Car Accidents
Car Accidents
The magnitude of America’s car accident problem is staggering. Every year there are more then 5 million motor vehicle accidents. Every day of every year 115 people die on our roads, that’s over 40,000 yearly or almost the same number who died in the Vietnam War. In addition almost 3,500,000 are injured and the economic cost directly resulting from these car accidents amounts to over $150,000,000,000 yearly. These incredible statistics give some idea why the Brown & Crouppen accident lawyers devote so much time to car accident cases.
Truck Accidents
Our team of truck accident attorneys has been involved in this type of litigation for more than 25 years. These accidents, which involve large, over-the-road tractor-trailers, are generally the most deadly we see at Brown & Crouppen. The statistics are frightening: Every year, 500,000 large trucks, or "semis," are involved in accidents on our roads. Of these, 5,000 involve fatalities. In fact, 1 out of every 8 people killed in a traffic accident in the United States is killed in an accident involving a truck -- and it's usually the passengers of the vehicles struck by the trucks, not the truck drivers themselves.
Motorcycle Accidents
Almost 2,000 people are killed and another 50,000 injured every year in motorcycle accidents in the United States. Amazingly, 80 percent of all motorcycle accidents involve injury or death. Two-thirds of these accidents are caused by a motorist failing to yield the right of way. In a recent study, the dominant cause of motorcycle accidents wasn’t weather or equipment failure, but the failure of motorists to detect motorcyclists until it was too late. The most common reason given by the motorist involved in these accidents? They "didn't see" the motorcycle.
Premises Liability
Who is responsible for an injury on someone’s property?
Every year in the United States, thousands of people are injured when they slip, trip or fall on the property of another, such as garages and supermarkets.
Property owners and occupiers have a duty to protect people who are on their property lawfully from injuries. When property owners fail to protect people from hazardous conditions that they knew or should have known about, they are held accountable. This is the concept of premises liability.
Slip and Fall Accidents
What are the most common claims in premises liability suits?
Slip and fall accidents are by far the most common premises liability law suits and are often caused by a sticky or slippery substance on the floor. What might seem like an innocent spill can result in serious injury – and the law requires property owners to provide safe, secure and properly maintained premises.
School Bus Accidents
What sends 17,000 children to emergency rooms each year?
School buses – necessary transportation for so many, yet the accidents they cause result in emergency room visits by 17,000 children each year in the United States. And more than 10 children a year die as a result of school bus-related accidents.
Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is sudden, physical brain damage resulting from a sudden impact with an external force, such as the dashboard of a car. Motor vehicle accidents are the primary cause of traumatic brain injury, followed by falls, violence, sports injuries, and child abuse. Most traumatic brain injury accidents are preventable and occur because of another party’s recklessness, carelessness or negligence.
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