Kids just love swimming. Whether in the bathtub, the lake, the beach or the pool, you always see children laughing and playing in the water.

Water can be fun but it can be dangerous too.

Studies show that the second leading cause of unintentional injury-related death in children between 2 to 14 years old is drowning. Every year, 1,000 children die of the said cause, 1/3 of such arise from swimming pool accidents.

This numbers can be alarming. In fact, it...

Dangerous and defective products can cause personal injury or wrongful death. In such cases, it is possible for the victim, or the victim's family to recover damages under product liability claims.

Product liability is really a hybrid of tort law and contract law. The plaintiff can sue based on the following classifications.

· Negligence

· Strict liability

· Deceit

· Breach of implied warranty of...

The insurance company has said that they will no longer pay for my chiropractic/medical bills, how do I get these bills paid now

Where previous medical treatment has been subsequently denied, or where prescribed medical treatment will not be pre-authorized, the solution is a simple one. A “Medical Request” or an “Employee’s Claim Petition” can be filed with the Workers’ Compensation Courts to get previously received medical paid for, or to...

Too often, a whiplash injury claim is disregarded. It is often considered minor but victims should realise that the long-term consequences of the injury can mean that a whiplash claim can bring considerable accident compensation, despite what accident claim solicitors might say to the contrary.

Overlooking the consequences of a whiplash injury could lead to long-term unhappiness. The whiplash injury itself is an injury to the neck. The neck is an area that stores all neural...

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, it is estimated that more than 4 million workers got injured on the job during 2005 and around 5,700 workers lost their lives resulting from work related injuries. New York City no-fault worker’s compensation program is meant to provide financial help to workers who get hurt on the job. It also provides them adequate medical care.

New York State law makes it mandatory for employers to purchase insurance which will...

The conglomeration of vehicles on the road has led to an increase in the number of accidents. Speeding vehicles and unsafe roads lead to road accidents. Road traffic accident claims (or RTAs) generally cover any accidents in which a motor vehicle was involved. Victims of road accidents can get compensated for the losses suffered. Road traffic accident claims can also offer respite to such victims. By approaching a road accident claims solicitor, one can get compensation quickly.

Swimming and diving accidents can occur in residential swimming pools, hotel swimming pools, public swimming pools, water parks, beach accidents and other such places. Swimming pools present an especially dangerous hazard for toddlers and small children when they are left uncovered or unsupervised.

Tragically, drowning in swimming pools is one of the leading causes of death for people under the age of 14. In fact, more people of all ages die in swimming pool related...

If you have suffered serious health complications due to some surgery or medical treatment then you can file a personal injury claim. Your injury claim will be filed against the negligent medical practitioner, authority, or even a hospital which failed to provide adequate medical treatment. A victim of medical malpractice can suffer variety of health complications such as brain injury, kidney failure, misdiagnosis resulting in a breast cancer and several others.

Your medical...

Trasylol, a type of rather costly drug administered to bypass surgery patients for the duration of their operation to help stop undue blood loss, is at blame to have generated an overwhelming amount of cases of heart failure, kidney damage and even heart attack. A heart medication lawsuit should be filed particularly if patients that have experienced bypass surgery were uninformed to the concern of Trasylol being used. In such a situation, heart medication lawsuit circumstances can be...

You have probably seen the advertisements on television extolling the virtues of seat belts, how they are required by law and save lives more than any other safety feature on your car. But how true is it that seat belts save lives and are there instances when seat belts can cause you to be more seriously injured than if you were not wearing one? This is where a personal injury attorney comes in, to help you collect the compensation you deserve from your seat belt failure, which may have...