Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Guest Sues Myrtle Beach Hotel After Oven Door Falls On Her Foot
People who rent their apartments dream of homeownership, and those who are supplementing their jobs with gigs to pay the mortgage on their homes dream of travel, but there are hassles and hazards associated with both of those popular aspirations. When you own your house, the responsibility for maintenance falls to you. It is… Read More »
Old-Fashioned Car Safety Habits Are Irreplaceable
Yes, some old school automobile features were plenty dangerous. Consider the steering wheel design that caused Sammy Davis, Jr. a horrific injury, or those tiny knobs that some cars had instead of steering wheels for a brief period in the 1960s. Likewise, no one misses the days when cars came with built-in cigarette lighters… Read More »
Is It Premises Liability If The Obstacle You Tripped Over Was Huge?
Whoever invented the giant inflatable animal mascot is probably regretting it right about now. Yes, they are eye-catching, and they weigh a fraction of the weight of most items of décor of similarly enormous size, but they have also been known to cause more trouble than you would expect from a thin layer of… Read More »
Three Occupants Of Pickup Truck Die After It Collides With Tractor Trailer
Even if you love road trips so much that you take the attitude that the destination is the journey, the feeling of fear that approaches when you must pass several tractor-trailers at close range is unmistakable. The trucks with which leisurely motorists share the highways are so big that you don’t have to calculate… Read More »
Nervous System Injuries
Every part of your body performs a unique function, and you take them all for granted until something goes wrong with them. You have been breathing constantly since you were born, but chances are that you never think about your lungs, except perhaps when you feel out of breath after an unusually strenuous workout… Read More »
Collisions Between A Freight Train And A Motor Vehicle
Most of us only know freight trains from a distance. When something is noisy, we say it sounds like a freight train. We might see freight trains lumbering by as we drive on a road that runs parallel to the train tracks, and it is a relief when they get far enough past us… Read More »
Personal Injury Lawyer Behavior Interpreted
Interpersonal relationships are difficult, even if you are an extravert and pride yourself on your social skills. It is easy to find advice about building healthy, productive relationships with your children or your spouse, and dating advice is a multibillion dollar industry. Professional relationships are just as important, though, including the relationship between plaintiffs… Read More »
Safely Passing Another Car
Almost all newly licensed drivers get into an accident at some point during the first year after the DMV issues their driver’s licenses. Some of these accidents involve teen drivers engaging in mind-bogglingly reckless behavior, such as driving at twice the speed limit or filming themselves speeding through red lights, and sometimes these accidents… Read More »
Accidents Involving Pedestrians On The Road Shoulder
The shoulder of the road is supposed to be a safe place where you can get your car out of the way of traffic where it is not operational and you are waiting for assistance. While the true purpose of the road shoulder is to park disabled vehicles, rather than for pedestrians to walk,… Read More »
Three Teens Die After Head On Collision With Drugged Driver
When someone causes a car accident while under the influence of illicit drugs, this is the last episode in a long chain of events that reached this point. The first time someone takes a prescription pill that has not been prescribed to them, they do not do it with the intention of eventually causing… Read More »