Edmond Oklahoma Personal Injury Law Blog
Reporting an Oklahoma car accident
Statistics show that nearly every American will experience the stress of a car accident someday. These traumatic experiences may result in injury, property damage or even death. Many drivers find it difficult to remember what to do immediately following the wake of an...
Drivers of expensive cars more likely to hit pedestrians
The number of pedestrians struck by motor vehicles has increased in recent years. In 2018, 6,283 pedestrians lost their lives in vehicle collisions, the highest number since 1990. The study by the Journal of Transport & Health investigated how drivers interact...
What is a brachial plexus birth injury?
A brachial plexus birth injury is a common form of medical malpractice. An injury to the brachial plexus—the network of nerves between the neck and shoulders—occurs in roughly one to three out of 1,000 births. An injury like this most often occurs in difficult...
Truck crashes are dangerous on the road, complex in court
About 80% of the time, the fatalities from commercial truck crashes are people in cars sharing the road with these massive vehicles, not the truck drivers themselves. In court and on the road, truck crashes are different. The injuries trucks can inflict on other...
Supporting coronavirus prevention in nursing homes
For several months, COVID-19 has been spreading rapidly, and recently, it has been deemed a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Commonly known as the coronavirus, this illness is accompanied by a high fever, coughing and shortness of breath. While some may...
Understanding trigeminal neuralgia
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is often described as the worst pain known to man. The intense pain occurs one’s head and though it is not fatal, it can be debilitating. 150,000 people every year receive a TN diagnosis. While most commonly occurring in individuals over 50...
Oklahomans can seek justice on late loved one’s behalf
Wrongful death lawsuits often appear in the news when the family of the deceased files suit or when the court makes a decision. Some large headline-grabbing awards seem right to most readers right away, like when a defective product causes a deadly fire. Other cases...
Electronic records meant to help may only lead to hurt
Computerized records were supposed to streamline the medical world. The reality may be just the opposite. When doctors are spending more time clicking through forms than seeing patients, there may be enough consequences to go around. Physicians spend one to two hours...
Signs of a TBI after a vehicle collision
It’s no surprise Oklahomans like to drive fast. In April 2019, the state passed legislation increasing the speed limit on Oklahoma turnpikes from 75 mph to 80 mph. Sadly, increased speed limits can sometimes result in more car crashes. If motorists are traveling at...
Long-haul trucks coming up short on federal laws may hold fault
Even though your accident happened fast, you think you would have noticed anything out of the ordinary with the truck you collided with. But what your eye couldn’t pick up were the violations that happened before the truck ever got near Oklahoma City. Large trucks are...
