When you’ve suffered an injury and are seeking to file a lawsuit, you need a capable and understanding lawyer at your side. Their skills and support will guide you through the process and be a source for information if you have any questions along the way.

But not all lawyers have the same standards. When you need a personal injury lawyer, you should give yourself options and choose the one that exhibits the best qualities that a lawyer should have. If you’re meeting with a lawyer and they start to show characteristics of a bad personal injury lawyer, don’t work with them.

A car crash is an unfortunate and life-changing experience.  It is traumatizing, disorienting, and painful.  Whether your injuries are minor or severe, it is important that you see your doctor as soon as you can.  Car accident injuries can have long-term implications, and minor injuries that are left untreated can develop into serious, debilitating problems.

With so much to consider, it can be difficult to know what you need to discuss with your doctor.  It is important to seek advice for more than just your present pain and symptoms.  Here are few topics you should discuss with your doctor after a crash:

Long-term Recovery.   Your doctor will certainly provide treatment for injuries that are bothering you right now, but it is equally important to discuss your long-term treatment concerns.  Can the pain from your injury reoccur again later?  Will you need to seek treatment from a specialist for your injury to fully heal?  Your injury may also have external symptoms that are masking a more severe injury internally.  It is a good idea to request x-rays of any area that you are feeling pain.

Mississippi is a popular destination for anyone who loves to gamble, socialize, and be entertained.  The endless buffets, excitement, and fun found in Mississippi resorts and casinos make them a great place for travelers and locals to relax and find separation from the usual daily grind.

However, an accident in a resort or casino can leave you feeling helpless and confused.  Instead of great memories and a smile on your face, you could be going home with a debilitating injury and a long road to recovery– as well as questions about who can be held liable for your injuries and under what circumstances.

A recent study by the American Academy of Pediatrics shows that baby injuries associated with the use of certain types of baby products are on the rise.  Analyzing 21 years of hospital emergency room data, the study reported a 23.7 percent increase in injuries to young children between 2003 and 2011.  Most injuries were to the child’s head, neck, or face, and 80 percent of injuries were the result of a fall.

Many injuries occur because the caregiver misuses the product or simply does not know how to use it properly, but several injuries were the result of a product defect or design flaw in the manufacturing process.  The study found that four types of baby products were the most likely to cause injury:

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“Slip and fall” is a term that is used to to describe personal injury cases in which a person trips and is injured on someone else’s property. An injury, even a minor injury, must be sustained to have a slip and fall case.  These cases usually fall under the broader legal category of premises liability claims, because the accident occurred do to a defect or mismanagement of someone’s property.

Dangerous conditions like potholes, narrow stairs, poorly lit walkways, sidewalk cracks, and wet floors can lead to slip and fall accidents.  Bad weather can contribute to dangerous outdoor walkways that become a hazard when the property owner fails to maintain or clear them of debris.

Most truck drivers on the road are professional and respectful and drive with concern for the safety of all the vehicles around them.  But unfortunately, not all truck drivers can be described this way, and every once in a while you may encounter a driver who is dangerous, reckless, and threatening in their behavior.  As a responsible driver, there are steps you can take to report these drivers and help keep other drivers on the road safe.

How to File a Federal Report

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is the national regulator for moving companies.  This includes bus and truck companies, and depending on the circumstances, they may be able to process a complaint about unsafe driving.

Complaints to the FMSCA must involve violations that occurred within the last 60 days and must be about interstate or hazardous materials carriers.  The FMCSA has jurisdiction over “interstate” activity, or moving vehicles that travel in more than one state.  The FMSCA does not require that complaints about hazardous materials carriers involve interstate activity, nor do they require that they by submitted within 60 days.

If you’ve been involved in a hit-and-run accident in Mississippi, you’re likely feeling incredibly frustrated—and just a little bit hopeless. Any time a vehicle leaves the scene of an accident—whether it’s a car vs. car crash, a vehicle vs. pedestrian crash, or an accident where a vehicle hits property—this is defined as a hit-and-run accident.

Leaving the scene of any type of accident is a federal crime. Federal and local laws in Mississippi both state that any driver involved in a crash must pull over and provide their insurance information. Hit-and-run drivers are punishable by law. During the aftermath of a hit-and-run crime, you may feel that the guilty driver may not be caught and punished, but the opposite is generally true. By remaining calm and doing everything you can to help the police, you can help ensure the driver is found.

When we purchase an item online or in a store, we expect it work as advertised and to not cause us harm. When we buy a new car, for example, we don’t expect for the airbags to cause injury by deploying improperly. When we buy a new children’s bicycle, we don’t expect for it to break on the second day of use and cause a child to become hospitalized.

In instances like the above, we have the right to file what’s referred to as a product liability claim or lawsuit against the product manufacturer. Doing so can enable a family to have an easier time paying for hospital bills and other associated medical costs as well as ensure the product manufacturer creates safer products and properly prioritizes consumer safety.

It is important to diagnose and treat birth injuries as soon as possible.  Left untreated, birth injuries can lead to developmental problems, brain trauma, and even paralysis.  There are several action symptoms that can be observed while your baby is still in the hospital that immediately indicate a birth injury.  An arched back while crying, breathlessness, excessive drooling, lethargy, light sensitivity, and seizures are just a few.

Health related symptoms include anemia, fever, hearing loss, low heart rate, low oxygen in the blood, persistent coughing, poor weight gain, wheezing, and jaundice.  In most birth injury cases, babies will exhibit both action and health-related symptoms.