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Why Would a Pre-Existing Injury Affect Your Car Accident Case?
Why Would a Pre-Existing Injury Affect Your Car Accident Case?
October 13, 2022

Insurance companies have gained a reputation for denying claims or severely reducing payouts for a wide range of reasons. Notably, an insurance adjuster may seek to minimize an injury claim by citing a pre-existing condition. However, a pre-existing injury may benefit a car accident case in other circumstances. How Do Insurance Companies Look at Pre-Existing ...

Understanding the Difference Between a Settlement and a Jury Verdict
October 4, 2022
Understanding the Difference Between a Settlement and a Jury Verdict

Who decides the case’s outcome in a personal injury case makes the difference between a jury verdict and a settlement? The major distinction between a jury verdict and a settlement is that the latter depends on the parties coming to an understanding outside of court. A verdict in a court case is a ruling or judgment by ...

Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect – How to Check a Nursing Home’s Score
September 29, 2022
Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect – How to Check a Nursing Home’s Score

August 2021: Abuse and Neglect at an Enid Nursing Home The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) reported multiple cases of physical/verbal abuse and neglect at the Enid Continuing Care Retirement Community. The allegations included improper conduct toward the residents by the employees.   Allegedly, the staff were verbally abusive and failed to keep residents ...

Lost Wages Versus Lost Earning Potential
September 20, 2022
Lost Wages Versus Lost Earning Potential

Often in personal injury and wrongful death cases, the loss of the capacity to earn money and provide financial stability must be analyzed to calculate the damages in these cases. In calculating this loss, information is gathered from several sources: Income and benefits in each job Individual and personal information about the worker in question ...

Are Underride Guards Required for Commercial Trucks in Oklahoma?
September 12, 2022
Are Underride Guards Required for Commercial Trucks in Oklahoma?

In March of 2022, three people lost their lives in an underride accident in Shamrock, Texas. The driver, Jeremy Lewis, failed to brake in time and slammed into the back of a tractor-trailer. The truck had slowed down in traffic caused by another accident up the road. Jeremy’s car slid under the back of the ...

Injured Using a Rental Tool – Who Will be Liable?
September 3, 2022
Injured Using a Rental Tool – Who Will be Liable?

A number of accidents can occur while someone is using a rental tool, sometimes leading to serious injury. Circumstances determine who will be liable for such an injury. Whether the products are defective, if there was proper licensing, and much more can determine who will have to pay for damages in a subsequential court case.  ...

Oklahoma Distracted Driving Laws 101
August 28, 2022
Oklahoma Distracted Driving Laws 101

The Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA) has recently sent out a report highlighting the number of people that have died in distracted driving cases in the United States of America. In 2020, authorities claim that more than 3,100 people have lost their lives to illegal or negligent distracted driving actions.The issue of distracted driving has not only taken the state by storm for its statistical value, but also for its personal value. The culmination of these issues has led to Oklahoma being ranked one of the worst states for car accidents and distracted driving.

How Hospital Prescription Medication Errors Occur
August 24, 2022
How Hospital Prescription Medication Errors Occur

In March 2022, RaDonda Vaught was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide for giving a patient the wrong drug. When she overrode a search function for the hospital’s electronic medication cabinet, she accidentally selected a strong paralytic medication instead of the prescribed sedative. Her patient died as a result.  Similar hospital prescription medication errors have ...

Do Car Insurance Carriers Need Your Entire Medical History After an Accident?
August 19, 2022
Do Car Insurance Carriers Need Your Entire Medical History After an Accident?

Many people who are injured in a car accident caused by another driver make a claim against the at-fault driver’s auto insurer, looking for compensation. The claim will detail the extent of the injuries received from the accident and what the consequences of those injuries mean in the life of the person injured.   An ...

Oklahoma Dram Shop Laws and How They Work
August 16, 2022
Oklahoma Dram Shop Laws and How They Work

Dram shop laws address the liability of a provider of alcohol for the actions of the person who consumes it. A ‘dram’ refers to what was once a common measure of whiskey. A dram shop is any commercial establishment that offers alcohol for consumption on the premises. Dram shop laws are state laws imposing liability ...

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