Once you find out you have mesothelioma, you may naturally want -- and need -- to hold someone responsible and claim whatever compensation is available to help cover your medical expenses and provide for your family. Yet, there is a higher than average chance that any...
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Traumatic amputations can occur in semitruck crashes
Many types of injuries can occur when a semitruck slams into a much smaller passenger vehicle. It’s possible that the driver or a passenger could be pinned within the vehicle or between objects because of the wreck. This type of accident can lead to traumatic...
How smartwatches can increase distracted driving
In Louisiana, thousands of people don wearable technology. This term references devices such as smartwatches, mobile phones, hands-free devices and earbuds. The convenience of these wearable devices can make people question how they ever lived without them until they...
Find Out How to Avoid the Dangers of Truck Driver Fatigue With DSW Law Firm
When you feel tired, neither your brain nor your body operates optimally. Exhausted people may feel physically weak and can have a hard time paying attention. Making decisions, staying focused and quickly reacting are all harder when someone is tired. There are...
What you need to know about the latest truck drivers’ hours-of-service rules change
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) implemented new hours-of-service (HOS) rules in Sept. 2020. These rules updated how long truckers can lawfully remain on shift and how often they must take breaks. The federal agency updated these regulations in their...
Avoid being a victim of a pharmacy error with these tips
Does picking up your prescriptions scare you a little? If not, maybe it should. Medication mistakes are far more common than people realize. For example, a study by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) indicates that pharmacies hand the wrong...
How surgical time-out procedures can minimize errors
It sounds horrible: A surgeon operates on the wrong patient -- or the right patient but the wrong body part. Sadly, these incidents are far more common than you may think. What if someone told you that these so-called "never events" are largely preventable? The truth...
Conditions that mimic lupus
A misdiagnosis is a form of medical malpractice in New Orleans, Louisiana, that occurs when a patient gets diagnosed with an incorrect condition. The incorrect diagnosis can cause the patient to take unneeded treatment while the real condition gets worse. A condition...
Can technology help older drivers stay safe?
Aging is inevitable and can affect your ability to drive. In-car technology may help you stay safer on the roads. Not all in-car technology is helpful to driving well Some technology distracts you from driving. What you need are unobtrusive systems that help you...
Asbestos exposure at work could endanger your entire family
Asbestos is one of the most dangerous materials that workers have had to handle in industrial settings in the United States. In fact, as information about the medical impact of asbestos exposure has become clearer with time, limits for safe exposure levels have...