I recently read a FaceBook post about the dangers of “secondary drowning.” As a pool owner, I not only found the information a real eye opener, but also worthy of sharing with my readers. Johnny was splashing around in a neighborhood pool. He wore flotation…
School is almost out; that means many kids will be spending more time in unstructured environments, with less adult supervision and for longer periods of time. This provides ample opportunity for bullies to choose targets. Bullies don’t take the summer off. In fact, bullying can,…
Far too many children have been inadvertently forgotten in hot vehicles or have gotten into a vehicle on their own. Even the best of parents or caregivers can unknowingly leave a sleeping child in a car; and the end result can be injury or even…
A Law Vegas man filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Summerlin Hospital and numerous doctors and nurses alleging failure to diagnosis and treat of his wife for tuberculosis despite obvious symptoms during and after her pregnancy. The suit alleges that wheezing and fever should have…
Florida has become the seventh state to declare medical malpractice award limits unconstitutional. The decision was spurred by a 2011 medical malpractice lawsuit in which a 20-year-old woman died while being treated by a U.S. Air Force doctor at Fort Walton BeachMedicalCenter. The suit was…
It’s a parent’s nightmare: a toy or product they bought for their child ends up causing injury or even death. I recently read about KID (Kids in Danger) a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting children by improving children’s product safety. KID was founded in 1998…
If you live in a cold-weather state, you most likely have witnessed a sheet of ice or snow fly off the roof of moving vehicle? Maybe you had to react quickly to dodge it, or simply pray that it missed you. What else could you…
Often the result of a crushing blow to the spine is paralysis; a severe blow may paraplegia or, worse, it may result in quadriplegia. Most often this type of injury is the result of an auto accident or other severe blow to the back, but…
Lawsuit Financial has provided 15 years of client centered service to the legal community. We have developed an excellent reputation among plaintiffs and attorneys for our honesty, care, and personal touch. How have we earned our reputation? When a client contacts Lawsuit Financial, we don’t…
If you peruse the Internet, you will read a lot of nonsense about so-called “frivolous lawsuits” and/or “lawsuit abuse”. The latest I found was an online app, created by Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York (LRANY), a tort reform group that joined forces with a…
An April 2, 2010 explosion at the Tesoro Refinery in Anacortes, WA was the deadliest refinery incident in the U.S. since a 2005 explosion killed 15 people and injured 180 at a BP refinery in Texas. The blast occurred while maintenance work was being performed…
The parents of Olivia Marie Coats promise to sue obstetrician, Dr. George T. Backardjiev, but not The Medical Center of Southeast Texas, where their daughter was born on Dec. 28. Rachel Melancon and Allen Coats said it is not the hospital’s fault; they only want…