Sarasota Personal Injury Law Blog

If there's one thing that you should know about riding a bike or motorcycle, it's that you should always wear a helmet every time you go for a ride. A helmet can save your life.

Rush University research shows that helmets can significantly reduce an individual's chances of suffering a serious brain injury. A helmet's padded, inner lining works by absorbing the impact of the crash instead of your head doing that instead.

Truck-involved crashes and passenger car ones are markedly different. Cars weigh significantly less and are much smaller than 18-wheelers. This is only the tip of the iceberg in terms of reasons why these two types of motor vehicle accidents may have different end results though.

As you might imagine, it means something that trucks are larger and weight more than cars. If a trucker crashes into a passenger car, then the person operating the sedan or sports utility vehicle is bound to get hurt. This is especially the case if the crash happens at a high rate of speed.

From slips and falls to assaults in poorly lit or secured areas, there are many different ways in which you can get hurt on another person's premises. Your medical costs can be quite high depending on the severity of your injuries. The great news is that Florida allows most individuals who get hurt on someone else's property to file suit to recover medical costs and other accident-related expenses caused by another party's negligence.

All business owners must make sure that their property is reasonably safe for visitors. It's their responsibility to regularly assess their buildings and premises for any potential safety hazards. Property owners are also obligated to quickly fix any potentially dangerous situations that may be brought to their attention. If they fail to do this and someone gets hurt, then they could be accused of negligence.

A study published by the safety training company SafeStart in 2014 captured how slips, trips and falls were the leading cause of workplace injuries among the nearly 1,300 workers that they polled that year. Sadly, these types of incidents don't just happen on the job though. Many individuals suffer slips, trips and falls while performing a variety of tasks, both at home and in public.

SafeStart's same research shows that an overwhelming majority of slips, trips and falls are caused by human factors such as rushing, fatigue or distractions. They also happen because people feel too comfortable in their surroundings. Their data shows that at least 54% of these incidents happen because individuals simply aren't paying attention or taking their time to safely navigate a space.