Top 5 Locations for Indiana Truck Accidents Big rigs are the largest, and most intimidating vehicles on the road. The heaviness of the truck (especially when carrying a large load) makes it difficult to control when there are hazardous road or weather conditions. With a maximum weight of 80,000 pounds (in the United States), trucks […]
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Torn Rotator Cuff Injury After an Accident
A rotator cuff tear is a common shoulder injury that can cause pain and disability. There are a number of ways that it can occur, including auto crashes and work-related accidents. Each year nearly 2 million American adults see their doctor because of problems with a rotator cuff. This type of injury can be serious […]
Injured in DUI Accident: What You Should Do
There’s no doubt drunk driving is a national epidemic across the entire United States with more than 16,000 fatalities each year being caused by drunk driving. This number equals about 40% of all motor vehicle fatalities across the nation. Drunk drivers are always dangerous and potentially deadly, and drunk drivers injure an additional 250,000 Americans […]
How Long Will My Indiana Personal Injury Claim Take to Settle?
Settling any type of personal injury claim can be a challenging process. Giving you a time frame for what to expect can be difficult because many factors play a role in it. It’s important not to rush your settlement. You want to be sure all of your losses are included. At the same time, you […]
Why You Need a Car Safety Kit
There’s an almost endless number of things that can go wrong when you’re out driving on a long, lonely stretch of road after dark. Of course, plenty of things can go wrong when you’re driving through a busy neighborhood in the middle of the day, but in preparing for a vehicle breakdown, it’s best to […]
Car Insurance Process After an Accident
Getting in a car accident is always a stressful and dangerous situation, but if you’re lucky enough to not be injured after enduring a crash, there are several things you can do immediately after an accident to make the entire insurance process go a little more smoothly. It’s inevitable that the car insurance process after […]
Car Accident While Pregnant: What Should You Do?
The screeching of brakes and the sudden impact stuns you as the car does a brief spin. You’ve been in an accident, as you see people on the sidewalk coming towards the vehicle and dialing on their phones for the police. Once your muddled thoughts clear, the first thing you do is place your hand […]
Insurance for Ridesharing Drivers
If you drive for a ridesharing app like Uber, Lyft, or Zipcar, and you don’t notify your insurance provider, the provider can cancel your insurance plan. The first step after becoming a commercial or ridesharing driver, is to call your insurance provider to find out if they cover commercial driving, or driving-for-hire. If they don’t, […]
9 Things to Know About Brain Injury Litigation
Brain injury litigation gets complicated very quickly, and that’s simply because no two brain injuries are the same. Each brain injury lawsuit utilizes state-of-the-art technologies and requires extensive historical research into somewhat similar cases. For those who find themselves or their loved ones in the middle of a brain injury litigation process, it can be […]
Traumatic Brain Injuries in Children: 5 Things Every Parent Must Know
Parents love their children and want to give them the world. They want to give them all those things they never had while growing up. And most importantly, they want to keep them safe – both in school and at home. No matter how hard you try to keep your children safe, they’re going to […]
Sponsoring the Joseph Maley Foundation 5k
The Joseph Maley Foundation 2017 5K Run, Walk, Roll: Here’s how you can help Indianapolis-area children & have a great time doing so The spirit of service is the spirit of a community A good measure of a community’s vitality is the willingness of its members to perform selfless service. The more people who, together […]
Truck Accident Leaves Indiana Toll Road Looking Like a Pollock Painting
The Indiana Toll Road was the site of a very odd truck wreck at the start of August, according to WNDU-TV. The Indiana truck accident involved a tractor-trailer truck rollover, which resulted in 23,000 pounds of white paint spilling onto the highway. Reportedly, the truck crash happened around 8:30 am. The 18 wheeler left the […]
Are Rock Climbing Gyms Safe?
When the next summer Olympics rolls around in 2020, indoor rock climbing will be included as one of the many events to grace the world stage. The sport has been growing in popularity for some time now, with rock climbing gyms popping up nationwide. With the sport now stepping more into the mainstream as an […]
What Does the 22 Pushup Challenge Have to Do with TBIs?
Just as the Ice Bucket Challenge helped propel ALS awareness and fundraising to new heights, the 22 Pushup Challenge has recently caught fire. The challenge is a fundraising and awareness campaign designed to combat the high number of suicides among veterans of the armed forces. According to a report regarding the campaign in Inc., on […]
How Anxiety Could Affect Your TBI Recovery
Recovering from a concussion can be a long, difficult process. The amount of rest you should get after a brain injury often depends on the severity of the trauma. This makes sense: the harder you are hit, the worse the injury and the longer it will take you to get back on your feet. […]
How Do Federal Regulations Reduce Fatigued Truck Drivers?
Due to the competitiveness of the trucking industry, truck drivers are frequently driving to the point of exhaustion. Late last month, a semi carrying two occupants flipped over on its side on Interstate 65 near Lebanon. Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt, but Fox 59 says, “Alcohol is not thought to be a factor, but […]
A Concussion Can Be a Serious Brain Injury
Dangers of So-Called “Mild” TBIs A new study from the Medical College of Wisconsin is offering new insights into what goes on in the brain in the first few hours after a concussion. The initial results confirm what other studies have long suggested—that the effects of a concussion often indicate that a serious brain injury […]