Featured, Motor Vehicle Accidents

Are trucking companies encouraging drivers to ignore federal rules?

• By Donald J. Winder, Esq. Winder

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, more than 100,000 crashes, 40,000 injuries and 1,550 fatalities are caused by drowsy driving each year, making it one of the leading causes of crashes and fatalities. However, research indicates that these numbers are too low because... { read more }

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Featured, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slip and Fall / Premises Liability

Car accidents and falls listed in top 3 causes of brain injuries in U.S.

• By Donald J. Winder, Esq. Winder

About 30 percent of all injury deaths in the United States are the result of brain injuries, and they are also a major contributor to disability. A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a disruption of normal brain function caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head, or any force penetrating or... { read more }

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Medical Malpractice

Medical misdiagnosis a real and serious problem

• By Donald J. Winder, Esq. Winder

When a physician considers symptoms and arrives at the wrong conclusion due to faulty medical test data, incomplete information from the patient or the doctor’s own lack of knowledge, the result is a diagnostic error. According to the National Center for Policy Analysis, misdiagnosis... { read more }

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