What Not To Do After A Car Accident

You’ve just been in a car crash. Do you know the important actions you need to take right now? What about the things you should never do? Most people don’t, yet the stakes are high.

Making the wrong moves after an auto accident can ruin your chances of getting what you deserve—or even getting better. In fact, some mistakes

At Console & Associates, we believe the holiday season is a time for giving. This year, our law firm made a donation to Forgotten Angels Equine Rescue in Medford, NJ, to save the life of a retired racehorse.

Without help, this beautiful creature would have ended up at the slaughterhouse. Instead, he will be joining an Equine Therapy Program that will help veterans with PTSD cope with

What You Need to Know About Pursuing a Claim

Thanks to recent research, it’s now known that the bladder drug Elmiron can lead to eye damage and vision loss. To learn more about the Elmiron legal case or how you should go about filing your claim speak to one of our experienced Elmiron injury claim Lawyers today.

 What Is Elmiron Eye Damage?

• Maculopathy
• Macular retinopathy
• Pigmentary maculopathy

While some welcome the winter weather, for most, it’s a major hassle. We all need to walk outside from time to time, and the presence of snow and ice can make something as ordinary as safely navigating parking lots and sidewalks a real challenge. In fact, falling is one of the leading causes of preventable injury in the United States, and a large number of falls occur

Getting stuck behind a garbage truck is an experience that everyone has had at least once. As frustrating as this can be, it pales compared to the true dangers presented by these enormous vehicles. While garbage truck accidents may not come to mind when thinking about serious motor vehicle collisions, in reality, trash truck accidents are fairly common.

For example, according to one news report, there

Those who have been involved in a car accident know that the recovery process can be lengthy. However, every accident is different, and it can be difficult to know which pains are “normal” after an accident and which symptoms may be a sign of something more serious.

Minor injuries, such as scrapes and bruises, will heal within a week or two, but more serious injuries are a

No one leaves their home expecting to get in a car accident. But in most accidents, you have an instant to recognize what’s happening and brace yourself. With collisions coming out of your blind spot, you have no such warning.

Blind spot collisions are more common than you might think: National Highway Safety Administration statistics report that over 800,000 blind spot accidents occur each year. While blind

The last thing someone expects when they visit a store or a restaurant is that they will suffer serious injuries due to a slip-and-fall accident. However, falls are routinely listed as one of the leading causes of preventable injuries across the United States. While older customers are more likely to suffer a fall, these serious accidents can affect all ages.

As a general rule, businesses owe

Medical errors are among the leading causes of injury and death in Pennsylvania and across the United States. While most doctors are skilled professionals who do their best to take in all the available information before taking any action that could affect a patient’s health, doctors are human and will make mistakes. When these mistakes are the result of a doctor’s negligence, it is called medical malpractice.

I Wasn’t Wearing A Helmet, Can I Still Bring A Motorcycle Accident Claim?

The nature and extent of a motorcyclist’s injuries following an accident are typically very severe. In fact, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, motorcyclists are nearly five times more likely to be killed in an accident than people who are riding in a car.

While a variety of factors play into why

In the aftermath of a car accident, you will have to deal with insurance companies to get the compensation you deserve. Based on the facts of your claim, you may be entitled to significant compensation – and the insurance company will know that it won’t be able to deny the claim completely. Insurance companies seek to pay out as little money as possible by dragging their

All-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and off-highway vehicles (OHVs) are an increasingly popular way to enjoy the great outdoors. ATVs and OHVs each have their advantages, depending on a rider’s preference.

An ATV, also called a “quad” or “four-wheeler,” is smaller in size and meant for a single rider. An OHV resembles an off-road go-kart and has a roll cage.

The primary benefit of an OHV is that two

Take These Eight Steps to Protect Your Right to Compensation

A car accident can leave you shaken up and unsure of what to do next. You did not cause the accident, but between your injuries and your financial losses, you may need to take care of a lot of things.

What should you do after a car accident that you did not cause?

Make sure you take

Bus accidents, although not the most common type of accident, have the potential to cause massive carnage. Unlike almost every other kind of vehicle, the occupants of buses are not required to wear safety belts. Thus, when a bus accident occurs, bus passengers get tossed around the interior of the bus, often sustaining very serious injuries.

While the number of bus accidents has gone down over recent

More current and former students of a youth detention center in Glen Mills, PA,  are coming forward with their own stories of appalling abuse.

They join the hundreds of students, each with their own shattering tales of assault, who are already suing the institution for abuse that allegedly occurred over a period of more than 40 years.

The horrors that are claimed to have occurred over the