Anytime you ride in a motor vehicle, you have some risk of getting hurt in a crash. Collisions are possible in front of your driveway or in the parking lot of the local supermarket. Most people try to ignore the constant threat of a motor vehicle collision. They feel...
A Reputation For Care.
A Tradition Of Results.
Personal Injury
What are the typical symptoms of mesothelioma?
Asbestos may be a naturally-occurring substance, but it is also a known human carcinogen. If you have ever had environmental exposure to asbestos, then you are at elevated risk for developing mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a highly deadly form of cancer that takes...
Swim Safe: Understanding & Preventing Accidental Drownings
Understanding and Preventing Accidental Drownings Among Children Summer is here and we begin to hear stories of parents’ worst nightmares coming true: a child drowns in a swimming pool. You’ve heard the stories. You can be watching your child and turn away for just a...
Checklist for Nursing Home Safety
What Should You Look for When Choosing a Nursing Home? Choosing a nursing home facility for a loved one is an emotional and daunting challenge, but reliable information always helps. Family members armed with a list of observations and what to ask administrators make...
How to Find a Good Nursing Home
Tips On Choosing the Right Nursing Home for Your Loved One When you choose the nursing home that you plan to put your loved on in, only the best will do. It only makes sense that you would want to make sure they will be well cared for, treated kindly, and given as...
What You Need to Know About Never Events
When a doctor makes an error, the consequences can be life-changing. Nowhere is this more accurate than when it comes to “serious reportable events” (also called never events). These are examples of medical malpractice so severe that they should never...
Cellphone-related Injuries Rising
The New York Times once said that the cellphone has become the “remote control of our lives.” These days, most people can’t live without this device. Far too often, these phones are taking over our lives – too often in a dangerous way. A new study indicates that over...
Pedestrian and Bicyclist Deaths by Drivers at 30 Year High
This is another good news/bad news scenario. Nearly 36,600 people died on US roadways last year, a decrease of 2.4 percent from 2017, according to recently released figures from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA). That’s the good news. Now the...
Good News: Drunk Driving Deaths Down in Indiana. Bad News: Drug Impaired Drivers on the Rise.
According to a recent report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2018 saw a 13% decrease in drunk driving deaths from 2017. One reason for this decrease is that local law enforcement agencies and the Indiana State Police have been increasing...
Light Rain Increases Risk of Crash
There’s nothing more refreshing than a light rain to clean the air and make the grass and flowers bloom in the springtime. However, a new study released in April in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society says that even light rain significantly increases...