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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Oil field workers face a high risk of injuries every day due to the seemingly endless hazards that create a potentially deadly work environment. To avoid becoming a victim of oil field accidents, workers must be aware of their surroundings and always take appropriate precautionary measures. Employers are required to ensure safety measures are in place
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In the state of Oklahoma, a “motorcycle” is defined as: “[A]ny motor vehicle having: A seat or saddle for the use of each rider; Not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, but excluding a tractor; and A combustion engine with a piston or rotor displacement of one hundred fifty cubic centimeters (150
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Birth injury is a type of medical malpractice referring to any injury sustained during labor and delivery. This ranges from minor injuries such as scrapes and bruises to more severe injuries such as shoulder dystocia and cerebral palsy. The consequences of a birth injury can be profound. Depending on the extent of damage, families may face excessive
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According to the Governors Highway Safety Administration, traffic deaths involving pedestrians increased by 54 percent over the last decade. Countless others, while not fatal, resulted in severe and often permanent injury. New research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has found that larger vehicles are more likely to strike pedestrians, particularly while turning. According to the
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After being involved in a car accident that was not your fault, you will probably receive calls from insurance companies soon after. The person on the line may ask you to make a recorded statement. They may imply that the statement is necessary in order to move the claim forward. What should you do? It
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What if you developed Parkinson’s disease (PD) from simply doing your job? This nightmare is becoming a reality for many licensed herbicide applicators, farmers, growers, pickers and other agricultural workers. Hundreds of these individuals have been exposed to paraquat, a toxic chemical that’s widely used in the U.S. to kill weeds and grass — and
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There were more than 60,000 motor vehicle accidents in Oklahoma in 2020. Those crashes caused 654 fatalities, an increase of 2.2 percent compared to the previous year. While accidents happen in all sorts of contexts, intersections and areas surrounding intersections can be especially hazardous because of the meeting of multiple lanes of traffic. Based on
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When you suffer a severe physical injury because of a car accident, an accident at work, medical malpractice, or some other event caused by someone else’s negligence, the financial strains can be life-altering. Even though you were injured through no fault of your own, you’re left with expensive medical bills, lost income from being unable to work, as
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According to the Oklahoma Insurance Department, 1 in 4 Oklahoma motorists are driving around without auto insurance. That’s a scary statistic, especially when you consider that you could get injured in a car accident caused by one of these motorists. How will you get your medical bills paid if they don’t have enough insurance coverage,
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