Does TBI Count as a Disability?
A Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is defined as damage to your brain caused by a blow to the head, a quick head movement, or even penetration into your skull or brain tissue. This kind of injury, severe or mild, will obviously have some detrimental effects on your health and quality of life, but qualifying criteria...
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What to do if you Hit a Parked Car
Car accidents can happen anywhere, including within a parking lot or anywhere where a parked car may be present. Many hit-and-run car accidents involve a parked car. Even though this may have consisted of an individual reversing into a parked car, with no witnesses or evidence of damage, it is important to note that in...
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Seat Belt Laws and Enhanced Safety Enforcement
Seat belts are arguably the most protective safety measure a person can take to avoid serious injury or death when involved in a motor vehicle crash. The simple use of a safety restraint cuts the risk of death and significant injury for drivers and other front-seat passengers by nearly 50%, and rear-seat occupants by upwards...
Seat Belt Laws and Enhanced Safety Enforcement Continue reading…Full Available Policy Settlement For Student As She Recovers From Traumatic Brain Injury
This case study is about Amy (client) who received the full available policy limits after a car crash caused her to suffer a traumatic brain injury as her case was handled by a professional traumatic brain injury lawyer. Much of eastern Washington is rural with lots of open roadways. Semi-truck traffic is common with truck...
Full Available Policy Settlement For Student As She Recovers From Traumatic Brain Injury Continue reading…Everybody Matters – Wrongful Death Justice
Several years ago, I (Kevin Coluccio) was asked to share my thoughts regarding wrongful death claims involving the elderly. As I mentioned in that article, the consistent claims of the defendants are that their values are quite limited because they were old, in compromised health, not working and they were going to die real soon...
Everybody Matters – Wrongful Death Justice Continue reading…Justice Achieved for Family after Semi Truck Crash
Trucking Accident Lawyers encounter various semi-truck crash scenarios and this one was no different. Romeo (the plaintiff's family member) had sustained fatal injuries after a semi-truck crash. Regardless of adequate evidence, Romeo’s family was denied by many law firms and the investigating officers did not support their claims. Truck accident stats prove, that in many...
Justice Achieved for Family after Semi Truck Crash Continue reading…Roadway Safety – Semi-Truck Accidents
Highways across the U.S. are filled with semi-trucks moving trillions of dollars in freight and goods every year. In Washington State, these large trucks transport freight ranging from aircraft, space, and ship equipment to fish, wheat, and apples. The state’s most valuable exports are carried by semi-trucks on interstates that share the road with the...
Roadway Safety – Semi-Truck Accidents Continue reading…What To Do After a Car Accident Not Your Fault
Even small car accidents can be very traumatic and shatter your confidence as a driver. If you were following the rules of the road and paying attention, the car crash likely was not your fault. Unfortunately, as you will understand if you are reading this, it is not always a cut-and-clear matter. The at-fault driver...
What To Do After a Car Accident Not Your Fault Continue reading…Back Conditions That Qualify for Social Security Disability (SSD)
If you’ve been struggling with severe back problems or back pain due to an injury or disorder for a long time, you may also have financial concerns due to an increasing inability to do your job, and/or the cost of extensive medical treatments. If this is the case, you may be wondering whether your chronic...
Back Conditions That Qualify for Social Security Disability (SSD) Continue reading…Most Dangerous Roads in WA and Reasons Why
Smoky skies over the Pacific Northwest will soon give way to rainy winter weather which is among the factors that experts say increase fatal crash risks for drivers. To prevent catastrophic crashes, drivers need to understand the factors influencing fatalities including where they occur and how to avoid them. Nine of the top 10 deadliest...
Most Dangerous Roads in WA and Reasons Why Continue reading…Logging Truck Dangers
With over 22 million acres of forestland, Washington State is one of the country’s leading lumber producers. Timber harvesting of douglas fir, spruce, hemlock and ponderosa pine spans the state. It is not uncommon to share roadways with logging trucks both east and west of the Cascade Range. While drivers can expect to come across...
Logging Truck Dangers Continue reading…Do Men or Women get in more Car Accidents
Everyone's level of risk when driving is different. But several criteria, such as age, speed, and drunk driving, determine who gets in more car accidents, males or females. Even though men are more likely to be involved in accidents, women may be in greater danger of harm or death. The figures don't tell us the...
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