Motorcycle Accidents

Motorcycle Accidents Attorneys Ready to Fight for Your Rights

Very few modes of transportation are more poetic and thrilling than motorcycles. You’re free, you’re uninhibited and you can feel the surroundings in a much more intimate way than you ever could in a vehicle. Millions of people live for their motorcycles, but unfortunately, there is a downside.

Motorcycles can also be dangerous, and there are a lot of different reasons for this. When you are injured in a motorcycle accident, you could be severely injured simply because of how exposed you are and how much lighter your vehicle is compared to cars, SUV’s and trucks. If this situation sounds familiar, you need to act now and contact a motorcycle accident lawyer as soon as possible to schedule a free initial consultation.

Below are a few facts and legal norms that apply to motorcycle accidents.

Motorcycle Accidents Overview

Every year, approximately 25,000 people are injured in motorcycle accidents in the United States, and that number does not appear to be going down as more people begin to depend on this mode of transportation for cost reasons. Additionally, more than 1,000 people are killed in the United States every year for the same reason.

Almost half of all motorcycle accident fatalities are the result of a single motorcycle accident. This does not mean that the driver is always at fault. Driving conditions such as unsafe roads, improperly-marked signs and even an accident that results from sudden evasive action could mean that the accident is not the driver’s fault.

Aside from the most tangible statistics that are unique to motorcycle accidents, other causes are common among all modes of transportation, including:

• Alcohol
• Speeding
• Reckless driving of another
• Improperly lit roads

If you have been injured in a motorcycle accident, you will also suddenly be exposed to the legal world, even if you do not immediately file a lawsuit. Either your insurance company or that of the other party or parties involved in your accident will soon be in touch. The best strategy to remember in this situation is to politely decline to give any attorney you have not hired a statement, as this could ultimately be used against you.

Your Next Step

If you or someone you love has suffered through the pain, suffering and stress of a motorcycle accident, you need to seek the legal help you need immediately. Contact an experienced motorcycle accident lawyer as soon as possible to schedule a free initial consultation.

Birth Control Problems

Latest Birth Control Information

Birth control is a choice that many people make in order to maintain balance in their lives and to prevent unwanted and unforeseen pregnancies. Over the years, many products have hit the market to varying degrees of success, but given the rush to sale of some of the products that have become available, certain products have led to serious side effects, injuries and even death in some cases.

Below is a brief look at three of the more problematic birth control products that have come to light in recent times, and if you or someone you love has been injured or worse as a result of any of these birth control products or any others, contact a birth injury lawyer as soon as possible to schedule a free initial consultation.

The Ortho Evra Patch

The Ortho Evra patch is a product that was designed as an alternative to ‘the pill,’ and its inherent advantage was that a woman does not need to remember to use it every day. Instead, the patch was affixed to the skin and replaced once per week for three weeks, with no need to use one during the fourth week. However, in 2005, reports began to surface that the extremely high amounts of estrogen released into the woman’s system was causing serious side effects, including:

• Heart attacks
• Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
• Strokes
• Gallbladder disease and damage
• Death

Nuvaring

Nuvaring is a product that contains a combination of hormones that’s placed inside the vagina, and it’s also used for birth control. It’s manufactured by Organon, and while its early results were encouraging, it wasn’t long before reports of serious injuries that were linked to the use of Nuvaring began to surface. Below are a few examples of the injuries that have been linked to Nuvaring:

• Blood clots
• Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Heart attacks
• Strokes
• Myocardial Infarction
• Cerebrovascular accidents
• Death

Yasmin (Yaz)

Yasmin is relatively new to the market, and it’s sometimes referred to as “Yaz” by those who use it. It’s offered in pill form and is most closely related to the traditional ‘pill’ that had dominated the market for decades. Once again, though, Yasmin soon began to be linked to the development of serious side effects, including:

• Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
• Pulmonary embolism (PE)
• Heart attack
• Stroke
• Death

Your Next Step

As you see, these products have been shown to be potentially dangerous. If you or someone you love has suffered as a result of using any one of these birth control products or any other, you may have legal rights and options available to you, but only if you act to enforce them. Contact a birth injury lawyer as soon as possible to schedule a free initial consultation and to get the answers you both need and deserve.