Safe home births are now possible with today’s modern medicine and the capabilities of healthcare. Nearly 35,000 pregnant Americans decide to deliver their babies at home each year instead of in the hospital. Parents understandably have the right to choose a preferred place to bring their newborn into the world. Reasons a family may decide…
Personal Injury
What Is The Attractive Nuisance Doctrine?
If you recently sustained losses in an accident on someone else’s property, you may have grounds for a premises liability claim. The rules governing premises liability vary from state to state, but all states hold that an injured party can collect damages if the following apply: The owner knew (or should have known) about a…
What Is the Malfunction Doctrine?
If you or a loved one recently suffered injuries in an accident involving a defective product, you may be able to file a product liability claim to compensate for your monetary and non-monetary losses. The laws governing product liability vary from state to state, but many of these claims rely on a legal concept referred…
Pokemon No…..More Accidents
If you haven’t heard of the nation’s newest addiction to Pokemon Go you must live under a rock. It seems this new craze is everywhere, even the New York Times wrote an article about it. Pokemon (from the 90’s), has made a Revenge of the Nerds style comeback and is infiltrating our world. Essentially, Pokemon…
Surprise Medical Bills: What You Need To Know
When you are injured in a car wreck or other accident, the last thing you think is “I better go to a doctor that is covered by my insurance.” Unfortunately with insurance companies becoming less pro-patient and more pro-profit keeping this question top of mind is not your first priority if you’re hurt – but…
…..But it hurrrrrrts! How Do You Prove Pain?
As personal injury attorneys we often come across cases where our clients experience pain, but the pain is undetectable through medical testing. This leaves us the challenge of substantiating our client’s pain without having the benefit of medical evidence to back it up. Our attorney Jonathan Williams spoke to the obstacles he faces in this…
Making Sense of Medical Lingo
What does AAOX3 stand for? If you are injured in car wreck, odds are the ambulance personnel will immediately start asking you questions. Often, medical responders to your accident will be using medical lingo. Even though you may be able to hear responders speaking about you, you may not understand what they are saying. A…