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What to do After a Car Accident
Car accidents, whether a fender-bender or a more serious wreck, are a traumatic experience. The aftermath of an accident impacts you emotionally, physically, and financially. Seeking legal advice from an experienced car accident attorney is critical, but there are...
Can Dog Bites Cause Infection and Long-Term Damage?
Dog bites are more common than you may realize. According to the CDC, more than 4.5 million people a year are bitten by dogs in the United States. Half of those bites are children. Children are also hospitalized more than adults after a dog bite. Approximately half of...
How Auto Insurance Companies Avoid Paying You
Insurance companies have a bottom line to protect and will find reasons to avoid paying you for valid claims. The largest to smallest insurance companies engage in unethical and often illegal practices to deny your claim or reduce the amount they pay you. These are...
Signs of Negligence in Nursing Homes
Nursing home neglect is the maltreatment of elderly persons that results from a caregiver breaching their duty to that elderly person. This includes failure to provide food, clothing, medicine, shelter, supervision, and medical care and services that a person in a...
Wrong Collisions: ADOT Seeks to Stem Fatalities
Over the past several years, Arizona highways have been home to numerous wrong-way collisions, many of which result in fatalities. Jason Pohl of The Republic details both the tragic events and a new possible solution to wrong-way collisions in his article Closures...
Possible Impediments to Your Personal Injury Insurance Claim
When you are in a car accident due to another person's negligence, you need to file a claim against his or her insurance company so you can receive compensation for your damages. Insurance companies, while they are in the business of helping people in a time of need,...
Nursing Home Abuse: What You Need to Know
The decision to put your loved one in a nursing home can be difficult. However, if your loved one simply can no longer care for him or herself, this often means that your loved one needs assisted care. If you live far away or are simply unable to be at your loved...
After a Car Accident: What You Need to Know
If you have been a driver for a long time and have not been involved in a car accident, count yourself lucky. Small accidents happen every day and are typically easy to deal with, no matter who is at fault. However, for those who have never been in any sort of...
NATIONWIDE NURSING HOME CLOSURES COULD PROVE DISASTROUS FOR THE ELDERLY
In a recent NY Times article, author Paul Span details the current struggles of the nursing home industry and the implications it may have for the elderly. Span details that many five-star rated nursing home facilities are experiencing a decline in residents leading...
HEAVY STORMS WASH AWAY ROAD AND CAUSE DEADLY COLLISION
Heavy storms on Wednesday night were the catalyst for a deadly collision in northern Arizona. Amelie Fortune of France and two passengers were traveling north on US 89 by Page when portions of the road collapsed from beneath their vehicle. She exited her vehicle after...