Lawyers.com Personal Injury Topics

1. Text Me One More Time: The Risks of Teens Who Text

   Text messaging can present hazards, whether it means wear and tear on your hands, or a dangerous distraction while driving. Laws are being passed at all levels to ban texting and driving. Learn about the dangers posed by the almost addictive and popular text messaging form of communication.

2. Swimming Pool Safety

   There are thousands of swimming pool-related injuries and deaths each year. A new federal law aims to reduce those numbers by requiring public pools and spas to install anti-entrapment drain covers. Learn about this new law and pool safety issues.

3. Be Careful of Heat-Related Sports Illnesses

   There's nothing to prove in toughing out the heat in sports practices and training at the expense of one's health. Read about the dangers from heat-related illnesses and know who can be responsible for setting limits on exertion. Finally, know how to look out for yourself or your student-athlete.

4. Helmet Use as a Factor in a Personal Injury Suit

   If you're involved with an accident arising out of an activity where helmets are worn, such as motorcycle use, biking or other sports, whether the injured person wore a helmet can be an issue in a personal injury case. Find out how helmet use factors into personal injury lawsuits.

5. 07.27.2010
   Ask a Lawyer: Do I Have Legal Recourse if a Creditor Sells My Information to Marketers?

   I've been receiving an inordinate amount of junk mail and suspect that one of my creditors may have sold my personal information to marketers. Is this legal? Is there anything I can do to fight back against this kind of unauthorized relaese of personal information?