Personal Injury
Uber and Lyft Drivers Have Rights When Assaulted
Residents of Oklahoma meet as drivers and passengers on trips scheduled through popular rideshare services like Uber and Lyft every day. Unless the driver and passenger happen to know each other from earlier rides or associations, each sits in the car with a stranger. Most of the time, these trips conclude with the driver safely…
Read MoreWhat Are the Most Serious Neck Injuries?
Whether you are playing sports or you have gotten into a car accident, there are many ways in which you can injure your neck. Even reaching for something up high can cause a sudden twinge and pain in your neck. Oftentimes such an injury will require rest, ice packs, heating pads, and OTC painkillers until…
Read MorePitfalls to Avoid When Dealing with an Opposing Insurance Company
After any sort of injury-causing event insurance companies will quickly begin searching for and gathering evidence on every aspect of the case. Promptly hiring a seasoned Tulsa personal injury attorney can position a victim to begin doing so as well before information, evidence or witnesses are lost or destroyed. While some people may elect to…
Read MoreWork Zone Accidents and Injuries
Besides being cut off from another driver, there’s one thing that all drivers cannot stand: traffic. In a way, one of the positive effects of the global shutdown was that the number of cars traveling on the road decreased, so there was significantly less traffic to deal with when you did need to go somewhere.…
Read MoreWhat Can I Do if My Child Is Hurt on a School Bus?
There are certain milestones that many parents experience in their children’s lives. For many parents, one of the most important milestones is when their child begins going to school. Parents may have to adjust to packing their children’s lunches, picking their children up during a specific time frame, and even getting their children ready to…
Read MoreConstruction Work and the Risk of Electrical Injuries and Burns
It is not a stretch to state that electricity has transformed people’s lives for the better. However, because electricity is simple and easily accessible, we forget how dangerous it can be. Construction workers face significant risk of electrical injuries. A construction site accident involving electricity can cause significant injuries, from burns and scarring to long-term…
Read MoreWhat Are the Dangers of Extreme Heat?
Recently, data was collected to determine the heavy human and financial toll that heatwaves have caused over the course of forty years. Not surprisingly, two heatwaves that occurred in Oklahoma happened to make the list. The first heatwave occurred in the summer of 1998, and the second between spring and Summer of 2011. In the…
Read MoreProtecting Your Child Athlete from Injuries
Many people are looking forward to returning to some form of the normalcy we had before the coronavirus pandemic led to a global lockdown. For some parents, that sense of normalcy includes preparing their children for returning to sports. With schools making the decision to open back up in a few weeks, many parents and…
Read MoreHow to Determine What Your Pain and Suffering Is Worth
When you’re out grocery shopping following your 10-hour work day, all you want to do is get home. Your life is busy and you don’t have the luxury of letting things slide for a bit. You have responsibilities and people counting on you every day. That’s why getting hurt in an accident is so devastating.…
Read MoreCommon Causes of Back Injuries
Back pain can be caused by a car accident, a slip and fall, being struck by an object while working at a construction site, or for many other reasons. For some accident victims, the pain can resolve in a few days. For many, the pain can last for the rest of their lives. People with…
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