Cosmetics are recalled when they cause short term and long term skin irritation or other signs of illness. Whatever the type of recall may be, it typically occurs because the company producing the recalled product in Los Angeles or San Diego did not take adequate measures to ensure the safety of their products. Consumers who have developed illnesses or been otherwise injured because of defective products often hire personal injury attorneys to help them file damages claims against these...

Going to work can sometimes be the most dangerous thing a person can do, especially when they have a high risk job in construction. Many of us don’t have to take our lives and personal well being into account while on the job, but there are numerous occupations out there that require a certain amount of watchfulness and attention. From construction site falls to gas explosions, thousands of construction workers suffer from severe injuries and even death within any given...

Employers have responsibilities for the health and safety of their employees. They are also responsible for any visitors to their premises such as customers, suppliers and the general public. Find out more about your employer's duty of care.

Risk Assessments

Your employer has a 'duty of care' to ensure, as far as possible, your health, safety and welfare while you are at work. They should start with a risk assessment to spot possible health and safety hazards. They have to...

Not every type of crib they produce was recalled—just the “Cabana,” “Hudson,” and “Pinehurst” cribs. These cribs were being sold at baby-centered establishments such as Babies R Us, USA Baby, Beautiful Beginnings, and Buy Buy Baby, just to name a few.

The cribs posed a strangulation hazard partially because of the type of wood from which they were manufactured. Apparently, the type of wood being used to build the cribs is genetically...

Although healthcare professionals are generally seen to offer kind, caring and effective treatment there are rare occasions where something can go disastrously wrong. The General Medical Council insist that in such a situation, the treating doctor has an obligation to provide details of what happened during treatment or in the immediate aftermath.

If injury or death results from a breach of duty during any form of medical treatment, including dentistry, the aggrieved or their...

Doctors are trained to provide you the best treatments for a variety of ailments.  If your condition does not fall into their field of expertise, they should refer you to the right specialist.  Now if the doctor causes harm or irreparable damage, instead of curing your condition, he or she is liable for charges. As the patient, you have the right to sue your doctor for medical malpractice.  But first, you should find a dependable medical malpractice law firm.

There are many factors to be considered when the use of self defense is used.  Many states differ with their opinion on what they consider valid self defense. These things include the extent, who it is used on, who is using it, and the reason why.

The act of self defense is the use of force to defend one's person from an attacker or a threatening situation.  The force must be reasonable.  Self defense is in place to protect you from being convicted of a crime if you...

Every twelve minutes there is a robbery. Every 36 seconds there is an aggravated assault. That’s not 36 minutes. That’s 36 seconds. I know we all like to think that we live in bubble, but our safety and security is not something that can be taken for granted.  Your bubble will burst when you least expect it and something as simple as mace or pepper spray can keep you from being another victim.

In the vast majority of cases robbers and attackers succeed because...

Medical malpractice is a grievous offense that can often lead to significant and serious injuries towards and individual. Injuries that are often much worse than the initial ailment for which the patient was seeking cure. As such, society and the basic rule of law demands that a medical malpractice victim be compensated for the injuries and suffering that has been unduly inflicted upon the victim.

The system of compensating a victim is set forth to punish erring individuals...