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Most People Can’t Recognize the Signs of Drowning

By Kelly Barcia Nuñez |

Let’s imagine that you are near a pool. You are supervising a bunch of people in the pool, and you’re a strong swimmer. You know you could rescue someone in need, if they were under distress while in the water. But even if you could rescue them—would you even know if they were drowning?… Read More »

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Laceration Injuries: No, it’s not “just a cut.”

By Kelly Barcia Nuñez |

There is the general sense that when someone suffers a laceration, that they aren’t that injured. A laceration is seen as a cut, or some kind of superficial wound, the kind that many of us had as children when we played too hard. But overlooking the severity of lacerations is a big mistake. When… Read More »

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Ways to Tell if a Loved One is Being Neglected in a Nursing Home

By Kelly Barcia Nuñez |

Nursing home and neglect cases have a unique aspect which makes them different from other types of personal injury cases. They are shrouded in secrecy, and often, the abuse and neglect is happening away from the outside world. Families who come to visit loved ones don’t visibly see their loved one getting abused and… Read More »

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Large Semi Trucks Can Have Very Large Blind Spots

By Kelly Barcia Nuñez |

If you remember when you were learning to drive a car, you may remember being taught about your blind spots. In fact, much of the technology in our cars today, focuses on “seeing” things in your blind spot, and alerting you to when another vehicle is in that blind spot. Well, if blind spots… Read More »

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Your Car’s Value Could Go Way Down After an Accident

By Kelly Barcia Nuñez |

In a car accident, even one that doesn’t involve another negligent driver, your property damage insurance will pay for the damage to your vehicle, or replace it, depending on the extent of the damage to the car. And while a repair of your vehicle, at no cost to you (other than what you’ve paid… Read More »

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Holding Law Enforcement Accountable for Police Brutality and Excessive Force

By Kelly Barcia Nuñez |

As a general statement, police do a good job, and try their best in what is a dangerous and uncertain profession. But like any profession, sometimes things go wrong, and police overstep their boundaries, ignore policies, or they use excessive force. What can you do, if a police officer uses excessive force on you,… Read More »

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How Burn Injuries Happen and Why They’re So Severe

By Kelly Barcia Nuñez |

Burn injuries can be some of the most horrific, painful, disfiguring and disabling injuries someone in an accident can sustain. And yet, they’re hardly the first kind of injury people think about when they think of accidents that cause personal injuries. You Don’t Always Need a Heat Source We tend to think of burns… Read More »

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Different Ways of Showing a Property owner is Liable for Your Accident

By Kelly Barcia Nuñez |

Whenever someone falls on or is injured while on someone else’s property, the legal analysis asks whether or not the property owner acted the way that a diligent and reasonable person would have acted. That is, whether an ordinary property owner, exercising due care, would have made the premises safe. That’s generally how almost… Read More »

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Can You File Bankruptcy While You Have a Personal Injury Case Pending?

By Kelly Barcia Nuñez |

If you are in an accident, you may also be under serious financial strain. So much strain, you may be considering bankruptcy. But bankruptcy can seriously affect your injury case or claim. Why are You Filing? The first question is to ask yourself why you are filing for bankruptcy. If you are filing bankruptcy… Read More »

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How Much Security Does a Property Owner Need to Provide?

By Kelly Barcia Nuñez |

When we are crime victims, especially of violent crimes or crimes that cause us injury, we can, and should, point the finger at the criminal, as the wrongdoer who caused us injury. But when we are crime victims on someone else’s (or a business’) property, the criminal may not be the only entity liable… Read More »

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