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A Personal Injury Attorney offers authorized representation to those who claim to have been wounded as a result of the disregard of another person, company, government agency, or other entity. Such injury may be physical or psychological, and may include work injuries, automobile and other accidents, defective products, medical mistakes, and slip and fall accidents. Thus, personal injury lawyers tend to be especially knowledgeable and have more experience with regard to the area of law known as tort law, which includes civil wrongs and economic or non-economic damages to a person’s property, reputation, or rights.
- Our practice includes services in:
- Work Place Injuries
- Slip and Fall
- Automobile Accidents
Work Place Injuries
Your establishment has to carry out a danger assessment and do what's needed to take care of the health and safety of staffs and guests. If something does take place at the dwelling, it should be reported as soon as possible.
Injuries to employees that must be reported include:
Amputations, blinding, broken arms, legs or ribs and where a person became unconscious, needed resuscitation or was admitted to hospital for more than 24 hours. If you have been hurt in an accident at work and you think your business is at fault, you may want to make a claim for compensation. Any claim must be made within three years of the date of the accident, and you will normally need a lawyer to represent you. If you belong to a trade union, you may be able to use their legal services. Otherwise, you should speak to a specialist personal injury lawyer.
Slip and Fall
To be held legally liable for the injuries you suffered from slipping, or tripping, and falling on someone else's property, one of the following must be true:
The owner of the premises or an employee must have caused the spill, worn or torn spot, or other slippery or dangerous surface or item to be underfoot. The owner of the premises or an employee must have known of the dangerous surface but done nothing about it. The owner of the premises or an employee should have known of the dangerous surface because a "reasonable" person taking care of the property would have discovered and removed or repaired it.
Automobile Accidents
In the confusion following an accident, remember to take care of all medical needs first. If you are not seriously injured, the following are a few important things that will help you make sense of a confusing situation and protect yourself and your family, after the fact.
Assess the Situation and Call for Help -- Before you act, take a brief moment to gather basic information from the scene. What is your own medical condition and the condition of your passengers? Are there any continuing dangers like fires or oncoming traffic? Scan the scene for any immediate dangers and deal with them as necessary. Take whatever means are necessary to secure your safety and the safety of your passengers before anything else. With any emergency needs attended to, call for help. If anyone is injured call 9-1-1 and ask for emergency medical attention to be directed to the location. If no one is injured, call the local police, sheriff, or highway patrol as appropriate to your situation.
Report the Facts -- When medical help and law enforcement arrives, immediately report any injuries or ongoing emergencies. Answer any direct questions they ask about what happened to the best of your ability, but remember most insurance companies advise you -- do not admit fault (you may not know all the facts) and do not share your policy limits with anyone. As the situation begins to calm down, take time to record important information about the accident and those involved at the scene. If you're able, also take time to make a brief call to your insurance agency and let them know that you've been involved in an accident. Explain the situation to them and ask if they have any advice or special instructions for you while you're on the scene.
Spinal Cord Injury
A breakthrough has been made at Cambridge. The use of olfactory cells on dogs has granted them the ability to walk again. The cells would be applied to their spinal cord injuries. The test was conducted on 34 dogs who lost the use of their hind legs. Twenty three of the dogs had olfactory cells removed from other areas of their body. Those dogs showed significant progress.
In the case of humans, the results aren’t the same. Olfactory cells placed in the spinal cord injuries won’t re-establish the control. The cells assist in making limbs more functional. But, the feeling associated with those limbs won’t return. Those who suffered from a spinal cord injury have a tough road lies ahead.
If you or someone close to you has a spinal cord injury due to an accident, it is time to call an attorney. Your injury may be the result of someone’s careless error. Consultation with an attorney is always free. Anyone dealing with a spinal cord injury knows that everyday is a struggle. This is an opportunity for restitution.
General Motors
General Motors (GM) is a vehicle manufacturing company that has been around for many years with some happy and then again, not so happy customers; as that is normal for any company functioning out in the world within today’s society. Today, we are going to go over the General Motors compensation fund, regarding a newer lawsuit that would aid to those not covered with the GM compensation fund.
The initial issue evolved in regards of the compensation fund when a few years back, around the year of 2014, there had been an evolving recall drama regarding General Motors and their vehicles, but the blast raged when another, keep in mind this wasn’t the first time, but another individual injury complaint had been filed in contradiction of the oh so popular automaker company! The Detroit Newsletter had actually reported that the most current litigation had actually been filed upon behalf of 156 persons whom perished or either wounded from the inside their vehicles in which were evoked in the year of 2014 due to suspected imperfections. General Motors fought back with the knowledgeable evidence of them not being accountable for any indemnities or grievances in respects of the crashes happening before their impoverishment, which happened in the year of 2009.
In the meantime, some clients even mentioned in the lawsuit as affections of General Motors were in the automobiles which were linked to the 54 crashes, as well the 13 bereavements which were recognized from the automaker, but still do not encounter the necessities in favors of gaining reimbursement. In a statement, a Texas private grievance attorney essentially filed the suit and a man by the name of Bob Hilliard stated that the claimants inside the authentic lawsuit are not qualified in respects of applying for GM’s reimbursement plan due to the obstructive nature of the fund’s automobile credentials. Believe it or not, but GM’s performance inside this category of matter is a prompt that even some of the utmost high-profile corporations in the world will try to avoid economic, as well safety commitments to customer protection when not being jabbed by the energies of enthusiastic private injury lawyers.
The catastrophic vehicle accidents, as well the imminent automobile recalls at General Motors have essentially gone an extended amount to in respects of shaking the public assurance inside establishments in which they once imagined that they could unconditionally trust. What a lot of people do not comprehend is that the work devoted attorneys have essentially went an elongated way in respects of serving drivers, as well others throughout Los Angeles to feel quite sheltered that worthwhile permissible possessions has always been obtainable. An inordinate key fact to keep in mind is that over the course of management, more than 5,000 cases meanwhile the firm’s founding, Mr. Brock and his lineup of lawyers have sustained an extraordinary 98% accomplishment rate, as well producing more than $100 million in esteems of honors and settlements for countless clients.