Recent Blog Posts
Georgia Amusement Park Accidents
Sadly, Georgia is no stranger to amusement park accidents, especially around holidays like July 4th: A number of people – including children – are injured or killed on these rides every year, and 2023 was no exception. This year, one of those accidents included a five-year-old boy who “flew” 15 to 20 feet out… Read More »
What Is An “Attractive Nuisance”?
Owners of buildings and land have obligations with respect to ensuring that their property is safe for those who are invited onto and legally using their land or property, an obligation linked to premises liability when people get hurt while on these premises due to failure to keep them reasonably safe. However, what many… Read More »
New Electronic Cigarette Burn Injury Risks Emerge
Electronic cigarettes have received attention due to injuries and deaths related to burn injuries and exploding lithium batteries, whereby the battery overheats due to temperature, overcharging, inferior manufacturing, or other issues, leading to explosions and injuries. However new research published in the Journal of Burn Care & Research has uncovered an additional, underreported pattern… Read More »
How Tap Water Injuries Causing Thousands of Burn Injuries Every Year
According to a recent study, hot tap water (from baths, faucets, showers, and sinks) caused approximately 60,000 burn injuries and 110 deaths in the U.S. between 2016 and 2018, resulting in more than $70 million in hospital costs. These injuries reflect one-third of almost 500,000 burn injuries that people in the U.S. are treated… Read More »
Judges Finding Serious Errors in Social Security Claim Denials
Recent reports indicate that the Social Security administration has been illegally denying claims at an all-time high, with judges ruling that there are serious errors leading to these disability denials. There are approximately two million disabled Americans who have been battling for years for benefits, even after federal courts ruled in their favor, with… Read More »
New Studies Have Alarming Implications for Victims Suffering Brain Injuries
Recent studies have far-reaching implications for brain injury victims, indicating that people who sustain a traumatic brain injury and lose consciousness as the result of more severe head trauma face a higher risk of eventual brain atrophy (or a loss of brain nerve cells and the connections between them), and many of these victims… Read More »
New Reports Indicate Tesla’s Autopilot Is Far Deadlier Than Expected
New reports indicate that Tesla’s driver-assistance system, the “Autopilot,” has been involved in far more car accidents than previously reported. Specifically, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the number of crashes involving Tesla in Autopilot have surged within the last four years, with more than 700 reported crashes occurring in that time… Read More »
New Study Sheds Light on Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) in New Ways
There is no question that a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can not only have long-term negative effects on someone, but, according to a new study, it can lead to other chronic conditions as well. Specifically, in examining hundreds of patients who suffered traumatic brain injuries, researchers found that these chronic conditions can last for… Read More »
Tragic Titanic Sub Accident Stems from Ignored Safety Warnings
The recent, tragic incident that occurred aboard OceanGate’s submarine, the Titan, where five people were killed due the catastrophic loss of the vessel’s pressure chamber, brings light to severe issues involving negligence, wrongful death, and waivers designed to deter lawsuits brought in response to gross negligence. As a result, the victims’ families are now… Read More »
Dangerous Underride Accidents
An underride crash is when a compact car collides with a commercial truck and, as a result, slides partly under the side or rear of the truck in the gaps between the wheels. These accidents can be absolutely deadly, resulting in traumatic brain injuries, serious head and neck injuries, fractures, herniated discs, PTSD, fatalities,… Read More »