Accidents are part of life. Mistakes are made and people get injured. Sometimes deaths occur because of the carelessness of other people. This is part of the definition of a wrongful death. A wrongful death is when a person dies because of the wrongful conduct of a person or people. After the death, the deceased person’s beneficiaries […]
When you’re out for a meal with your family or out on a date, you eat your food without any consideration of what could potentially be wrong with the meal. You trust that the food is handled correctly, comes to you fresh and without anything that can cause illness. But, sometimes the food you eat does cause […]
When you are pregnant, you take a lot of precautions to protect your unborn baby. You take prenatal vitamins, go to your doctor appointments and make sure you’re eating healthy. But, you probably still get morning sickness or some kind of nausea. When your doctor prescribes you an anti-nausea medicine, you take it, expecting relief […]
To hear that you have miscarried your baby or that your baby was born stillborn is devastating. You want to hold that little life in your hands and to have that torn away from you suddenly is a pain beyond comprehension. Imagine finding out that your baby is possibly still alive, even decades later. KMOX News reports […]
When your doctor tells you that you have any of a number of diseases that might be on your ‘worst case scenario’ list, you’re stunned to hear the news. After the initial shock, you have to figure out a different way to live, adjusting to life with whatever you’ve been diagnosed with. That’s what most […]
There are many things that are uncontrollable when you are driving. The weather and other drivers are two of the biggest things that you have no control over. When the weather causes driving conditions to be unsafe, you can do everything you know how to avoid an accident, but sometimes, other drivers lose control or aren’t […]
When you make the decision to let someone else care for your aging loved one, there are many things to consider. The reputation of the person or facility usually tops the list of things you look at before deciding which route to take. Often times, especially with those places with good reputations, neglect and abuse is not […]
As our loved ones age, making the decision to care for them at home or put them in a nursing home or other assisted living facility can be a long and difficult process. There are a lot of factors to consider, especially with the rising risk of nursing home abuse. Nursing homes are increasingly understaffed and […]
Thousands of children are put on school buses every school day, their parents trustingly putting them into the capable hands of the many trained school bus drivers on the road. While most bus trips to school occur without a hitch, sometimes, accidents happen, endangering the lives of our most precious cargo. This is what happened in Belleville. […]
If you are the parent of a teenager, it can be difficult to keep up with everything they do or want to do as they often want to follow the lead of their peers. There are a lot of temptations for them in this world and some things are very clearly good or bad. Some […]
