Personal Injury News Blog

Reasons for judgment were released today dealing with a fee dispute between a personal injury plaintiff and his lawfirm.
The Plaintiff was involved in a serious motor vehicle collision in 1995.  The Plaintiff hired a lawyer and ultimately a $860,000 settlement was reached.

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The prefect breeding ground for molds is a warm, moist environment where oxygen and organic material for growth are present. Outdoors, soil, decomposing leaves or other vegetation are often havens for mold. Building materials left outside before use can harbor mold for many years.

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A sport utility vehicle has struck and injured several people - including at least two children - outside a suburban Los Angeles elementary school. One is listed as critically injured.
Los Angeles County fire Inspector Sam Padilla (puh-DEE’-uh) says firefighters have been called to Maple Hill Elementary School in the town of Diamond Bar, east of [...]

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Each year, hundreds of thousands of children suffer injuries from accidents that occur while engaged in recreational activities such as bicycling, scootering, and in-line skating. Children are at far greater risk than adults for injuries simply because they are less coordinated, have slower reaction times, and are less accurate with their movements. One of the [...]

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Cerebral Palsy is a broad term that covers a group of chronic medical conditions impairing muscular function. Signs usually appear in the first few years of life. Among the most common are: lack of alertness, problems feeding or swallowing, low muscle tone, seizures or twitching, and motor developmental delays, such as rolling over, sitting, crawling [...]

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A widow whose husband died at a Veterans Affairs hospital under fire for substandard care has agreed to settle her lawsuit against the government for $975,000, her attorney said.
Katrina Shank had sought $12 million in her federal wrongful-death lawsuit. Her husband, 50-year-old Robert Shank III of Murray, Ky., bled to death in August 2007, a [...]

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Nebraska lawmakers have given final approval to adding a 30-day age limit to the state’s safe-haven law.
The original safe-haven law was intended to prevent newborns from being dumped in trash bins or worse. Every state has such a law, but Nebraska’s is the only one that lacks an age limit.
Since July, 35 children have been [...]

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Burger King Corp. said Wednesday it is cutting the amount of sodium in its kids meals and promoting menu combinations with less than 650 calories as part of a push to emphasize nutrition at its fast-food chains.
The nation’s No. 2 hamburger chain said it will now limit sodium in its kids meals advertised to children [...]

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First, don’t be so sure that the accident is all your fault. Many accidents result from things people think are their fault but really aren’t. For example, suppose your car suddenly ran off the road on a curve when you were at or near the speed limit? You feel badly as you recognize, with the [...]

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Every year, around 11,000 Americans spinal cord injury, adding to the already 250,000-400,000 Americans currently suffering from a spinal cord injury.
The leading cause of a spinal cord injury is due to auto accidents. Depending on the location and severity of the spinal cord injury will determine how a spinal cord injury patient’s life may become [...]

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