While you may feel familiar and comfortable navigating the roadways at night, there are hidden dangers you may not know about. With winter’s shorter days, you may spend more hours driving at night, which may increase your risk of a serious accident. According to the...
Car Accidents
What is a peripheral nerve injury?
If you are in a car accident, you must immediately check yourself for signs of physical injury. Regrettably, though, some injury symptoms may not appear until well after an accident happens. By going to the emergency room for a full medical evaluation, you reduce your...
Receiving workers’ comp benefits after a job-related auto injury
If you have experienced a motor vehicle injury while driving on the job, you may be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits through your company’s insurance provider. In Louisiana, most businesses must carry this type of insurance coverage. Workers’ comp benefits...
What should I know about lost earning capacity?
A car accident injury can seriously upend your life. Hopefully, your doctors have told you that you can make a full recovery, but some injuries can inflict lifelong health issues, including a permanent disability. This may factor into your personal injury case as you...
Reducing the likelihood of a pedestrian accident
Whether you like to go jogging for exercise or you walk to work every day, you need to take steps to stay safe on the road. There are a number of ways in which pedestrians can reduce the odds of an accident and it is important to understand how prevalent pedestrian...
How do doctors diagnose a concussion?
After an auto accident, victims should have a medical professional check them for injuries. Further, car accident victims must know which injuries to attribute to the accident. Mayo Clinic explains diagnostic examinations and tests medical professionals use to check...
Distracted driving remains a deadly issue on U.S. roads
Even careful, conscientious drivers may find themselves endangered on the road when other motorists are not paying attention. Unfortunately, from eating or drinking to handling mobile devices, all too often U.S. drivers overestimate their ability to multi-task behind...
What are red flags in insurance negotiations?
While dealing with injuries and damage to your vehicle that you have suffered from a car wreck, you will probably also struggle with receiving compensation. You know that another driver’s negligence is responsible for your accident. Unfortunately, that does not mean...
A look at the prevalence of truck accident injuries and deaths
If you find yourself involved in a large truck crash, you could become seriously hurt or even lose your life. Sadly, these accidents happen too often and it is important to recognize how prevalent fatal truck collisions are. Moreover, truck drivers who cause deadly...
Aggressive driving plus speeding equals serious injuries
There is a common belief that staying within 10 miles per hour over the limit is not truly speeding. That kind of thinking can get you a speeding ticket, and in most states, fines double in work zones. Aggressive driving will get you a ticket, too, and is much more...