Many pet owners tend to forget that their family dog is still a dog, and therefore needs to be restrained by a leash. Failing to put a dog on a leash can lead to a number of health risks, including potentially serious injuries to neighbors and strangers, and injury to the dog itself. Continue reading […]
Any experienced personal injury attorney will tell you that distracted driving is a growing threat to Chicago’s motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists alike. In fact, studies by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that in 2010, nearly one in five car crashes in which an individual suffered an injury was caused by distracted driving. […]
Back to school means back to high school sports for a large number of students. For many, practice and training starts before the first day of school. Athletics provides many benefits to students beyond just physical activity. However, those benefits carry with them some risks about which parents and students should be aware. Concussions don’t […]
Never leave children, disabled adults or pets in parked vehicles. During the summer months, this becomes a life threatening mistake. However, hyperthermia deaths aren’t exclusively confined to summer months. These tragedies also happen during the spring and fall. Hyperthermia is an acute condition that occurs when the body absorbs more heat than it can handle. […]
You expect when you send your child to summer camp that they will have a fun memorable time. Maybe they will suffer from a little homesickness. You don’t expect them to be seriously injured, but it can, and does, happen. Injury is the leading cause of death in children; and, according to the CDC, there […]
Fortunately, Texas has a tiered driver’s license system in place for teen drivers. Teenagers in the State of Texas are allowed driving privileges in a series of steps. Every Parent should visit the Texas Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles’ website prior to their child turning 15. The TXDMV’s website advises that, “Texas’s laws […]
A Texas car accident only takes a second to occur, yet it takes days, weeks, months and sometimes years to pick up the pieces. A majority of the calls placed to the Personal Injury Department have two main issues: First-they are badly injured and are requesting we advise them as to who pays for their […]
As a car accident lawyer, I see the devastation that follows a car accident each and every day. Think about it, you are driving along without a care in the world, all things seem to be going your way, and then Wham, another driver was not paying attention, and you wake up in the hospital. […]