A wooden dome used as a climbing obstacle in a Warrior Dash race collapsed Saturday in St. Francisville, injuring several people and prompting the State Fire Marshal’s Office to investigate if the structure was properly built. Witnesses said there were between 20 and 30 people on the dome, the third of 12 obstacles of the […]
Every NYC Uber accident causes questions about who should bear the cost of physical harm and property damage. And the number of NYC Uber Accidents are rising. The number has increased more than three times in the past two years. 534 in 2014 to 1,672 in 2016. Five deadly private cab car crashes occurred in […]
The recent historic flooding has affected so many of our parishes and clients here in Baton Rouge. Click on the special issue of You & the Law below for basic financial assistance and safety issues for those impacted by the disaster.
Tuesday, a massive crane collapsed onto the Tappan Zee Bridge. The crane covered virtually the entire width of the bridge where it collapsed and injured multiple people. Authorities are concerned about the extent of possible damage to the bridge and safety on the construction site. Traffic is stopped for miles and is expected to be backed up […]
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA or FOIL, as in Freedom of Information Law) lets regular people find out what records the government has. You don’t need special training and you don’t need a lawyer’s advice to exercise your rights under FOIA, but it can be helpful if you have never used the Freedom of Information […]
Nearly four hundred thousand Ford Rangers were recalled on Tuesday due to a continued defect with Takata air bags. The defect causes the airbags to explode, showering victims with metal and plastic shrapnel. This explosion obviously causes serious injury to the victims and sometimes death. The personal injury attorneys at Fisher Injury Lawyers have previously discussed […]
When society and all the hype is in favor of the Defendant, it can be very hard to stand in that wind and talk about the truth. Many companies and people have had the power to drown out the truth in one way or another. Either by presumed credibility, wealth, or power to control information […]
The parallels between NFL players with brain injury lawsuits and everyone else with a brain injury lawsuit are uncanny. Especially when it comes to lawsuit loans (also called case funding). Lawsuit funding companies lend people who have personal injury lawsuits a sum of money. The company expects that the injured person will pay back the loan […]
I believe that Plaintiffs should receive the same kind of informed and careful representation that major corporate clients probably receive from their teams of lawyers on the Defense side. More and more Defendants are making blanket demands for injured people to give free access to their info on Facebook in personal injury cases. You must beware the consequences of social […]
Yes but let’s talk about how to actually build and win your Uber accident case. Uber has a complex relationship with its drivers. An Uber accident case might be litigated differently by whether it involves passengers, pedestrians, use of the App, or distraction by the App. There are some standard steps a person can do after any […]
