If you recently lost a family member or a loved one because of another’s careless actions, California law may allow you the opportunity to recover financial losses caused by the wrongful death. While filing a wrongful death lawsuit may do little to ease your emotional burden, the claim can help you ease financial stressors associated with the sudden death of your loved one.Filing a wrongful death claim can be difficult and there are several elements that must be in place in order to be successful...
Posted by Sanford Kassel on 11/20/2019
Many people think that a personal injury attorney will take any case. The truth is actually far more complex when they're considering working with a prospective client. Personal injury is a common claim inside and outside of courtrooms all across the United States. Every year, there are six million car crashes, or one every 10 seconds, along with five million dog bites, 17,000 slip and fall incidents and more than 231,000 deaths for injury-related cases. The compensation that personal injury...
Posted by PersonalInjuryLaw.Guru Staff on 08/27/2019
When a medical error occurs during surgery, it can have very devastating consequences for the patient. According to some reports, there are over 28 million surgeries that occur every year in the United States, and every year patients suffer at the hands of negligent doctors. Sadly, a study published by Johns Hopkins Medicine suggests that medical errors are the third leading cause of casualties in the country.Surgical malpractice occurs when a person has been injured because of the carelessness...
Posted by James Heiting on 07/29/2019
Whether you've suffered a slip & fall, were injured in a car accident or were bitten by a dog, many people are often left wondering if they have a personal injury claim against the liable party. It's actually fairly common to be involved in a collision or other incident and not feel the full effects of the trauma at the moment it occurs. Adrenaline, shock and human biology have ways of masking pain immediately following a traumatic event.However, over the next few days you can feel the...
Posted by PersonalInjuryLaw.Guru Staff on 07/29/2019
If you have been injured in an auto accident, it is likely that emergency services will arrive at the scene of the incident. Emergency services are dispatched to help ensure that you receive the medical care you need. If you have been involved in a minor accident, however, it is important that you seek medical attention regardless.After a car accident, many people will fail to recognize injuries due to the emotions that the victim will experience. Due to adrenaline or even fear, many drivers will...
Posted by Justin King on 12/12/2018
Due to certain health conditions, some people require hip replacement surgeries. Artificial hip replacements are used to relieve hip pain, stiffness and immobility due to deterioration in the hip joint. The components of most hip replacements are made of a combination of metal, ceramic and polyethylene. Metal components, specifically metal-on-metal hips, which are made out of cobalt and chromium, can lead to serious health conditions.If complications persist, a revision surgery is often needed to...
Posted by Bill Kershaw on 09/11/2018
Medical mistakes are responsible for an estimated 250,000 to 440,000 deaths in the US each year. Some medical mistakes are caused by medical malpractice. However, patients and their families are not always aware of this fact.Physicians and hospitals may not admit to mistakes that harm patients. According to a survey conducted by Medscape, 7 percent of physicians say it is acceptable to cover up medical errors. Another 14 percent say that it depends on the circumstances. More than 70 percent of physicians...
Insurance companies use a variety of methods and reasons in order to deny an injury claim, especially if the firm is the one that insured the other person.This can be quite frustrating because of the difficult circumstances that a predicament like this places you in. Being in an accident that wrecks your car and causes you physical harm is strenuous enough and an additional mental burden of a denied injury claim can be a little too much sometimes.There are a number of factors that you have to look...
Posted by PersonalInjuryLaw.Guru Staff on 08/09/2018
Hip replacement surgery is a common procedure used to relieve patients of chronic hip pain, helping them to regain mobility and providing much needed comfort. The surgery does come with some degree of risk and can require months of recovery and rehabilitation. Patients should know that these hips do not last forever. Some hip implants, additionally, come with a risk of defects that may lead to a need for revision and replacement of hip implants. After a hip replacement surgery, physicians should...
Posted by Bill Kershaw on 05/17/2018
