Category: injury
Attacks in a Nursing Home
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories injury, Nursing Home, Nursing Home Abuse, Older Adults, wrongful death Keeping your loved one safe is a serious and important responsibility of every nursing home. Sadly, the staff often does a poor job of preventing the most serious dangers, attacks by other residents. Attacks by other residents can occur forContinue reading
Defective Chair No Laughing Matter
When you sit your rump down in a chair, you expect it to hold you. But in some cases, the chair breaks like an old Three Stooges skit. While the fall might initially be both funny and embarrassing, the fallContinue reading
Insurance Companies Acting Badly
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Children, injury, insurance claims, Older Adults, Young Adults Insurance companies have special responsibilities. The law requires that insurance companies place the interests of their insured above that of themselves. Read that again. That means that if there is a decision to be made, the interests of the insuredContinue reading
Choking to Death in Nursing Homes
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Food Injuries, injury, Nursing Home, Nursing Home Abuse, Older Adults, wrongful death Years ago, a man had a stroke that left him unable to chew solid food. His family made the tough choice to place him in a nursing home because his care was just more than they could do. They thoughtContinue reading
The Fall That Kills
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories injury, Nursing Home, Nursing Home Abuse, Older Adults, slip and fall, wrongful death When our loved one goes into a nursing home, we assume the nursing home will keep them safe. We assume that our loved one will get the medical care they need. And, we assume that preventable injuries will be prevented.Continue reading
What is a Statute of Limitation?
To some people, “SOL” means something about their luck. But to personal injury lawyers and their clients, SOL means statute of limitation. A statute of limitation is a time limit for filing of a lawsuit. You have to file yourContinue reading
Carbon Monoxide Deaths are Preventable
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Children, injury, Older Adults, Product Liability, swimming pool, wrongful death, Young Adults Carbon monoxide deaths are almost always preventable. That is because carbon monoxide poising happens because someone has inhaled too must carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless and tasteless gas that is created when a fire is burned. WhenContinue reading
Product Recall Alert
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Bike Accidents, Children, injury, Product Liability, recall, Uncategorized, wrongful death, Young Adults Today, the Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall of SRAM Recalls Hydraulic Bicycle Brakes. These are high-end brakes used on expensive road bikes, often costing thousands of dollars. They were sold on many models of bikes including, ASI, FujiContinue reading
Bullying in a Brave New World
Chances are pretty good that when you were growing up, bullying was limited to the playground. The bully was usually trying to take your lunch or make you go somewhere. When you left him/her, the bullying was over. It isContinue reading
Snow on the Floor
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Children, injury, Older Adults, slip and fall, wrongful death, Young Adults People living in northern climates know the scene well. There is snow on the ground and people track it into the store. A customer slips and falls, suffering a serious injury. Today’s question, “can a store be liable for injuriesContinue reading