According to statistics from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, there are approximately 136,000 unintentional injury deaths and another 14,000 in unintentional deaths from falls each year in this country. Many families of victims killed in accidents choose to file wrongful death claims against the party or parties What Is a Wrongful Death Claim?…
A wreck in Suffolk, Virginia (VA), that originally looked to police like a single-vehicle crash turned into a hit-and-run investigation thanks to information supplied by witnesses. The crash happened in the 1400 block of Holland Road/U.S. Route 58 Business on the afternoon of September 26, 2017, and an innocent woman lost her life. …
A Chicago hospital has agreed to a $15 million settlement in a birth injury lawsuit filed against them by the family of a child who suffered severe brain damage during her birth. The family originally filed their malpractice suit against the hospital in 2013. According to detail in the lawsuit, in January 2011, the mother…
Motor vehicle crashes are the number one killer of teenagers in this country. According to national statistics, approximately 2,500 teens between the ages of 16 and 19 are killed in crashes each year, and another 221,000 are injured. For many, the injuries they receive are devastating and debilitating. Evidence shows that one of the leading…
The number of drivers in this country who will be 70 years or older is expected to triple over the next two decades. According to research conducted by National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), the risk of a person being involved in a fatal car accident spikes when they reach 75 years old. There are…