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Wisconsin Motorcycle Accidents a Spring Risk

May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. As the snow melts and spring arrives in earnest, we will begin to see more riders on the road. Too many motorists think motorcycle safety messages are aimed at riders. In reality, it is vehicle drivers that are responsible for the vast majority of collisions involving motorcycle riders. Each […]

What is osteoporosis?

When people in Wisconsin talk about slip-and-fall accidents, osteoporosis is often part of the conversation. Though osteoporosis is not a cause of accidents or falls, it may make the effects of a fall worse if you have it, resulting in fractures and other serious injuries that may not have occurred in the absence of the […]

Lessons from Wisconsin Highway Pileup

A 131-vehicle pileup on Interstate 41 near Neenah is being called the worst in state history. An Oshkosh man, who was a science teacher for the Iola-Scandinavia School District, was killed and more than 70 people were left injured in whiteout highway conditions on the highway, causing many hurt or panic-stricken motorists to call 911, Madison.com reported. […]

Flying snow and ice may be evidence of negligence

Roads throughout the country become hazardous during the winter months, and Wisconsin is no exception. Among the most common causes of winter injuries are slip-and-fall accidents and car wrecks on slippery roads. However, there is another source of winter weather injuries that is easily preventable and too often forgotten. Hardened snow and ice flying off […]

January 27, 2019
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Deadly Wisconsin Snowmobile Accidents Puts Focus on Safety

A Renewed Focus on Safety as a Deadly Wisconsin Snowmobile Accident Occurs The death of a 37-year-old man in a Wisconsin snowmobile accident has authorities urging safety as the riding season begins. The incident occurred in Schoepke, about 20 miles southeast of Rhinelander, after the rider missed a curve on a public trail and continued […]

January 25, 2019
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Safer Drivers in 2019 can Reduce Wisconsin Road Risks

A deadly start to the year has safety advocates urging caution as we head into the brunt of Wisconsin’s winter driving season. As we reported recently, Wisconsin winter risks require drivers to use extra caution on the roads. It’s not just the winter weather – our car accident lawyers in Hayward know wet, slippery roads and reduced […]

December 27, 2018
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Legal Rights after School Injuries in Wisconsin

It’s that time of year when we hear about students injured while participating in sporting events or other extracurricular activities. In many cases, injuries occur while traveling to or from a school-sanctioned event or while otherwise participating in an organized activity. These cases are always best handled by an experienced personal injury law firm in […]

December 11, 2018
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Mexican hotel faces wrongful death suit by Wis. woman’s family

Many college students from Wisconsin travel to warm-weather destinations during vacations from school, but such trips may sometimes prove dangerous. A 20-year-old woman died last year in a hotel swimming pool in Cancun, Mexico as a result of drowning after allegedly drinking tainted alcohol she obtained from a hotel bar. Claiming that the hotel knowingly […]

December 11, 2018
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Wisconsin Winter Injury Risks Abound

The roads aren’t the only places snow and ice make more dangerous as winter descends upon the Upper Midwest. We recently wrote about the risks of winter driving. However, in the coming months, snow and ice will create a number of injury risks, whether at home, school, work, or play. Most injury “accidents,” are not accidents in […]

December 10, 2018
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Winter Car Accident Risks in Wisconsin

Wisconsin residents are use to facing more risks than most when it comes to winter weather. With average annual snowfall of more than 4 feet, Wisconsin is the nation’s 12th snowiest. However, when measured by number of annual snow days (39), Wisconsin is the nation’s 6th snowiest. Staying safe on the roads this winter begins […]

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