Understanding Premises Liability — Be a Responsible Property Owner
By Tim O’Hare Property owners have a responsibility for managing their property in such a way that others are not risk of injury while on that property. A premise liability claim…
Sharing the Road with Commercial Trucks & Large Vehicles
By Tim O’Hare Every year in America, there more than 500,000 traffic accidents involving commercial trucks. When a truck weighing more than 10,000 lbs. collides with a passenger vehicle or…
Avoiding Pedestrian Accidents
By Tim O’Hare Every year, nearly 60,000 pedestrians die in more than 110,000 pedestrian accidents. Children and the elderly are most at risk for being hit while crossing the street.…
Common Medical Malpractice
By Tim O’Hare Every day across the country, people suffer injury as a result of medical malpractice. Doctors, nurses and other medical professionals can make mistakes as a result of…
Understanding “Wrongful Death”
By Tim O’Hare There are, unfortunately, times when individuals die as a result of negligence of another person. As a result, the victim’s survivors can sue the party at fault…
How Bicyclists Can Avoid Collisions With Cars
By Tim O'Hare ‘Always wear your helmet.’ This is the most well-known and commonly preached bicycle safety tip. While wearing a helmet can help prevent or reduce head injuries in…
Deaths Caused by Medical Errors & Hospital Infections
1 in 7 Medicare patients experience serious harm because of medical errors and hospital infections each year, and 180,000 patients die, according to a November 2010 study by the Department…
Do GPS Systems Cause Distracted Driving Accidents?
By Tim O’Hare More and more drivers are using GPS systems to navigate while driving. While many newer cars come with voice-activated GPS preinstalled, the use of handheld GPS devices,…
Safety Tips for Sharing the Road with 18-Wheelers
by Tim O'Hare Traffic accidents involving semi tractor-trailers can be some of the most horrific wrecks a personal injury lawyer ever sees. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,…
Top 10 Safest Cars
by Tim O'Hare While car accidents are most often the result of driver error, reckless or impaired driving or bad weather, the type of vehicle involved often determines fatalities in…
Updating Facebook While Driving? Is this really necessary?
By Tim O’Hare Distracted driving caused accidents claiming more than 5,500 lives in 2009. At least 30 states across the country have banned the use of cell phones and hand…
Wrongful death: What is it and who can file a wrongful death claim?
by Tim O'Hare You’ve likely heard about wrongful death lawsuits, particularly in medical cases where a claim of negligence is made in the death of a patient, but this is…
