Well, personal injury laws include motor vehicle laws, making sure you don’t follow too close or travel too fast.

Whether you are run down in a crosswalk while crossing the street, mauled by the neighbor’s dog, or rear-ended by a tractor-trailer, you might suffer debilitating injuries. Some injury victims are tempted to personally negotiate their legal claim for financial compensation with the at-fault party’s insurance company only to realize they have made a grave mistake after receiving a lowball settlement or no recovery at all.  An insurance adjuster will salivate at the prospect of taking on a self-represented party because this is akin to a little league baseball player trying to face a major league pitcher. Our experienced Oklahoma Personal Injury Attorneys at Carr & Carr, Attorneys at Law, have provided an overview of ways that a skilled and experienced lawyer can add value to your case. Continue reading “Why you need a personal injury attorney at Carr and Carr”

Local media has reported that approximately 7,000 patients of a Tulsa dentist may have been exposed to hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV. Continue reading “What If My Dentist Infected Me With HIV, Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C?”

Medical mistakes happen all the time.  Read this CNN article for examples of medical errors that should not have happened. Continue reading “Medical Errors: What If It Happens To Me?”

If you have been injured as a result of someone else’s actions, you need to consider hiring an attorney.  While not every instance of injury will lead to a lawsuit, an experienced personal injury attorney can evaluate your situation, discuss your options, and help you decide the best path. Continue reading “Why Do I Need A Personal Injury Attorney?”

With cooler weather here, many people turn to tanning beds to maintain their suntanned skinned.  While tanning beds are very popular, they are not a guaranteed easy and risk-free way to a tan.  The ultraviolet lights can put you at risk of injuries such as burns and infections due to the irresponsible actions of salon employees or machine manufacturers. Continue reading “Tanning Bed Injuries Are More Common Than You Think”

Tye Smith from our Oklahoma City office tried a case to a jury in Kay County this week where the defendant was Kay County.  A county employee was driving a large bucket truck down a city street after clearing snow when the employee decided to make a left turn without checking behind him to see if anyone was attempting to pass him.  Unfortunately, our client was in the process of passing the bucket truck, which caused our client to run off the road and into a ditch.  Our client suffered damage to her vehicle and neck and back injuries. Continue reading “Kay County Jury Finds County Employee at Fault”

Approximately 140,000 people are treated in emergency rooms each year for injuries sustained while riding four-wheel vehicles. In a twenty-year period, from 1982 to 2002, 6,500 people died in four-wheeler accident, and nearly a third of those deaths were children under the age of sixteen. Due to the immense popularity of these vehicles, these numbers are only expected to rise. These vehicles are prone to rollover accidents, which can result in crushing injuries and death and loss of limbs. Continue reading “Serious Injuries and Four-Wheelers”

Barbecues are a much-anticipated highlight of summer weekends and, across the nation, families prepare for the grilling season in earnest. However, the next time you exchange your propane tank for your grill, make sure you check carefully for signs of corrosion and damage from anhydrous ammonia. Continue reading “Propane Tank Alert”

I recently argued a case before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, Colorado. I represent several dock workers in a case filed against J.B. Hunt Trucking. The workers were exposed and injured by a hazardous material while sweeping out a trailer, which had been used to deliver bundles of recyclable paper. The Trial Court threw the case out because we were not able to prove where the hazardous material came from. Of course, the only the information we had on that was from the defendant, J.B. Hunt. Continue reading “Toxic Exposure Case Taken to 10th Circuit Court of Appeals”