| Read Time: 2 minutes | Personal Injury

5 Reasons to Hire a Burn Injury Attorney

Those who suffer from a serious burn injury must focus on their healing and recovery. Burns can be severe and require weeks and months of medical attention. You or your loved one will need help covering your financial needs during and after your recovery. A Burn Injury Attorney realizes that no amount of money will ever undo the harm...

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| Read Time: 2 minutes | Social Security Disability

SSDI Benefits Wait

Compassionate allowance speeds SSDI, but beware of the ‘donut hole’Donut holes are tasty treats. Try to swallow one whole, though, and it could kill you. There’s a sort of donut hole when it comes to Social Security Disability and if you feel you need the financial foundation it can provide, you need to be aware of system holes in...

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| Read Time: 2 minutes | Medical Malpractice

How to Legally Handle the Heartbreak from Birth Injuries

Joy can quickly turn to devastation when there is a concern and worry from birth injuries. After months of happiness and anticipation, the last thing you expect to hear during the excitement of childbirth is that your baby suffered a birth injury. Data reveals that approximately one in every 9,714 babies in the U.S. is born with a birth...

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| Read Time: < 1 minute | Dangerous Drugs

Sanofi’s Motion to Dismiss Denied

September 2017 — The Court denied Sanofi’s motion to dismiss all counts. Reference: “Taxotere Lawsuit – Permanent Hair Loss and Illegal Marketing.” Drugwatch.com, 20 Apr. 2020, www.drugwatch.com/taxotere/lawsuits/

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| Read Time: 2 minutes | Personal Injury

Slip and falls, broken sidewalks, and premises liability

Premises liability is an incredibly important area of law, even though it is one that most people won’t think about on a daily basis. Everywhere you go and everything you do can be connected back to premises liability. If this area of law didn’t exist, then there would be very few people in the world trying to maintain safe...

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| Read Time: 2 minutes | Personal Injury

Building Code Injuries

Can I sue for injuries caused by a construction defect? Anyone who has contracted to have a house built or have an addition put on knows minimum requirements for the design, construction and materials must be met. Building codes spell out the specifics. Every state has its own rules. Indiana is no different. Every community is also supposed to...

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| Read Time: 2 minutes | Car Accident

Main Causes of Spinal Cord Injuries

Any damage to a spinal cord may result in lifelong injury. Someone who has sustained a spinal cord injury may not be able to send messages to or below the area that has been damaged. Such an injury may lead to a loss of basic motor skills, communicative skills, and can even be so severe as to cause paralysis....

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| Read Time: < 1 minute | news

8 vehicles involved, 7 people injured in Indianapolis crash

While the following story is a couple of months old, the circumstances of the car accident in question still make for an important post. The wreck in question occurred back in June in Indianapolis, with at least seven vehicles being involved. Around 10:45 p.m. the seven vehicles converged on west 73rd Street near Spring Mill road. Eight people suffered...

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| Read Time: 2 minutes | Nursing Home Neglect

How to Decide on the Right Nursing Home For Your Loved Ones

Deciding to put a loved one in a nursing home is always a difficult decision. Rarely does an elderly loved one ever want to leave their home at such an age to live in a nursing home. Make the process as painless as possible by putting due diligence into choosing a retirement home that best suits your parents or...

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| Read Time: 2 minutes | Personal Injury

How to Interact With a Stranger’s Dog

People often take for granted the safety of petting a stranger’s dog. The fact of the matter is that while some dogs welcome being stroked from a new person, others may need a moment or two to be acquainted before fawning may commence. To ensure your safety be sure to follow these steps so as to avoid any awkward...

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