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How Do You Prove Liability in a Slip and Fall Case?

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In a Las Vegas slip and fall case, a property owner is only liable for your injuries if there were on notice of the dangerous condition which caused your fall. Your Las Vegas Personal Injury Attorney therefore has to prove that the owner was on “notice” of the dangerous condition. How is this done? The best way of showing this, is by finding evidence of prior similar falls. This evidence is required, because your Las Vegas Personal Injury Lawyer has to show that the at fault party “knew or should have know” that what caused you to fall, was a known hazard. One would think that the property owner would simply turn this evidence over. However, in your Las Vegas Personal Injury Attorney’s experience, the at fault parties fight tooth and nail before turning over any of this potentially damning evidence. What this means, is that your Las Vegas Personal Injury Attorney has to fight in court, to get a copy of this evidence. The good news, is that your Las Vegas Personal Injury Attorney has b...

Longer Nights can Cause More Collisions

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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) the number of night time accidents increas e d 1 by 7% between the years of 2014-2015. In addition, the NHSTA estimates that 100,000 fatigue-related accidents happen on a yearly basis, with driver negligence being o ne of the leading causes for accidents in the U.S . In addition, approximately 71,000 of these accidents result in injuries. These numbers are likely to increase as the population continues to grow and more drivers get on the road. Driver Fatigue Driver fatigue can occur for a number of reasons. People may work long hours that force them to travel home at odd hours in the early morning. Truck drivers who stay active and alert during the day may force themselves to stay awake and fall asleep at the wheel. Socialites who attend late night parties may try to drive home while intoxicated and lose control of the wheel. The list goes on and on. Fatigued drivers do not have the same sense of alertness as...

Anesthesia Error Medical Malpractice

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For the most part, doctors work hard to uphold the Hippocratic Oath to take care of their patients. Unfortunately, they do make mistakes . Sometimes, those mistakes result in serious consequences for unfortunate patient s , creating lasting damages for them and their families. When the consequences are a result of negligence, the outcome is medical malpractice . The patient then has to decide whether or not they will file a medical malpractice suit to get compensation for the damages they suffered. It is estimated that anesthesia is administered over 40 million times per year. Unfortunately, anesthesia errors are one of the most common forms of medical negligence in the United States. One of the most critical—and necessary—parts of any surgical procedure is anesthesia. General anesthesia induces a patient into an unconscious-state, allowing them to avoid the pain and discomfort associated with surgery. There are also more localized types of anesthesia. Those who administer the an...