Anyone who has experienced a car accident knows that they can be a real hardship. The repercussions of an accident have a significant impact on a person. When the victim of the accident was your child, the entire family will be impacted. This is especially true if the child has been injured. A parent will…

Then we journey out onto the road to get either to work, visit loved ones, or run a few errands, we may at some point end up driving next to a commercial truck. These vehicles are hefty, and can weigh anywhere from 50,000 pounds to an upwards of 80,000 pounds. It is easy to be…

  “How can I help prevent a hospital accident from injuring me?” Ultimately, your fate will be in the hands of your medical providers, and that can be very scary for many patients. At Rasmussen & Miner, our hospital accident lawyer has seen many negative outcomes due to the negligence or carelessness of a physician…

Primary care physicians in the United States are failing to offer lung cancer screening for long-term smokers, resulting in a complete failure to diagnose lung cancer. In 2012, the American Lung Association issued evidence-based guidelines recommending the annual screening with low-dose CT of long-term smokers over 55 who smoke or smoked within the last 15…

Most of the vehicle accidents that occur in this country are caused by some type of error on the driver’s part. Each year, there are approximately 40,000 victims killed in car accidents. Many of these victims practiced safe driving behaviors and obeyed all traffic regulations, but unfortunately encountered another driver who failed to do the…

Setting aside all of the legal mechanics involved, let’s discuss what the purpose of a wrongful death lawsuit is. Most people understand the concept of consequences, and a wrongful death lawsuit is something that is probably best discussed in that context. From childhood, it is society, our parents, or other influences in our lives that…