Tires are one of the three main expenses for commercial fleets, along with labor and fuel. Unfortunately, they are often ignored, risking accidents caused by damaged or under-inflated tires. According to a FMCSA study, tire issues account for 30% off all truck-related accidents. Common causes of tire failures: Punctured Tires. If you run over a…
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Edwardsville, IL — Walton Telken Injury Attorney’s Adam W. Bragee is now the President of the Madison County Bar Association. “The members of the Madison County Bar Association are dedicated to serving the legal needs of the residents of Madison County and have been doing so for nearly 100 years. I am humbled and grateful…
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After an employee has been injured on the job and notified all of the proper parties, it is only natural for them to wonder what type of compensation they are entitled to receive. Most of the time, it is pretty straight forward. However, when situations change and wages lost, and medical treatment expenses will be…
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The coronavirus pandemic is having a devastating impact on the global economy, and its effect on businesses throughout the United States and St. Louis area is significant. Closures, social-distancing, and shelter-in-place directives have profoundly affected small businesses. The local, state, and federal governments may bring some relief, but many businesses may already have a remedy…
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Have you or a loved one experienced breakage when your Paragard IUD was removed? If so, you may be able to file a lawsuit against the manufacturer of Paragard to recover monetary compensation for such things as medical expenses, lost wages, and other recoverable damages. Attorney, Stephanie Lyons is available to review your individual circumstances…
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Rideshare giant Uber has been no stranger to controversy since the company’s meteoric rise as a transportation company. Now the company might be in its hottest water yet after releasing a report detailing over 3,000 reports of sexual assault in the U.S. last year. The sexual assaults are broken down into 21 categories, most notable…
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You probably did not visit a personal injury law website in the hopes of reading about divorce law, but it might be relevant to your case. Except for issues of child custody, deciding how to divide assets between the two halves of a divorcing couple is the most difficult thing about divorce. Illinois is an…
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In many types of personal injury lawsuits, there is theoretically no limit to the amount of money a court can award the injured plaintiff for his or her pain and suffering. Despite this, you are unlikely to become a billionaire by suing the driver who was at fault in the car accident that left you…
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Age discrimination is real, as anyone above the age of 35 who has ever interviewed for a job knows. It is also an unfortunate fact that it is virtually impossible for judges to be completely unbiased in their decisions. Even though the law requires them only to consider relevant facts presented during the case, judges…
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Close to six million car accidents take place in the United States each year. And of those collisions, almost 90% of them had driver-related factors such as error, impairment, and distraction. But determining who is at fault for a car accident is not clear cut. Read on to learn how fault is determined in a…
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If you went to school during the era of New Math, you probably had to solve at least one set of word problems where only some of the information was relevant to the question you were trying to answer. The problems might have gone something like, “Betsy bought three pounds of cherries and used them…
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Hiring a competent, experienced lawyer can make all the difference. Car accident injury lawyers are used to thinking in terms of presenting relevant and compelling evidence. They can help you think logically about moving forward after a devastating accident, even when your physical and emotional pain have been foremost on your mind since the accident. …
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“Does being a car accident reconstructionist sound like a fun job?” is one of those “yes or no” questions that will never elicit a response of “maybe.” Some people, perhaps even the majority of them, would never want to devote all their working hours to reconstructing the details of traffic accidents, especially those that involved…
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If you are involved in a car accident where no one is seriously injured, the protocol for after the accident is usually exchanging insurance information with the other driver, reporting a claim to your insurance company while the details are still fresh in your mind, and then waiting. You usually take your car to a…
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If you do not personally know someone who has suffered a serious injury at work, then your mental image of on-the-job injuries probably fits the media stereotype. You probably imagine that the injured worker is a young man who works in a job that includes heavy lifting and walking on slippery surfaces. For example, you…
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