Category: Personal Injury

Lawsuit loans are often found to be necessary while waiting for a personal injury or other litigation case to be settled or go to court. The litigation financing is often required to help offset the out of pocket expenses related to the case or injury such as medical bills and necessities due to time off [...]

When you are injured in an accident or have filed a wrongful death lawsuit, settlement loans are a way to get the money you need right away instead of waiting for months or possibly years for your settlement.  Litigation funding companies offer this advance against your pending settlement, so that you can avoid financial devastation [...]

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Napa Home and Garden, Inc. has announced a voluntary recall of its firepots after 37 reports of problems, 23 of these being burn injuries.  Some of these injuries have been serious enough to require hospitalization. Most of the problems stem from the firepots bursting in to flames after [...]

Bell Sports of Scotts Valley, California has recently recalled 33,600 of the Bell Exodus full-face bicycle riding helmets with chin straps involving plastic buckles.  The helmets have a defect that could put riders at risk of serious injury in the event that an accident takes place. Sold at Amazon.com and Walmart stores across the nation [...]

One worker was killed and another injured recently in the Colerain Township area of Ohio.  Workers were replacing vinyl siding on a duplex when the tragic accident occurred.  A 30-year-old man, David Macarthy of Fairfield, was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital shortly after the accident. Rodney Whitler, 43, was injured in the accident and [...]

A bricklayer was seriously injured on February 18th after falling four stories at a construction site where he was working.  According to news reports, the man, whose name was not released, was transporting supplies on the fourth floor where he was laying brick when he accidentally backed out of an opening.  The construction site was [...]

It is crucial that you obtain the services of an experienced Kansas City personal injury attorney when you are injured in a car, motorcycle or big truck accident.  Accidents happen in the blink of an eye, and now you find that your whole life has changed due to someone else’s negligence.  If you are injured [...]

It’s easy to blame your employer when you have been injured while working at a construction site.  As skilled construction accident attorneys in New York, we know that the fault often lies with equipment manufacturers, property owners and contractors.  These types of cases can be complex, so you need an attorney who is experienced and [...]

After a personal injury accident in Los Angeles, victims are faced with a number of difficult challenges. Dealing with medical treatment, phone calls from insurance adjusters, and juggling your work and family life not easy. Although, this may be a difficult time, it is important to stay focused on recovering and preparing your personal injury [...]

If you have suffered spinal injuries in an accident that was caused by another party, you need the services of a reputable Kansas City spinal injury lawyer.  You have rights, and those who caused your injuries should be held accountable.  You may be eligible for compensation for expenses related to your injuries, not only now, [...]

Two women will be awarded $103 million by the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer after developing breast cancer because of using hormonal drugs.  One of the women received $75 million, and the other $28 million.  The judgment for $75 million for the first case had been sealed to avoid influencing the jury on the second case. The [...]

Last year, a bicycle accident caused two bicyclist to be seriously injured, and now a Los Angeles doctor is on trial in the Los Angeles County Superior Court for charges relating to that accident.  This trial has raised awareness about the growing conflicts between motorists and bicyclists, which has increased the number of bicyclists demanding [...]

Devin Petelski, 25, was killed last week when she pulled out from a stop sign in front of a Los Angeles Police Department cruiser.  This accident has created quite a buzz in the area, and left witnesses to the accident questioning the LAPD’s version of what occurred. Ms. Petelski, according to the Los Angeles Times, [...]

Back in August, a Casitas Springs woman, Susan Herman, and her dog were crossing the street when they were struck by a car that was being driven by a 16 year old.  Herman died of her injuries later at the hospital.  At that time, the 16 year old boy, who did stop after the accident [...]

In California, when you are injured through the negligence or wrongful acts of another person, you have the option to bring a California personal injury lawsuit. If you’ve been injured in an accident that resulted because someone else was neglectful, even if you are partly at fault for that accident, an experienced California personal injury [...]

Over two years ago a woman driving an SUV, along with five of her passengers, was killed when her car was hit by an oncoming train on the railroad tracks at Claribel Road and Terminal Avenue. At this particular railroad crossing, there is a stop sign at which the woman stopped her car at the [...]

Recently in Hollister, California, a young man was sadly killed in a terrible California truck accident that could have been easily avoided.  The man was traveling along HWY 152 in California and the driver was cut off by a large semi that was making an illegal u-turn. The man wasn’t able to stop in time [...]

Recently one of the world’s biggest distributors of snacks, desserts, and even pet foods was forced to recall a number of products potentially containing the E.coli Bacteria. Nestlé Food Corporation was forced to recall hundreds of thousands of cases of its famous Toll House cookie dough because of several reports of E.coli poisoning. As a [...]

In the past ten years in California, there have been thousands of cases of drunk driving accidents in which victims were either seriously injured with lifelong, debilitating wounds or killed as a result of the crash. Recently in the area of Yuba County, one drunk driver was sentenced to over 60 years in prison because [...]

Last weekend, there were likely a number of people killed in drunk driving accidents in California. One of these incidents occurred when a nurse was killed by a drunk driver on her way home from work. The young woman was only 26 years old and had been working as a nurse at a local hospital [...]