The first question most clients ask when walking into the office of a " target="_self" personal injury attorney is, “What is a personal injury attorney?” Most people think of sharks and black widows when they think about lawyers, comparing them to the hot shot criminal attorneys that do their best work behind a table. Most attorneys, particularly personal injury attorneys, are slightly less profitable but derive a great deal of satisfaction from their job-which is working...

Personal Injury Law Firms experienced in negligence, malpractice and other types of personal injury actions have taken note of recent product liability actions involving the drug, Duragesic.

Duragesic® is the trade name for a pain-medication patch containing fentanyl, a potent opioid analgesic.  Duragesic is a transdermal system-the medicine, fentanyl, is absorbed through the patient's skin and into the bloodstream, providing pain relief for up to three days (72...

In fact, many of these cases of food poisoning occur in San Diego and Los Angeles every year. Because of these potentially dangerous outbreaks and individual cases of food poisoning, many people in California are contacting injury attorneys to help them receive compensation for the illness. Compensation is a necessity in these types of cases because virtually any reason to visit the hospital is expensive, even if it’s a seemingly mild case of food poisoning.

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If you or your children have been injured in a school bus or charter bus accident or who simply ride a school bus anywhere in California from San Diego, CA, to Orange County, from Santa Barbara to Ventura or Oxnard, from Santa Ana, Irvine or Anaheim to Fullerton, Fontana, or Yorba Linda, or from Rancho Cucamonga or Ontario to Palm Springs, Indio, Coachella or Palm Desert (though we expect the rides are much shorter than that) you probably wonder from time to time how well...

Rojas tried to move into another lane to pass the vehicle which resulted in hitting it, which then sent him spinning into the eastbound lane, according to the Ventura County Star.  At this point, Rojas was hit broad side by a truck driven by Maria Troncoso, and Oxnard resident who unsuccessfully tried to avoid the crash.  The passenger in Rojas' SUV was thrown from the vehicle, which resulted in severe injuries.  At the time of the crash, the passenger was not wearing a...

Even though there have been advancements in road and car safety, road traffic accidents are still common place in our society. Unfortunately, statistics show that most people will be involved in a serious road traffic accident at least once in their lifetime. We will discuss when such accidents may lead to legal proceedings.

If you are involved in a car accident, you should speak to a legal expert who can guide you through the minefield of the legal system and help you to get the...

The tragedy of losing your home, your personal belongings, or your business from damage that has occurred due to a fire, is comparable to that of losing a loved one. A fire can cause a loss that can be an extremely devastating experience for everyone involved to have to endure. When a person or family has become a burn victim or a death occurs due to a fire, this devastation that everyone goes through is magnified many times over.

Sadly, for children who are in the age group...

It is very likely that you or someone in your family is at some point involved in an accident through no fault of your own. If this is the case then you should seriously consider claiming for compensation to pay for loss of salary, costs, repairs and inconvenience.

If you win your claim against the party whose fault the accident was, then you could be in for a pleasant surprise with a generous amount paid out to you. Injuries from the accident preventing you from working,...

An auto accident lawyer sees the damage done in a drunk driving accident almost as often as police officers do. Unfortunately, after a drunk driving accident, a significant personal injury settlement or a hefty award from an auto accident lawsuit will never take away the devastation left behind from a drunk driver.

Auto accident lawyers work with the victims of drunk driving accidents as well as the families and surviving members of fatal accidents. Sometimes even the emotional...

The rule usually followed in California is that the employment of an employee may be terminated at the will of the employer even in the absence of lawful reasons. When there is no explicit written or verbal contract of employment that has been entered into, such an employment arrangement is termed "at-will employment," which is usually the case with most employees. Without a contract, employers can fire an employee without fear of retribution or consequences. There are many...