Pratfalls have long been a mainstay of physical comedy on stage and screen – but a real slip-and-fall accident is no laughing matter. Slips and falls sent roughly 6.8 million people to the hospital in 2020 alone, and more than 211,000 were injured seriously enough to...
Suffering a traumatic brain injury (TBI) represents a catastrophic event that changes the lives of victims and their family members. Over time, family members rallying around their loved one may notice specific changes in their personality, a common outcome after the...
Getting into an accident could be overwhelming and stressful. These incidents could also be scary if they cause injuries, such as concussions. They are mild traumatic brain injuries caused by blunt force or impact, making the brain move inside the skull. Concussions...
You are probably aware of certain dangers you could face in parking lots and garages. For example, an unobservant driver in such close quarters could strike you while walking to your car. Another issue that makes parking areas unsafe is poor lighting and the inability...
As summer gets underway, most kids will have a lot of time on their hands to wander the neighborhood and beyond. That means getting into some potentially dangerous situations. Kids are natural explorers, and they often don’t pay attention to what is someone else’s...
When someone suffers a brain injury, the focus is often on immediate treatment to save their life. For instance, someone who has bleeding around their brain could suffer cell death if the pressure on the brain becomes too great. Surgery can help to relieve this...
Injuries to the spinal cord can significantly change how a person lives their life. These changes often come in the form of learning to live with paralysis. While all spinal cord injuries are tragedies in their own right, they seem much more tragic when they’re caused...
When you go to a grocery store, you expect to get what you need and leave. However, this may not always be the case, as you may be involved in a slip and fall accident. Different factors can lead to such an accident, including spills. If you are injured in a grocery...
If someone breaks into a home and the homeowner actively defends themselves, they're generally within their rights. This leads some homeowners to believe that they can set booby traps in advance to injure someone who potentially breaks into the house or trespasses on...
The basic concept of a premises liability claim is that a property owner should have done more to ensure you were safe when visiting their premises. Yet these cases are anything but basic. North Carolina cases revolve around two things. 1. Whether an owner took...
