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Is it Safe to Use Voice Activated Technology While Driving?

March 15, 2023 / DUI

Voice-activated technology, such as talk-to-text, is now a standard feature in most vehicles. Intended to prevent distracted driving accidents, these technologies have evolved over the years to control multiple vehicle functions. Sadly, while intended to make driving safer, studies have found these technologies are also distracting and present risk. What are the Different Types of Distraction? […]

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What Employees Should Know About Workers’ Comp

February 14, 2023 / Workers Compensation

Workers’ compensation, often shortened to workers’ comp, is a type of no-fault insurance carried by employers to cover the wages and medical expenses of injured workers. Employers in Oklahoma are required to carry this insurance, with a few exceptions. Worker’s comp provides monetary compensation for wages lost due to injury, but only up to a point.

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Does workers’ comp cover remote employees?

February 1, 2023 / Workers Compensation

When people think of someone receiving workers’ compensation, they might picture a construction worker injured by a piece of equipment, or a nurse who damaged her shoulder transporting a patient. Workers’ compensation covers all kinds of employees who get injured on the job – but historically the injury happened in a traditional workplace, not at

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How Common is Drowsy Driving?

January 30, 2023 / Car Accident

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) found that approximately 100,000 motor vehicle accidents are related to driver fatigue every year. According to the NHTSA, more than 75 percent of these accidents result in injury and approximately 1.5 percent are fatal. Drowsy driving factors in one to two percent of all motor vehicle accidents annually. However, a

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What Makes a Product Defective

January 18, 2023 / Product Liability

Defective products injure and kill hundreds of people every year. Talking to an attorney is the best way to learn about your options when you or someone you love is the victim of a defective product. Issues that make a product defective include: Poor design Inadequate testing Improper manufacturing Insufficient labeling Missing or incomplete instructions Victims

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Winter Sports and Traumatic Brain Injury

January 15, 2023 / Personal Injury

According to the Brain Trauma Foundation, approximately 2.5 million people suffer yearly from a traumatic brain injury (TBI), and around 10 percent are sports related. While dry and warm-weather activities like cycling, football, baseball, and water sports see the most significant number of TBIs, winter sports also result in an increased risk for injury. January is

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How Long do I Have to File a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit?

December 30, 2022 / Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice victims have, generally, up to two years to file a claim in Oklahoma once an injury is discovered. However, sometimes you only have one year. The time limit depends on the type of malpractice and where it occurred. While you have time to file suit, it is important to take action long before

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Is My Employer Required to Carry Workers’ Compensation Insurance?

November 30, 2022 / Workers Compensation

Workers’ compensation is a type of insurance carried by employers that provides medical care for workers injured on the job. If employees are unable to resume working, workers’ comp can also provide replacement wages for stages of temporary or total disability. In the tragic event of death, workers’ compensation provides death benefits to surviving family

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Sobering Statistics about Holiday Traffic Accidents

November 15, 2022 / Motor Vehicle Accidents

While the holidays are a time for celebration and joy, the season is often associated with a massive increase in traffic accidents, many of which are fatal. The AAA Travel Forecast Archives states hundreds of thousands of more people are on the road between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. The 10 to 17-day period between Christmas and New

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