Medical malpractice occurs whenever a healthcare worker acts negligently in providing patient care. This can be by failing to take the right safeguards to protect the patient’s health or by failing to provide the proper care for an individual. Doctors are typically thought of as being the ones that commit malpractice; however, nurses, medical assistants and even laboratory technicians can be…

During the summer months, one of the most popular forms of family entertainment involves visiting an amusement park in Houston, Texas. While people head to these parks to have a good time, the sad truth is that a number of them will be injured in accidents during their visit. The high cost of maintaining amusement parks coupled with a downturn in attendance has led many operators to tak…

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), more than 200,000 children are injured each year on playgrounds, and about a dozen of them die. They also report that the majority of accidents occur for the same reasons, and that a good number of them could easily be preventable. Faulty Equipment or Playground Design Accidents are sometimes caused by faulty playgroun…

Determining fault in an accident is sometimes very difficult to do unless the right evidence is available. Photographic evidence can be especially helpful, which is why accident victims should take pictures and videos of the scene as soon as possible.   Taking Photos at the Scene At the scene of an accident, pictures should be taken of all vehicles involved. There should be pictures taken…

Children of all ages enjoy playing on playgrounds, and parents have a reasonable expectation that kids will be safe when doing so. Part of these safety expectations involve ensuring that children are properly supervised during playtime. One of the questions that’s frequently asked involves whether or not a failure to witness an accident constitutes negligence. The answer largely depends on whethe…

Guy W. Crabtree of Pulley Watson in Durham, NC and D. Brooks Hundley, Esq. of Hundley & Johnson in Richmond, VA won a $1.5 million verdict on behalf of their client. Their client is a 9-year-old child who lost her toes at Adventure Landing amusement park after a go-cart ran over her left foot. The girl’s go-cart got stuck against the rail of the track, and no one was paying attention. When n…