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The sudden, unexpected death of a loved one always feels wrong and traumatic for those left behind, but when the death was entirely preventable if only someone else had taken reasonable care, it’s even more tragic. An unexpected loss can leave family members dealing with financial hardships on top of their emotional anguish. As...

Any accident with painful injuries is distressing and some are potentially life-altering, especially when they cause long-term impacts or disability. But when a preventable accident occurs due to someone else’s negligence, recklessness, or intentional wrongdoing, it’s much more traumatic. In some cases, the severe trauma of suffering a terrible accident causes lingering emotional distress...

Most personal injury cases are based on negligence on the part of the person or entity at fault for the injury. The court defines a party’s act of negligence as breaching the duty of care to prevent harm to others by failing to take measures to prevent injury the way a reasonable person would...

When two vehicles traveling in the same direction accidentally make contact by hitting or scraping along the sides of the vehicles, the impact is a sideswipe collision. Sideswipe collisions often happen due to unsafe lane changes on major, multi-lane highways or while passing on rural roads. All sideswipe collisions can cause injuries, but when...

A dog attack is one of the most frightening ways to sustain painful injuries with lasting physical and emotional damage. The sense of terror and helplessness when “man’s best friend” suddenly attacks, can have lasting negative impacts on physical health and emotional well-being. While it’s a straightforward matter to calculate medical costs after painful...

Bike riding is a healthy choice for the body and for the earth’s ecosystem. It’s also a wonderful way to appreciate the outdoors. But the unenclosed format of a bicycle leaves no protection for cyclists in an accident, especially in a traffic collision with a 4,000-pound vehicle. While wearing a bike helmet can help...