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Product Liability

20 November, 2020

Recall Alert: Harbor Freight Jack Stands at Risk of Collapsing

This year, Harbor Freight Tools issued a recall for more than 1.7 million six and three-ton heavy-duty steel jack stands because they may buckle or collapse when lifting a load. Harbor Freight Tools is advising everyone who uses these jacks to discontinue use immediately for safety reasons.

Motor Vehicle Accidents

10 November, 2020

Do You Have to Release Your Medical Records After a Crash?

Insurance companies will request injured parties to provide medical records substantiating their injuries; however, insurance companies cannot require a full medical history. The insurance company will do everything it can to reduce its potential exposure, including trying to access more medical information than it is entitled to in order to find other possible explanations for the extent of the person’s injuries.

Motor Vehicle Accidents

20 October, 2020

Pedestrian Accidents: When Tricks and Treats Lead to Tragedy

Pedestrian accidents may bring a family and a community’s Halloween revelry to an abrupt halt. To celebrate Halloween, children throughout Nevada and across the U.S. take to the streets, costumed as their favorite characters and frights.

Motor Vehicle Accidents

9 October, 2020

Are Older Truckers Putting You at Risk?

Older adults in the trucking industry may have an increased risk for collisions, putting themselves and those with whom they share the road in danger of suffering serious injuries or death. To help fill the industry’s driver shortage, many trucking schools and companies have turned their recruitment efforts toward people in their retirement years.

Motor Vehicle Accidents

10 September, 2020

Who Is Liable When an Instacart Driver Causes a Crash?

Drivers for companies such as Instacart may bear financial responsibility when he or she causes a collision while on delivery. An online-based grocery delivery service, Instacart contracts with more than 200,000 shoppers in Nevada and across the U.S. As the demand for such services and the number of grocery delivery drivers on the road increase, so too does the occurrence of auto accidents involving these motorists and the potential for causing other drivers serious injuries.

Workers’ Compensation

7 September, 2020

Labor Day Calls to Mind the Importance of Workplace Safety

Celebrating the contributions U.S. workers make to the nation’s society and economy, Labor Day also highlights the need to keep workers safe on the job. Established as a federal holiday in 1894, Labor Day grew out of the 19th-century labor movement.

Product Liability

20 August, 2020

Hand Sanitizer Companies Making Bogus Claims

Hand sanitizer companies making false claims about the efficacy of their products against COVID-19 may put consumers at risk. As coronavirus spread throughout Nevada and all the U.S., the demand for hand sanitizer skyrocketed.

Motor Vehicle Accidents

10 August, 2020

Did a Pothole Cause Your Crash?

Potholes in the road may cause motor vehicle accidents that result in serious injuries or death for drivers, passengers, and others. Depressions or cavities in the road surface, potholes often develop due to underground water expansion and contraction and erosion resulting from weather conditions, motor oil, salt buildup, and other such elements.

Personal Injury

20 July, 2020

Slip and Fall Injuries: How Bad Are They?

Slip and fall accidents may result in serious injuries with life-changing implications for victims. Slips, trips, tumbles, and falls may occur while walking down the sidewalk, shopping in a store, doing household chores, performing work duties, or engaging in numerous other activities.

Personal Injury

10 July, 2020

What You Should Know About Defense Medical Exams

Recognizing the role of defense medical exams in personal injury cases and knowing what to expect from them may help injury victims protect their cases. People generally seek care from medical professionals of their choosing after suffering injuries in an accident.

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