Archive for June, 2012
Legal Post 7 Common Injuries Caused by Car Accidents – Kansas
Posted by Lawyer in Car Accident Lawyers on June 29, 2012
If you are involved in a car accident, you should seek immediate medical attention. Following an accident, you may not notice your injuries right away but that does not mean you weren’t injured. Sometimes car crash injuries can take several days to fully present themselves. Below is a list of 7 common motor vehicle collision injuries:
- Head Trauma – Whether you sustain a mild concussion or a car accident traumatic brain injury (TBI), there is no such thing as a minor head injury and immediate medical attention is required. TBIs are more common in T-bone collisions but can occur in rear-end accidents and speeding collisions as well. The Kansas City brain injury attorneys at Castle Law Office know how serious a head injury can be and can get you started on the right path to recovery.
- Neck Injuries – Whiplash is likely the most common auto accident injury. It does not take much to sustain this injury, especially in a rear-end collision in which your neck is thrown quickly forward then backward, damaging muscles and ligaments. Usually car wreck whiplash results in neck pain and stiffness. The greater the car collision impact, generally the more significant the neck injury.
- Back Injuries – These can range in severity and are some of the more painful injuries sustained in a car accident, from herniated discs to compression fractures. Car crash spinal injuries can cause numbness and tingling in the arms and legs and some auto accident back injuries result in permanent disabilities.
- Chest Injuries – The chest often sustains seatbelt injuries because in a car crash, particularly a head-on collision, because the seatbelt pulls tight across the chest as your body continues to move forward. The chest is also vulnerable to air bag injuries due to the high impact on the chest when airbags deploy, causing difficulty breathing, painful bruising and even fractured ribs.
If you or someone you love has suffered a serious injury caused by a negligent driver, contact the experienced Kansas City car accident lawyers at Castle Law Office for your FREE consultation. We work on a contingency fee basis.
Legal News Roger Clemens verdict Not guilty on all six counts
Posted by Lawyer in Car Accident Lawyers on June 18, 2012
After eight weeks, 46 witnesses, two dozing jurors and an estimated $2-3 million spent in taxpayer money, the Roger Clemens trial is finally over.
The verdict: Not guilty on three counts of making false statements, not guilty on two counts of perjury and not guilty on one count of obstruction. The charges stemmed from testimony that Clemens made in Feb. 2008, telling a Congressional committee that he had never taken steroids or HGH.
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Legal News Requirements for Child Car Safety Seats to Change in 2014 Fayetteville North Carolina
For many car seats, parents have had two options: Using the seat belt in the car to attach the seat, or using the LATCH system – Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children – which most parents consider easier to use for installing the seat.
However, with a new federal rule that will take affect in early 2014, child safety-seat manufacturers will be required to tell parents not to use the LATCH system if their child and the car seat have a combined weight of 65 pounds or more.
Many car seats weigh as much as 15 to 33 pounds, so children as light as 32 pounds or as young as 3 may be affected by this new rule. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children remain in car seats with harnesses until they are 8.
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers petitioned for the new rule because the strength of the lower tethers was not enough to assure the safety of heavier children. Other safety advocates say that seat belts need to be strengthened to reduce the risk of njuries to children.
Other problems have been noted with the LATCH system.
Last summer, a study by Safe Kids Worldwide found that community checkpoint technicians were only using lower anchors to attach child safety seats about 30 percent of the time, and parents were only using the top tethers about 30 percent of the time.
Attention, Tulsa, Oklahoma drivers! Find out your state’s safety grade in national study
Posted by Lawyer in Car Accident Lawyers on June 7, 2012
Laws regulating Oklahoma auto accidents might seem strict. But a national safety study recently gave Oklahoma a low grade for injury prevention. On a scale of 10, Oklahoma received a score of five.
Oklahoma also ranked 6th highest in the nation in a state-by-state analysis of injury fatality rates for 2007 through 2009, according to the same national study. A total of 83 people per 100,000 died due to a fatal injury during that time period. New Mexico had the highest injury fatality rate nationwide, with 97.8 deaths per 100,000 people.
The report entitled “The Facts Hurt” examined a wide range of factors, including each state’s laws concerning seat belts, bicycle helmets and car booster seats. Each state’s safety grade was based on statewide auto accident injury and fatality statistics. See: personal injury attorney oklahoma Injury prevention grades also took into account factors such as motorcycle helmet laws, federal funding for injury prevention efforts and other strategies to designed to save lives and reduce serious injuries.
“There are proven, evidence-based strategies that can spare millions of Americans from injuries each year,” said Jeff Levi, Executive Director of The Trust for America’s Health, which co-authored the study with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. “This report focuses on specific, scientifically supported steps we can take to make it easier for Americans to keep themselves and their families safer.”
Oklahoma drivers face all sorts of hazards every day on the road. Just recently, a 34-year-old man from Oklahoma died on Interstate 44 in Grady County when the tread separated on his tire and his vehicle struck a guardrail, according to NewsOn6.com. The accident may be grounds for a defective tire lawsuit.
