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May
Proving Liability in a Holiday Skiing Accident
Californians who want a White Christmas need to head up a mountain to get it. While up there, it is quite common to hit up the ski slopes for a holiday getaway that is both thrilling and relaxing. With recent years bringing in warm winters across California, more people than ever...
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07
May
California Dog Bite Laws Everyone Should Know
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 4. 5 million people within the United States will be bitten by a dog each year. 20% of those cases include the bite victim developing some sort of illness, disease, or bacterial infection, like rabies...
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07
May
Automatic Crash Avoidance Tech Might Be Causing Collisions Instead
Year over year, every automaker is faced with the challenge of making automobiles safer. In the advent of smarter, better technology we did not even dare to dream of a decade ago, some auto manufacturers are thinking the best way to keep drivers, passengers, and others safe from ...
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07
May
Child Brain Injuries
According to the CDC, over 60,000 children are hospitalized each year with a traumatic brain injury (TBI). While many fully recover from their brain injuries, others will face a lifetime of challenges. Unfortunately, doctors often have trouble diagnosing the severity of a child’s...
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07
May
Holiday Fire Hazards: Defective Lights, Decorations & More
The holiday season for most people means turning their household into glowing, festive places of merriment with the help of lights and decorations. Unfortunately, for firefighters and emergency responders, it is also the season of increased calls due to house and apartment fires...
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07
May
Negligent Security Basics: Getting the Most Out of Your Claim
In California, property owners, business managers and landlords have a legal obligation to keep visitors on their property safe, including invited guests, licensees and even trespassers. If a property owner fails to provide basic security and a visitor is injured as a result, the...
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07
May
What You Need to Know About Concussions
A concussion is a type of brain injury that is caused by a severe blow to the head or body, which causes the brain to impact the skull. While there is spinal fluid that acts as a cushion to prevent your brain from being damaged, sometimes it's not enough. Concussions aren&r...
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07
May
Personal Injury vs. Catastrophic Injury: What’s the Difference?
A personal injury can range anywhere from a dog bite due to the negligence of a stranger to a broken arm from a slip and fall accident. While they can still be overwhelming and traumatic, these injuries usually heal relatively quickly and don't require lifelong treatment. C...
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07
May
What to Do About Workplace Discrimination
Every workplace comes with its own set of trials and difficulties; however, discrimination shouldn't be one of them. The federal government and California both protect workers from experiencing workplace discrimination on the basis of the following: Age Sex Ancestry Disabi...
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07
May
How Social Media Can Hurt Your Injury Claim
Social media is an extremely popular pastime for most people. Around 22% of the world's population uses Facebook, and most Instagram users are between 18 and 29 years old (6 out of 10 adults online). It’s also a relatively recent phenomenon. Facebook is only 13 years ...
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07
May
Is It Too Late to File My Injury Claim?
Injuries are a widespread occurrence across the nation. Thousands of people are injured at home, at work, and in the community every year. However, when these injuries could have been prevented with better care on the part of someone else, those who are injured could sue the resp...
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07
May
Are Personal Injury Insurance Settlements Taxable?
Most times people sue for personal injuries, they do so because someone else's gross negligence caused significant damage and harm. While the initial mistake may seem harmless to the person who made it, the repercussions can be long-lasting and can even prevent the person w...
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