When you receive personal injuries in any mishap caused by others, you may undergo medical treatments, replace lost or damaged property and miss work while you recuperate. Depending on your injuries, you may also suffer depression, physical pain and stress. While you want fair compensation [...]
Although California is among the states wielding a strict liability law with clearly specified guidelines for dog bites, be aware of several exemptions a dog owner may have if embroiled in a dog-bite controversy. Understanding the state's legal code and the way it works with [...]
Unfortunately, personal injuries can occur just about anywhere in our beautiful state. While the most common personal injury lawsuits stem from motor vehicle accidents, many other incidents resulting in personal harm involve a legal term known as premises liability. The Concept of Premises Liability When [...]
Deciding whether to accept an out-of-court settlement for personal injury compensation or take the case to court can seem like a quiz show where you risk what you've already won in the hope of getting more. Understanding the personal injury settlement process and what's involved [...]
Some occupations have always carried an inherent risk of getting nipped — or ripped — by a dog's teeth during the workday. Landscape workers, gutter installers and delivery persons are occasionally attacked by a homeowner's dog or stray pooch. Likewise, workers who repair appliances, install [...]
Whenever someone has to grapple with the shock and grief of an unexpected wrongful death, the anguish and emotional pain are overwhelming. How can anyone translate that emotional trauma into some kind of monetary damage? At the same time, very real bills may begin arriving [...]
Tort law is part of a state's civil code that provides remedy or restitution to someone harmed by another person's actions. Primary personal injury torts, or harmful acts, can run the gamut from the mundane to the unusual. Since many people drive or ride in [...]
When you slip into your vehicle and snap on your seat belt to drive to work, visit friends or take a road trip with your family, you probably aren't thinking about personal injury and liability laws. Instead, you just want to reach your destination safely [...]
Dog bite injuries run the gamut from inconsequential to permanently damaging to fatal. They can cause anxiety, pain, infection, bruising, scars and post-traumatic stress disorder. Nobody wants to become a dog-bite victim, yet approximately 4.5 million Americans suffer a canine bite every year. Unfortunately, more [...]
Automobile and other vehicle accidents are so common in American society that most statistical reports concentrate on fatalities. For example, the California Office of Traffic Safety states that 3,606 victims died in traffic accidents in the state during 2019. As heartbreaking as that statistic is, [...]
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