An accident with an 18-wheeler is often a life-changing event. If you are lucky, your injuries heal over time, but a large number of 18-wheeler accident injuries result in long-term or permanent disability, reducing or eliminating the ability of victims to earn a living or even care for themselves and…
Did you recently get hurt on the job? Do you suffer from an illness that you believe may be related to your work? Do you think that your job activities may have aggravated a medical condition that already affected you? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you…
Oklahoma State Highway 9 is considered the second most dangerous highway in the country. That should come as no surprise, though, to local residents of Oklahoma (or those passing through the state) who drive on OK9. Crashes are a common site on the highway, where distracted driving, speeding, and other…
A car accident is always unexpected. It can happen anywhere, anytime. If you get involved in one, you could end up sitting by the side of the road for a long time before help arrives. So, you should be prepared for the worst-case scenario. Here, with help from AAA and…
Every seven seconds, a worker gets injured on the job in our country, according to the National Safety Council. What are the most common injuries that these workers suffer in Oklahoma and elsewhere? An analysis released a few years ago by Travelers, a workers’ compensation insurance company, can help to…
Attorney Monty L. Cain of Cain Law recently won an interlocutory appeal in the Supreme Court of Oklahoma that will allow trucking companies to be held liable in separate, distinct legal claims when both their employee’s negligence and their own negligence contributes to trucking accidents. The case is Fox v….
The world’s most valuable retail company may be short-changing numerous injured workers of workers’ compensation benefits, including coverage of medical expenses and wage losses, according to a recent investigative news report on Amazon warehouses. The Guardian reports that workplace accidents have left many of the workers “homeless, unable to work…
If you were injured in an accident, you might be tempted to discuss it on social media, especially if you’re like the many Americans who share their lives with their family and friends through Facebook and other apps. However, if you plan to file a personal injury claim against the…
Some people in Oklahoma buy car insurance without thinking too much about what the law requires and what their policy ultimately covers. If they get into an auto accident, they may be shocked to learn that they don’t have as much coverage as they believed. You don’t want to fall…
Nothing is more dangerous than a large tractor-trailer colliding with a passenger car on the highway. As Oklahoma Department of Public Safety statistics show, between 2012 and 2016, on average, 497 drivers of large trucks were involved in fatal and injury-producing truck wrecks on our state’s roads each year. The…
