Car Accidents

When a car accident leads to injuries that prevent you from going to work, you can claim lost wages and other job benefits as part of your compensation package. Even if your injuries were minor and prevented you from working for a short time, you still deserve...

Car diagrams will show that the two pillars on the front of the vehicle, one on each side of the windshield, are known as the A-pillars. Depending on the size of the car, there will also be B, C or even D pillars in between different doors and surrounding side...

Campaigns and public service announcements about wearing a seat belt are common now. People know they can face fines for failing to wear a seat belt in a moving vehicle. While most people are focused on the safety aspect of this device, they may not realize that seat...

Those who have survived a serious motor vehicle accident understand the lasting effects of a crash. Physical injuries are often easy to notice, allowing victims to seek compensation for necessary medical care. Unfortunately, accident survivors can suffer from...

The force involved in a car crash is easily enough to break bones in the human body. When you consider how many people die in motor vehicle collisions or suffer amputations, brain injuries or spinal cord damage, a broken bone may seem like a relatively simple bodily...

Damage or injury to the body’s nervous system occurs in some car accidents. Since nerves carry messages and signals to the body, nerve injury can lead to a lifetime of pain and complications. If you have unusual or unexplained symptoms after suffering injuries in a...

You are driving to work. Your phone rings and you reach for it to see who is calling. The radio goes to commercial and you need to switch the channel. Your kids are arguing in the backseat, so you take your eyes off the road to find out what they are fighting over....

New teenage drivers can get into severe and sometimes deadly car wrecks. Multiple factors influence a teenager's likeliness to get hurt in a wreck. The general lack of experience that someone has in their first few years of driving is a concern. So too is the constant...

Road traffic collisions can take a severe toll on a person’s physical health. Head trauma, spinal cord injuries and broken bones can all take a long time to heal. In some cases, the damage done may be permanent.  In such instances, victims are generally able to pursue...