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Trauma to the head can cause brain damage to varying degrees. You could experience mild and temporary issues or you could experience life-changing brain damage. Your head injury could impact your life in many negative ways. All brain injuries are different and affect people differently.For example, one person could sustain a head injury resulting in memory loss. Another person might suffer a head injury and deal with an inability to process information correctly.Depending on the severity of your brain injury, you might suffer in big ways. Learn...Continue Reading...

Death is a part of life. Not every death is considered a wrongful one. People die for a variety of reasons under a number of different circumstances, and all death feels tragic. A wrongful death is when a person dies because of another person or party’s actions. For example, if your loved one dies in a car accident caused by a distracted driver, that death would be considered a wrongful death. The person would not have died if not for the careless actions of someone else.How do you know if you have a wrongful death case? Can you sue...Continue Reading...

Accidents happen for a wide variety of reasons, and many different people could be responsible. With motorcycle accidents, though, the motorcyclist is often blamed outright. This is unfair because motorcyclists aren’t always responsible for their accidents. Because people stereotype motorcyclists, they can get mistreated after an accident.The best way to deal with the aftermath of an accident is to prove you weren’t responsible for the accident. You can find evidence to prove the fault of the person who actually caused your crash. Then,...Continue Reading...

If you have a loved one in a nursing home, you probably think a lot about their safety. The nursing home staff probably assured you that your elderly family member would be looked after at all times. Unfortunately, this is not always true. Elders do get abused in nursing homes. It’s a tragic reality.Why do elders get abused? Mostly, because they are unable to protect or defend themselves. They are mistreated, taken advantage of, physically injured, or emotionally traumatized. If something like this has happened to your loved one, you need...Continue Reading...

One of a parent’s biggest fears is that something bad will happen to their child. You may not care why your child was hurt; you just want the person responsible to pay for what they’ve done. When someone has caused your child harm, they could be held criminally or civilly liable for what they’ve done.The situation depends a lot on what happened. If someone seriously harmed your child intentionally, they could go to jail in some cases for the harm they caused. If someone was being careless or reckless and their behavior led...Continue Reading...