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Do I Have a Right to a Jury Trial in a Personal Injury Case?

In Wisconsin, individuals with civil personal injury claims are entitled to a jury trial, rather than a trial only in front of a judge. Since a personal injury claims comes from tort law, or a […]

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Study: Hospital Patients Receive No Info about Nursing Homes

A new study by RTI International shows that many hospitals fail to provide their patient with quality information about skilled nursing facilities, which causes many patients to select a facility simply based on location. The […]

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Preparing for Winter Weather Driving Hazards

According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT), there has been an average of 18,600 motor vehicle crashes on Wisconsin roadways during the winter months. These crashes have caused an average of 48 deaths and […]

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Three Times More Deaths Occur on Suburban Roads Than City Streets

A recent study by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reveals that speeding-related fatalities were three times higher on local roads than on highways. According to the data collected, high speed limits on rural roads […]

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Evaluating Long-Term Care Services in Wisconsin

Several organizations collaborated to produce the Long-Term Services & Supports State Scorecard (LTSS), which essentially assigns ratings to each state based on the quality of long-term care services. The goal of the scorecard is to […]

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Worker Shortage Plagues Long-Term Care Industry

A recent article in McKnight’s Long-Term Care News warns of a potential worker shortage in the long-term care industry to low wages and a lack of respect for direct-care workers. According to one expert, by […]

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Roadside Construction and Motor Vehicle Crashes

According to data from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, crashes in construction zones have sharply increased in recent years. From 2011 to 2016, there was roughly a 60% increase in the number of car accidents […]

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What is the Statute of Limitations for a Wisconsin Personal Injury Case?

If you are injured in a personal injury case, you cannot wait ten years to file a claim against a person who negligently caused the accident. This would lead to many more personal injury cases […]

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Car Accidents and PTSD

Studies published in the journal American Family Physician indicate that since the Vietnam war, car accidents have become the leading cause of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD is an anxiety disorder that occurs when a […]

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Survey Ranks States According to ‘Nice Driver’ Rates

Kars 4 Kids recently launched a courteous driving campaign entitled #DriveHuman. The purpose of the campaign is make roads safer for drivers and passengers by discouraging bad driving behaviors that also are hazardous for everyone […]

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