Teenager Dean Thompson died at home last week after a year long battle with a rare form of bone cancer.

He was working as an apprentice electrician in January last year when a metal sheet slipped from the roof landing on his back and injuring him badly.

Doctors became worried when he failed to recover from the accident and was still unable to work after a significant amount of time still struggling with a limp.

Believing that his workplace accident could...

The Israeli government are to award £1.75 million in compensation to the family of a British filmmaker who was shot dead by Israeli troops in 2003.

James Miller, 34, a husband and father to two young children, was killed by soldiers patrolling a security zone in the border region between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.

The payout to Mr Millers’ widow and children comes after a five year campaign of legal pressure on the government of Israel to accept...

One of the most frequently asked questions I get in my practice is whether Medicare set-asides are required in personal injury/liability claims that do not have a workers' compensation component. Here is a quick reference guide, which addresses the requirements of the Medicare Secondary Payer Statute as it pertains to personal injury/liability claims.

It is important to first point out, that at the present time, there are no specific provisions, statutes or memorandum from...

The Courtroom FEA Newsletter discusses the use of Finite Element Analysis in the courtroom, and serves thousands of product liability and personal injury attorneys in 26 countries.

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Courtroom FEA: Why did it fail?



Do you have a case where a loss, injury or death was caused by something bending or breaking? Finite element analysis (FEA) can help explain why the product failed, which...

A car accident will be very demanding in terms of anxiety and other pain. If you familiarize yourself with the car accident claim, you may be in a better position to deal with the situation. When you deal with insurance companies the situation may be much more difficult than you imagine. There will be many areas where you will need to make yourself familiar. There will be litigation, medical expenses, repairs and other existing injuries which you are being looked after for. The auto...

Pedestrian accidents cause 1000 deaths and seriously injure 10,000 people every year. Following an injury as a pedestrian should seriously consider making a no win no fee personal-injury claim. Most pedestrian accidents involve being knocked over by a moving vehicle when walking along the pavement or crossing the road. In this situation it is entirely likely that you will be able to claim compensation.

Pedestrian Accident Compensation claims could be less straightforward if...

In a 2004 study, the Ways and Means Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives reported that, in 2003 alone, almost 10 million Americans had become victims of identity theft. The crime cost consumers about $5 billion out-of-pocket and costs American business around $50 billion. As increasing news reports indicate, identity theft is the crime of the era. It's increasing rapidly. Unfortunately, it's also a difficult crime to catch and prosecute.

In 2003, victims of identity...

With the economic crisis and stock market falling day after day taking away the hard fought earnings and jobs of people in California and around the world, more and more people are becoming depressed and turning to psychiatrists for help. It doesn't matter where you live in California, be it in San Diego, CA, Orange County, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Anaheim, Buena Park, Indian Wells, in Ventura, Carlsbad, Oceanside, La Jolla, Del Mar, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Newport Beach,...

Nuva ring and blood clots have been persistently associated with each other.  When the case worsens, the clotting of the blood could cause deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism and at the worst it could result to death.  Some patients are relatively lucky enough to have passed the struggle but others not, thus leading to some lawsuits.  It is important to note the true issues behind having Nuvaring blood clots.

The etonogestrel component.  Nuvaring...

Nearly two million people suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the United States each year. The severity of the injury varies, but most of these victims will spend at least one night in the hospital. Most TBI sufferers will go on to be okay, but nearly 80,000 will suffer long term disability. Even some of those who seem fine now may develop problems related to their brain injury later on in life. This is due to the nature of the brain and the way it responds when...