Delivery is a stressful process on a mother and baby. When you give birth in West Virginia, there is the possibility that your baby will suffer an injury. A common issue is nerve damage, which usually occurs in the shoulder, arms and face. In newborns, there are four...
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Proving a doctor was negligent is not always easy
West Virginia residents who suspect medical malpractice must prepare to go through a possibly lengthy malpractice process. When you believe your doctor was the cause of your injury, you must have sufficient evidence to prove it. Medical malpractice cases must show...
Seat belt syndrome – An overview
There is no mistaking that seat belts save lives. However, due to their design as active restraints and the force often involved in auto collisions in West Virginia and elsewhere, they may also cause drivers and passengers serious injuries or death. The collective...
What should every driver know about drowsy driving?
Although you can get behind the wheel drowsy at any point, many drivers in West Virginia and elsewhere are facing additional risks as they prepare to travel for the holidays. If you are planning to take a road trip out of town for Thanksgiving or Christmas, you may...
Cellphones and distracted driving: what you should know
In West Virginia, and in many other states throughout the nation, it is illegal for drivers to use hand-held cellphones while behind the wheel. This means if you talk, text and/or take selfies, you run the risk the law enforcement will pull you over and issue you a...
Insufficient sleep syndrome and traffic accidents
For some people, sleep disorders prevent them from getting the right amount of sleep and turn their lives upside down. However, others may struggle with sleep-related issues even if they do not appear to have any sleeping disorder. For example, those who suffer from...
What is a medication error?
When you visit your West Virginia doctor, you expect that the doctor will take care of you. When you leave the office with a diagnosis and prescription, you have to take your doctor at his or her word. What happens when the medicine does not help? Worse, what happens...
Do you know what to do to avoid a head-on collision?
Unfortunately, not all drivers in West Virginia are as focused as they should be, which means you may find yourself staring straight inside the windshield or directly at the headlights of an oncoming vehicle in the wrong lane. Driver’s Prep offers guidelines on how to...
Do you know how to safely navigate a roundabout?
As a driver in West Virginia, you may have already come across a roundabout or two while on the road. After years spent with stop signs and traffic lights, do you know how to navigate these circular paths? Geico offers useful tips on how to safely maneuver around...
Negligent driving habits that may lead to personal injury claims
Driving through West Virginia may result in an accident. With so much that can go wrong behind the wheel, it is best not to do anything further that may result in a crash. At Frankovitch, Anetakis, Simon, Decapio & Pearl, LLP, we aim to give you all the...