Premises liability is the legal term for the risk that property owners assume when people visit their building. Either the owner or their insurance company may have to pay if someone gets hurt on their property. Many premises liability claims have to do with...
Injuries
3 times visitors to a building could have a premises liability claim
Owners of properties and people who run businesses have to protect themselves from liability by purchasing insurance and properly maintaining their facilities. They could be held financially accountable for the injuries or property damage that people suffer if they...
New Drug To Treat Meniscus Injuries
You might never have heard of your meniscus until the day you injured your knee. Now you realize just how vital having it in full working order is to so many things you do. The meniscus is a piece of cartilage in the knee that is prone to tearing. It serves to cushion...
Can Yoga Help Traumatic Brain Injury Victims?
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have a devastating effect on your life. While there is currently no cure, various therapy options are available to help people adapt to their injuries. One that some people are touting is yoga. A TBI can affect you physically and...
New Blood Test Could Help Determine The Best Brain Injury Treatment
If you suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI), you could recover quickly, or it could leave you with a lifelong disability or even kill you. That’s a wide range of possibilities, so you and your family would obviously like to find out which it will be as soon as...
What to do following a swimming pool accident
The temperatures are warming up here in North Carolina. Kids will be out of school and looking for ways to cool off for the summer, so it’s only natural that they’ll begin flocking to swimming pools to do so. Most people don’t realize, however, how many dangers lurk...
Potential life-long changes from a TBI
Traumatic brain injuries happen in falls, car accidents, workplace accidents, incidents of violence and in many other ways. They are among the most serious injuries that a person can suffer, and they can happen even if the skull itself isn’t significantly damaged....
How much will an amputation injury impact your finances?
Losing a limb or an extremity in an amputation is one of the most catastrophic accidents a person can suffer. We live in a world of heavy machinery, from the vehicles that we drive to the equipment at our jobs. Items that you take for granted as part of your life...
What are the distracted driving laws in North Carolina?
According to the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, nearly 20% of 2018 auto accidents in the state involved distracted driving. These collisions often have serious consequences, including lifelong disability and even fatality. Review the laws about...
Should you ditch the backyard trampoline?
Trampolines are a lot of fun. They also provide a great way to get some exercise without it feeling like exercise. However, there is a downside to this backyard addition that you should really consider before you decide to install one. The liability for injuries is...