Many different types of physical injury can occur during a car crash. Crush injuries are one of many potential injuries that may happen. What should you know about crush injuries? What form do they come in, and what are the biggest associated risks? What causes crush...
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What are the different types of burn injury?
Suffering from a burn is a painful experience that almost everyone has had at least once. However, not many people experience the worse levels of burn injury and thus know little about them. Burns can range from first to third degree, with each one causing more damage...
What should you know about force majeure clauses?
Unfortunately for businesses, it is impossible to predict every single catastrophic occurrence that may happen in the course of the business's lifetime. These catastrophic events may also make it impossible to complete contracts as related to a business. In these...
Dealing with unreasonable demands from your insurance company
Sometimes insurance companies ask for the impossible, leaving you feeling frustrated and powerless. In Texas, an insurance company generally has 15 days to request information after a claim. However, they can stretch out the deadline to 45 days if they come up with a...
What are common causes of slip-and-fall injuries?
The workplace can provide a lot of potential dangers to a person's physical health and well-being. Unfortunately, some of these dangers can come in unexpected places, too. Slip-and-fall injuries are the result of many of these unexpected and often commonplace dangers....
Were you diagnosed with cauda equina syndrome after a crash?
Within the spine, flexible tissue exists to help cushion the vertebrae as they move. A herniated disk is one of the most typical injuries due to car crashes. What is a herniated disk? In this situation, the disk may tear, and the gelatinous material within can spill...
Can a back injury after a crash have lasting mental impacts?
Many people focus on the physical injuries and the healing process that occurs after a victim suffers from an injury to the back. However, this is a lengthy process that involves multiple parts of a person, including their emotional and mental health. The connection...
What are the different damages for contract breach?
In the business-to-business world, breach of contract is very common. It is usually best to try and resolve these issues informally outside of court, but this is not always possible. If informal means fail, usually injured parties will seek to have the legal system...
What is distracted driving?
Drunk driving is extremely dangerous and costs many lives each year in the US. In fact, the estimate is that one person dies every 52 minutes in the US due to drunk driving. However, there is another menace on American roads: distracted driving. Many elements of...
What is bad faith insurance?
Perhaps your insurance provider has been twisting the language in your contract to avoid paying a claim. You could have also noticed that there are policy limitations that you did not know about when you purchased the policy, or the company could be asking for...