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Category: Motorcycle Accidents

What Serious Motorcycle Accident Injuries Can a Helmet Protect a Victim From?

Motorcycle accidents can expose motorcyclists to significant injury risk, as they can receive blunt force trauma from larger vehicles. For the most part, their body is left exposed to the impact of another vehicle, leading to them suffering injuries like spinal cord injuries, bone fractures, and knee injuries. However, a motorcyclist can protect themselves from the impact of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) by wearing

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When Can a Trucking Company Be Held Liable for an Employee’s Truck Accident?

Most victims of commercial truck accidents assume that the at-fault party is the driver who caused the accident through distracted driving, speeding, or drowsy driving. While they can be liable for damages in a car accident claim, the trucking company that employs them can sometimes share liability. A trucking company can share liability for a truck accident that happened while the employee completed a work

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How to Recover Compensation from a Car Accident With an Uninsured Motorist

Following a car accident, victims normally have many options to recover compensation for damages like medical bills, property damage, and pain and suffering. One of the ways to recover compensatory damages is by filing a car accident claim with the at-fault party’s insurance company. You and your car accident lawyer can negotiate a settlement with their insurer that can pay you for your economic and

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How Does Revlon’s Bankruptcy Affect Hair Relaxer Lawsuits?

Many manufacturers of hair relaxers, such as L’Oreal, Namaste Laboratories, and Strength of Nature, have been named as defendants in hair relaxer lawsuits. One such hair relaxer manufacturer and distributor not named in hair relaxer litigation is Revlon because they filed for bankruptcy prior to plaintiffs filing hair relaxer lawsuits. Many Revlon hair relaxer products, such as Crème of Nature, Herba Rich, and Revlon Professional,

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Black Women Have Increased Risk of Suffering Uterine Cancer from Hair Relaxers

The endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in hair relaxers can cause a woman to suffer hormone imbalance, leading to health issues like uterine cancer, uterine fibroids, and ovarian cancer. A study from the National Institute of Health (NIH) found that women who use hair relaxers at least four times a year have twice the risk of suffering uterine cancer than women who do not. The study’s researchers

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Pedestrian Accident Statistics

Pedestrian accidents are an increasingly common form of personal injury accident, with recent numbers suggesting that pedestrian accidents in the United States are reaching their historical peak. A pedestrian accident is dangerous because it ordinarily involves a driver crashing into a pedestrian. Negligent drivers that drive distracted, drunk, or too fast can expose pedestrians to blunt-force trauma that can cause severe injuries like spinal cord

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Does Insurance Cover Bicycle Accidents?

Following a car accident, it’s clear that victims can use their auto insurance to cover damages, such as medical bills, lost earning potential, and loss of enjoyment of life. However, it is not apparent what bicycle accident victims should do after a bicycle accident. Depending on the situation that led to the bicycle accident, insurance may or may not apply to cover economic and non-economic

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Safety Tips for Preventing a Motorcycle Accident

Motorcyclists must be cautious when they take their motorcycles out for rides because one mistake could lead to severe injuries with long-term consequences. Motorcycles do not provide the same level of protection as other vehicles like cars, trucks, and buses. To prevent a high-speed collision, motorcyclists must follow safety tips like getting safety training, wearing proper protective gear, remaining alert while riding, and following road

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What Types of Truck Accidents Can Cause Severe Injuries?

Truck drivers that operate big rigs, semi-trucks, and 18-wheelers must exercise caution behind the wheel, as negligent driving behavior can cause truck accidents that can expose other drivers to harm. Large trucks can cause catastrophic damage when they crash into other vehicles, as they are much bigger and operate with more force than other vehicles. Some truck accidents that can cause severe injuries include rollover,

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Members of Congress and US Senators Question JAG and DOJ about Delayed Camp Lejeune Settlements

Marines and their families that lived at Camp Lejeune, a North Carolina military camp, between August 1st, 1953, and December 31st, 1987, were exposed to contaminated water. The toxic water used for drinking, cooking, cleaning, and bathing caused significant health issues like lung, brain, breast, and pancreatic cancer. After the Camp Lejeune Justice Act was passed, toxic water victims were allowed to file administrative claims

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