Slip and fall accidents can happen anywhere—including a sidewalk. Whether your incident was a public sidewalk or on private property, you might be able to recover compensation for your injuries. Before you ever accept a settlement offer or file a lawsuit, you could strengthen your case by learning what these cases entail. Keep reading for …
The Difference Between Car Crash Injury Claims and Commercial Truck Wreck Claims in Texas
Research shows that approximately one person in Texas suffers injuries in a Dallas car accident every two minutes. Such crashes also lead to a fatality every two and a half hours. The most common causes of these injuries and deaths are car crashes and commercial truck wrecks. If you suffered injuries or lost a loved …
Three Situations When Someone Other Than the Driver May Be Liable for Injuries
At least three common parties other than the driver could be liable for injuries in a car accident. These include employers, manufacturers, and government agencies. The process for holding these different groups accountable following an accident can vary. If you are involved in a motor vehicle accident, it is easy to blame the crash on …
5 Reasons You Need a Truck Crash Lawyer to Represent You
A commercial truck collision can cause extensive property damage and severe, life-altering injuries. However, recovering compensation for your losses is not always easy, regardless of the damages. The trucking company may deny responsibility for their driver’s actions, or the insurance company may reject your personal injury claim or lowball you on the settlement. There are …
What You Need to Know If Someone Runs You Off the Road and Causes You to Crash
If someone runs you off the road and causes you to crash, you should know that the other driver could be found at fault for your accident. A lawyer can help you file a claim through the liable driver’s insurance policy, or they could even file a lawsuit in civil court. Additionally, you could seek …
How to File a Slip and Fall Claim Against Walmart
Following a car accident, seeking restitution from the at-fault party’s insurer is essential to ensure that you receive the compensation to cover accident-related costs. Individuals in this situation are often unsure of how to achieve financial recovery and what the legal proceedings following the accident consist of. While this blog cannot cover all the ins …
How to Prove Emotional Distress
It’s normal to experience emotional distress following any type of accident. However, if it persists and starts affecting your relationships, career, and your overall wellbeing, then it could be a sign of an underlying issue. Should you want to file a claim or lawsuit for emotional distress, you must have evidence to prove it. For …
Four Ways to Identify a Potentially Valid Car Accident Claim
You may have a valid car accident claim if you suffered injuries or substantial property damage, you lost a loved one, or the other driver shares the fault for the accident. You can file an insurance claim through the at-fault party’s provider, or you can file a personal injury lawsuit. If you lost a loved …
Do You Know the 5 Key Principles of Defensive Driving?
Avoiding a collision is essential when on the road. You cannot count on other people to drive carefully or devote their full attention to the road. Driving safe is not enough, and you need to drive defensively to avoid becoming the victim of a careless driver. Do you know the five key principles of defensive …
Contingency Fees Explained
Many attorneys, particularly those who work with personal injury clients, take cases on contingency. This means their fee depends upon them winning compensation for you. If they do not secure a settlement or verdict in your favor, you owe nothing. How Does a Contingency Agreement Work? When you hire a lawyer on contingency, they agree …
The four Blind Spots on an 18-Wheeler
One of the four blind spots on an 18-wheeler causes many truck accidents. Commercial truck drivers are responsible for being aware of their blind spots. However, they often fail to accommodate blind spots on the roads. Failures of this magnitude lead to significant damage. If you were part of such an accident, you could collect …
Annika Pierre Michel Wins Distraction-Free Driving PSA Scholarship
As a personal injury law firm, Loncar Lyon Jenkins has seen countless car accident victims injured because of the actions of a distracted driver. Nowadays, the most common form of distraction while driving is texting. To help highlight this issue, we started our Distraction-Free Driving PSA Scholarship. Entrants were tasked with creating a compelling public …
Questions to Ask Your Car Accident Lawyer
Whether you are in the process of scoping out options for legal representation or beginning your case with a chosen attorney, there are many questions you could ask your lawyer. These questions may touch on the things required of you during your case, the ways your lawyer will help you, and what the law firm …
Volkswagen Recall
December 10, 2015 Volkswagen Update Volkswagen investigators announced today that the company cheated emissions tests partly because they could not figure out how to meet U.S. standards. Volkswagen chairman Hans-Dieter told reporters that engineers had developed manipulative software to fool regulators because they, “quite simply could not find a way to meet the tougher NOX limits in …
FDA Continues to Investigate Safety of Essure Birth Control Device
After several labeling revisions over the past several years, the FDA continues to investigate whether or not Essure is a safe form of birth control. The Essure device has been linked to chronic pain, severe pain during sex, headaches, mood disorders, hair loss, and irregular bleeding. If you believe you have suffered any of these …
AstraZeneca’s Ddiabetes Drug Onglyza May Increase Death Rate – FDA
(Reuters) – AstraZeneca Plc’s diabetes drug Onglyza may be associated with an increased rate of death, according to a preliminary review of data by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA’s report, posted on the agency’s website on Friday, comes ahead of an April 14 meeting of an FDA advisory panel to discuss the …
Fiat Chrysler Fined $70 Million for Failure to Report Deaths
On Thursday, December 10th U.S. auto safety regulators fined Fiat Chrysler Automobiles $70 million for failing to disclose deaths and injury data for its vehicles. Combined with a $105 million settlement with The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in July, Chrysler’s total annual fines for safety-related issues stands at $175 million. The recent fine …