Oklahoma Personal Injury Law Blog
Oklahoma residents depend on hospitals to improve their health and save their lives, but statistics show that hospitals can be downright dangerous. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 700,000 Americans develop infections while being treated at hospitals each year, which leads to around 75,000 deaths. [...]
Most Oklahoma drivers are aware of the dangers of driving while talking or texting on a handheld cellphone. However, there are still many people who believe that using a hands-free device is a safe way to talk and drive. Though hands-free technology may be safer than using a handheld cellphone, [...]
If an Oklahoma doctor or other medical professional makes a mistake that leads to a patient being harmed, a malpractice suit may be filed. However, most people choose to resolve the matter without going to court as only one in eight will actually file a lawsuit. According to research done [...]
Many Oklahoma residents are aware of the negative effects of traumatic brain injuries. In March, the National Football League acknowledged that there is a connection between frequent head injuries, like those experienced by many professional football players, and chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Though there are still many unanswered questions about TBIs, [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced that automatic braking systems that experts say could save thousands of lives every year will be standard equipment on virtually all light vehicles sold in Oklahoma and around the country by 2022. The safety agency made the announcement in Virginia on March [...]
Accidents involving buses or semi-tractor trailers kill or injure many Oklahoma road users every year, and many of these crashes are caused by fatigued truck drivers pushed by unforgiving schedules to the point of exhaustion. To reduce this type of accident, the federal government introduced strict regulations that set limits [...]
It is common for a traumatic brain injury to cause cognitive impairment, which has a negative impact on the quality of life of the estimated 1.7 million people who experience TBIs every year in the United States. Affected individuals and their families in Oklahoma might find interesting that University of [...]
Oklahoma residents sometimes suffer from rare diseases. Unfortunately, doctors sometimes mistake the symptoms of a rare disease for other disorders and fail to diagnose them. This can result in the doctor providing the wrong treatment or delaying it, causing further injury to the patient.Diseases are considered to be rare when [...]
Oklahoma residents who have followed the career of physician Stanislaw Burzunski, a popular but controversial doctor who treats cancer patients, may have heard that he is under investigation by the Texas medical board that is trying to revoke his license. The doctor has been the focus of many legal proceedings [...]
Oklahoma motorists who have followed the progress of the development of self-driving cars may be interested in a decision by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration that clears some obstacles out of the way. According to a Feb. 4 letter from the NHTSA to Google, under federal law, the driver [...]
