Some thoughtful, meaningful and helpful “crisis” – related sayings and thoughts:
“Close scrutiny will show that most crisis situations are opportunities to either advance or stay where you are.” Author – Maxwell Maltz.
“Crisis and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage – they force us to think.” Author – Jawaharlal Nehru.
“Crises are part of life. Everybody has to face them, and it doesn’t make any difference what the crisis is.” Author – Jack Nicklaus.
COVID-19 and its effects, are unprecedented in modern times. Beyond the health-related concerns regarding this virus, its impact on financial markets as well as virtually every commercial industry has been negative.
High-speed police chases make movies more exciting. We get an adrenaline rush and a sense of dramatic urgency when we see portrayals of police doing everything it takes to take down the bad guys. In real life, though, there can be serious consequences from police chases.
A high-speed car chase carries with it the obvious risk that the fleeing suspect or police officers will crash their cars and get injured. It also carries the risk that they will crash into innocent civilians. This risk is not hypothetical – it has been known to happen in Florida.
If your goal is to be successful in personal injury then this podcast could change the trajectory of your practice.
My guest speaker and renowned trial lawyer, John Romano of the Romano Law Group in West Palm Beach, FL, shares insights from over 40 years of practicing law and his approach to becoming a great trial lawyer.
On the podcast John reveals...
The single most important thing a lawyer should do who wants to be successful in personal injury law.
Did you know that most trucking companies, insurance companies, and insurance defense law firms have Rapid Response Teams or Accident Response Teams that are “on call” to respond to a truck crash on a moment’s notice. Believe it or not, our firm has handled trucking cases where the trucking company’s lawyers or corporate representatives can actually be seen in photographs that were taken by law enforcement personnel at the scene of a truck crash within just hours of a truck crash.
While the government and the heavy truck industry have made strides over the years in better protecting truck drivers/occupants of heavy trucks in certain crash scenarios - through the implementation of seat-belts, airbags, crash-avoidance technology, occupant cab structural integrity, and other measures - there remains a high risk of truck driver and truck occupant deaths due to explosion and fire when the truck’s side-mounted fuel tanks are ruptured in a crash and the large quantities of fuel are ignited.
The Johnny O. Foundation sponsors National Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month, which is observed during the month of September, in order to raise awareness about the causes, and prevention, of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). TBIs are widely misunderstood and are far more common than most realize. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were approximately 2.8 million TBI-related emergency room visits, hospitalizations and deaths in the United States in 2013 and 153 people die from injuries that include TBI daily.
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