As the holiday season approaches and you start making a list and checking it twice, consider the safety of your home. If you don’t live with young children or older adults, there are many areas of your home that could potentially be unsafe without some foresight. If you plan to host a holiday meal or […]
Home Heating Safety
As colder weather approaches, it’s a good time to think about home heating safety. According to the National Fire Prevention Association, heating equipment was involved in about 58,900 reported home structure fires in the U.S. in 2009. That’s about 18 percent of all reported home fires for that year. No matter whether you’re relying on […]
Don’t Multitask and Drive!
Did you know that in the average time it takes to respond to a text while driving (5 seconds) while traveling at 55 miles per hour, you have traveled approximately the length of a football field without seeing the road? What would happen if a deer crossed your path during that time? Or worse yet, […]
Fire Safety: Is it Time to Replace Your Smoke Alarms?
Three out of five home fire fatalities occur due to fires in homes that do not have smoke detectors or do not have working smoke alarms. Due to the importance of smoke alarms, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) chose “Don’t Wait — Check the Date! Replace Smoke Alarms Every 10 Years” as the theme […]
New Flagpole Installed at Schuerman Law Office
Have you walked around the Versailles courthouse square recently? Notice anything new about our office? Longtime Schuerman Law paralegal Sherri Shadday and staff gave attorney John Schuerman a flagpole for his recent birthday. Sherri has been helping injured people through her work with Schuerman Law since 1984. “The new flagpole looks great outside our office! […]
