Helmet laws are intended to keep motorcyclists safer and decrease the number of fatalities that occur every year due to motorcycle crashes. Because motorcycles offer very little protection for riders, crashes can easily result in catastrophic injury or death. Motorcyclists must be proactive in taking every safety precaution that they can. Studies have shown that…
If you have a car accident case, and you are at a point where you are considering firing your lawyer and hiring another one, you should first think why you are doing this. Here are some common problems between client and lawyer that may force the client to think about firing their lawyer: You doubt…
You probably hired a good attorney for your auto accident case, but now the things don’t seem to be working. May be you are upset with your lawyer for something that he/she has done or you are not happy with the lawyer’s performance. You may realize that the attorney is not professional in his/her conduct…
A motorcyclist and his passenger were both injured after failure to properly negotiate a turn in the road. Earlier this year, two people were injured in a motorcycle crash in Joplin when the driver failed to properly negotiate a turn and overturned his bike. Fortunately, both riders suffered only moderate injuries. A Leading Cause of Motorcycle Accidents Turns…
A Joplin woman was awarded a six figure verdict in a case of delayed diagnosis of cancer. Linda Lawson was awarded a compensation of $640,000 by a Jasper County jury. The jury agreed that Linda Lawson’s non-Hodgkins lymphoma should have been detected much earlier by Southwest Radiology before it had started to spread to other parts of…
Follow these important steps to improve your chances of receiving full compensation for your injuries. When you have been injured by the negligence or reckless behavior of another individual what you do in the following days is very important to the outcome of any personal injury claim you may file. After having your medical needs…
