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Don’t Overlook These Signs of Nursing Home Abuse
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), there are 25,515 nursing facility residents in Louisiana and 88,809 in Texas. The American Health Care Association (AHCA) and National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) further report that Louisiana has 100 assisted living communities with 5,300 beds and an average of 44 people served, while Texas has 1,300…
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When Can Victims Recover Compensation for Swimming Pool Injuries?
While most people associate swimming pools with fun in the sun, it is important to know that swimming pools are commonly one of the most recurring elements of lawsuits based on what is known as the attractive nuisance doctrine. An attractive nuisance is typically some kind of dangerous condition on a person’s property that could…
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May is National Water Safety Month
National Water Safety Month is an annual awareness campaign coordinated by the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance that enjoys support from the American Red Cross, National Recreation and Park Association, and World Waterpark Association. While May is almost over, the official National Water Safety Month website notes that safety is not seasonal. An incredible number of accidents…
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4 Car Insurance Tactics Designed to Get you to Settle for Less
Insurance companies have numerous time-honored tricks that you can expect anytime that you are dealing with them. These companies are for-profit businesses, and their goal is to earn as much money as they can. The less they pay out in settlements, the more of their premiums they can keep invested in the stock market and…
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What You Need to Know about Hiring a New Orleans Car Accident Lawyer: Part 2
The issue is that you have to prove what they did to cause the accident. Car accident evidence is not always easy to gather, especially because you may be dealing with injuries at the scene. An experienced attorney can get to work immediately, gathering the evidence that you need to prove liability. They can handle…
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What You Need to Know about Hiring a New Orleans Car Accident Lawyer: Part 1
Someone else’s bad day or questionable judgment can have a permanent impact on your life. All it takes is being in the wrong place at the wrong time for a split second for things to change. Before you can even receive financial compensation for a car accident, you need to prove that someone else was…