Lawsuits in the medical field are fairly common. According to the American Medical Association (AMA), nearly one in three doctors working today have been sued at some point in their careers. Much of this is due to the inherent risk associated with life-saving medicine. When someone is at the point of requiring a dangerous or risky procedure to survive, the odds of something going wrong or failing to effectively treat the problem dramatically increase. While it’s always devastating to lose a loved one, a difficult treatment failing to meet its lofty goals is not enough to win a medical malpractice claim.

When you make the difficult decision to place a loved one in a nursing home, you want to believe that the facility will provide attentive, compassionate, and professional care.

Unfortunately, not all nursing homes live up to this standard.

Poor care in nursing homes can take many forms. Many times, the aftermath of this abuse can be devastating for residents and their families.

What are examples of poor nursing care in a nursing home? Let’s look at a few scenarios that could mean your loved one is receiving substandard care in a facility.

According to a report by TruckInfo, there were more than 168,000 truck accidents in 2023. Roughly 32% of these involved injuries and around 3% resulted in one or more deaths.

These truck accidents can be overwhelming and complex, and victims are often left unsure of what steps to take next. The claims process for a truck accident can often involves multiple parties, detailed investigations, and negotiations with insurance companies.

Understanding how the process works can help accident victims protect their rights and pursue fair compensation.

One of the leading causes of traffic congestion is rubbernecking. Rubbernecking is the term for when a driver takes their eyes off the road to look at a passing distraction, such as a police officer stop or car accident.

Ironically, the act of rubbernecking to look at a car accident can cause another accident.

What should you do if you drive past an accident scene?

Letting someone borrow your vehicle can seem like an innocuous action. If you trust them enough to invite them into your home, why wouldn’t you trust them to use your car?

Unfortunately, there can be unintended consequences to lending someone your keys.

Accidents that happen between cars and motorcycles often have devastating consequences, leaving motorcycle riders with severe injuries and trauma that can last a lifetime. Understanding the most common type of collision helps highlight the risks motorcyclists face and emphasizes the importance of safety measures for both drivers and motorcyclists.

Filing a medical malpractice claim is going to be complex. In addition to the challenges of proving your case, you are also dealing with the emotional trauma of suing a medical professional that you’ve put your trust in. While the malpractice incident might have caused you harm and discomfort, it also exacerbated a separate preexisting condition.

Can you file a medical malpractice claim with a preexisting condition?

Learning to drive is one of the most exciting moments in any young person’s life. Newfound freedom and access to spaces previously out of reach, along with the exhilaration that comes from taking control of a motor vehicle for the first time combine for what should be an important milestone for newly licensed drivers. However, there are still restrictions that teenagers are held to in order to keep them off the road at the most dangerous times.

Mississippi Code § 63-1-21 states that any driver under the age of 18, for the first 6 months that they hold their full licenses, is only allowed to drive unsupervised between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 6:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday unless traveling directly to or from work or other educational or extracurricular activity. During those restricted hours, the new driver must be accompanied by a parent, guardian, or other licensed driver 21-year-old or above in the passenger’s seat.

Chiropractic care is often sought to relieve pain and improve mobility, especially for spine, neck, and joint conditions. According to a report by Palmer College of Chiropractic:

• 50% of adults in the U.S. have been to a chiropractor as a patient
• 14% of adults say they saw a chiropractor in the last 12 months
• 12% say they saw a chiropractor in the last five years
• 25% say they saw a chiropractor more than five years ago

However, not all experiences with chiropractic adjustments lead to immediate relief. Some patients find that their pain actually worsens after treatment.

It is a time-honored tradition for parents to teach their kids how to ride a bike. Those lessons often start the day after Christmas after Santa has left a new bicycle under the tree. Riding a bike is a skill you carry throughout your life. The same skills you use on the playground, you can adapt for a commute to college or work. There are also miles of amazing bike trails across the state. In other words, bike riding isn’t just for kids.

If you’re taking your bike out for your commute or exercise, you need to assume the same kinds of risks of the road that you would accept when you drive a car. Of course, bikes have more access to areas that cars can’t go to, such as off-road and through parks. What about the other pedestrian areas? Is it legal to ride your bike on the sidewalk in Mississippi?