firefighters are much more likely to contract several types of cancer and other work-related illnesses than the general population. With repeated exposure […]