Nursing home abuse is a common problem that often goes unnoticed and unreported. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 500,000 elder adults are abused or neglected each year. That figure is presumed low due to the fact that victims are too scared to do anything about it, including telling...Read More

Many personal injury cases are based on premise liability, a legal concept that covers injuries or accidents that were caused by defective or unsafe conditions on someone’s property. Like all personal injuries, these types of cases are based on negligence — which in the case of premise liability means proving that the property owner did...Read More

In legal terms, negligence refers to a person or entity that causes harm to another party through failure to use reasonable care. There are two different types of negligence that fall under negligence law: A person/entity fails to take reasonable action to prevent harm — for example, a store failing to clear ice from its...Read More

Surgical mistakes are unfortunately common in the United States. A study from the Institute of Medicine estimated that 44,000 to 98,000 patients are affected by medical and surgical errors every year. What is a surgical error? It’s a medical mistake that could have been prevented. In some cases, patients can file medical malpractice lawsuits over...Read More