Over the past few years, there have been more than 150,000 accidents involving large trucks or buses that include injuries. If you’re in an accident with a commercial truck, it’s more likely you’ll experience extensive damage to personal property and serious injuries. These both can lead to some high costs. Cases involving commercial trucks and […]
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Keep Safe on Halloween
The season of spookiness is upon us. Pumpkins are popping up on doorsteps and kids are talking of nothing else beside costumes and candy. Halloween is a fun-filled holiday, but because most of the activity takes place in the evening, as the sun is going down, it’s important to take the proper steps to keep […]
The Low-down on Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice is defined as “any act or omission by a physician during treatment of a patient that deviates from accepted norms of practice in the medical community and causes injury to the patient.” This is a slightly complicated way of saying that medical malpractice is committed when your doctor does something negligent during your […]
Determining Your Settlement in a Commercial Truck Accident
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, there were almost 169,000 large truck and bus crashes in 2017 with 54% of those accidents resulting in injuries. Because of the overall size and weight of commercial trucks, accidents involving these vehicles can be significantly more serious than those involving only regular motor vehicles. Even going […]
Handling a Personal Injury Case With a Commercial Truck Company
In 2017 there were over 160,000 accidents involving large trucks and/or buses according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Of those incidents, 54% involved an injury of some kind. Only 3% resulted in a fatality leaving the majority of individuals who experience an accident with a commercial vehicle, such as a UPS truck or […]