Medication errors happen more frequently than you would suspect. According to one study, up to 9,000 people per year die in America due to a medication mistake. Hundreds of thousands of people suffer a preventable medical complication or illness as a result of these errors. Medication errors cause complications or death […]
When an adult is hurt by another person’s negligence, the settlement process is fairly simple. The injured person signs a settlement agreement and the insurance company pays. But it’s not so simple when the injured person is a child. A personal injury claim for a child has special rules. Court […]
Pressure ulcers, known by many people as “bedsores,” are usually a preventable injury that occurs all too often in nursing homes. A pressure ulcer is an injury to skin and underlying tissue that results from prolonged pressure on one area of the body. Who Is At Risk? The elderly, especially […]
When you are injured by someone’s negligence, you can collect compensation for the different types of ways you were harmed. The word “damages” is the legal term for the types of harm you have suffered. In Alabama personal injury claims, here are the types of damages you can seek: 1. […]
Every parent dreads the call that their child has been in a car accident. It is well known that teenagers are significantly more likely to be in a fatal car wreck compared to any other age group. Here are some shocking statistics about teenager car accidents: