Premises liability is a legal concept that is most frequently associated with personal injury cases where an injury was caused by unsafe or defective conditions on someone’s property. Landowners and businesses must make their property safe for guests, tenants, and customers. Failure to follow housing codes, national safety standards, or local ordinances can all lead […]
Safe Driving Considerations for Older Adults
More than 6,500 individuals aged 65 and older were killed in automobile accidents in 2020. That’s 17% of all traffic fatalities. Making decisions about whether an adult can drive shouldn’t be based on age alone. But it’s important to remember that changes in vision, physical fitness, and reflexes can become safety concerns. Being aware of […]
How to Avoid Medical Identity Theft
Medical identity theft occurs when someone else uses your medical information to visit a doctor, get prescription medication, submit health insurance claims with your provider, buy medical devices, or similar. The information used can vary from your name to your insurance account number, Medicare number, or Social Security number. This type of identity theft can […]
Impaired Driving is Dangerous Driving
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, about 32 people in the United States die each day due to drunk-driving crashes. To put it into perspective, that’s one person every 45 minutes. In 2020, 11,654 people died in alcohol-related crashes. Thousands of others were seriously injured. December is National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention […]
