If you want to buy a new car, safety has to be a top concern. Sometimes when driving, you need to stop your vehicle in a hurry. Automatic emergency braking (AEB) can help. The technology has been around for some time, yet, some manufacturers have yet to embrace it...
Year: 2021
3 ways to handle a breach of contract issue in business
When you sign a contract with another party, whether it is an independent contractor providing a service or a vendor providing equipment, you expect them to follow through with their promises. Unfortunately, many businesses and individuals default on their contractual...
Acute whiplash: Not an injury to ignore
While many people assume that whiplash, a common injury in car accidents, is not serious in the long run, the reality is that acute cases can impact people for many years or a lifetime. In a car accident, whiplash occurs when the head is whipped forward or to the...
Can you get a DUI if you’re on prescription medications?
When you get behind the wheel, it’s expected that you will drive safely. Driving safely means that you will not be impaired by any kind of substance, whether that’s alcohol, over-the-counter medications, illicit drugs or prescription medications. It is possible to...
Protect your loved ones: Dispose of your old medications
You’ve had some health issues over the years, and there are a lot of old pill bottles with unused prescription medications in them lying around your house. Could you accidentally be contributing to a loved one’s addiction? Drug addiction often starts at home...
Rural versus urban driving: Is one safer than the other?
Many urbanites tend to marvel at the wide-open roads when they visit more rural areas such as Hazlehurst. There are a few reasons they tend to think that an area like that is idyllic compared to a larger capital city like Jackson. No traffic is one of them. While...
Traumatic brain injuries can take time to show up after a crash
A person who’s involved in a car crash may think that they weren’t injured while they’re still at the scene of the crash. There may be injuries present that aren’t producing symptoms yet. Sometimes, injuries will take days to appear. One example of this is a traumatic...
3 tips to help make sure your child car seat is safe
The roads in Mississippi can be hazardous at the best of times. It is only natural that parents become more aware of the dangers of traveling with their children. Children often face a high risk of injury without their parents knowing. A recent study by the Centers...
Denied claims are bad for business, but are they in bad faith?
If you run a business and have business insurance, you trust that your insurer will pay out when something goes wrong. Insurance policies may be written in a way that is difficult to understand, but your policy limits and benefits should have been explained to you...
3 signs an insurer is lowballing your Mississippi accident claim
In the wake of a typical Mississippi car accident, victims file an insurance claim and await a fair payout from the insurance company. Most of these victims never stop to wonder if the payment they receive is what they deserve. Instead, they take it on faith that the...