Category: Personal Injury

In our modern age, professions are becoming ever-more specialized. The prerequisite education and skills development required for careers in medicine, engineering, and finance grows ever larger and sub-divides ever more. While generalist knowledge of the world and its affairs is something we all ought to shoot for, no one person can ever truly know it…

It’s fairly well-known that “pain and suffering” is a common factor in calculating the damages in a personal injury settlement. A reliable legal advocate will take your emotional damage and reduced quality of life into consideration when pursuing a settlement on your behalf. However, the layperson may find this confusing. Other common damages like medical…

Intense summer storms have plagued the DC area over recent weeks. High winds, saturating rain, and lightning all represent unique threats to the well-being of people and their communities. The damage wrought by these storms is plainly visible after they’ve passed. In a recent blog post we discussed the threats posed by driving in heavy…

Traumatic brain injuries rank among the most common causes of death and disability in adults. But the designation of traumatic brain injury (or TBI) is an umbrella term that covers a vast variety of injuries. TBI’s can range from bumps on the head to cracks and penetrative injuries to the skull and brain. Their effects…