Who Is Liable for Accidents at School?
Who Can Be Liable for a School Accident in California? When an accident happens at a school, most families want the same answers right away: who is responsible, who pays for medical care, and what needs to be documented to protect a potential claim. The challenge is that school injuries aren’t handled like a typical […]
What Qualifies as Gross Negligence?
Gross Negligence in California: What It Means and What Typically Qualifies “Gross negligence” is more than a mistake. In California personal injury cases, it generally refers to conduct that shows an extreme departure from ordinary care—behavior that looks like a reckless disregard for the safety of others. People search this topic because the label can […]
Exploding e-Cigs? How to Handle a Vaping Personal Injury
Have you suffered from a exploding e-cig or vaping related injuries? Here’s what to do in a vaping personal injury lawsuit. The increased use of vaping devices, or e-cigarettes, has led to numerous personal injuries and several deaths. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 2,807 hospitalizations due to vaping-related lung injuries as […]
Filing a Personal Injury Claim Tutorial
The websites of personal injury attorneys often break down the types of cases they handle. While there are a range of specialties in this area, filing a personal injury claim can be complex because there are virtually as many types of cases as there are ways to be hurt, plus every case has its own […]
Debunking 9 Common Personal Injury Myths
Unless you’re a personal injury lawyer or have experienced a personal injury claim, you may been led to believe a few common myths about personal injuries that simply aren’t true. These personal injury myths are often spread by the media or those who don’t understand the process. To dispel these myths and spread the facts […]
How to Appeal My Personal Injury Judgment and Win
If your personal injury case is one of the few that go to trial, and you don’t agree with the jury verdict, you can appeal it. Appealing your personal injury judgement is a process in which the court can move to overturn the jury’s decision. This might be the same court where the trial took […]
California’s Tort Law Explained
California Tort Law: What It Is, How It Works, and When It Matters for Injury Claims When someone is hurt because another person, business, or government agency didn’t act with reasonable care, the legal rules that often govern the situation fall under California tort law. Tort law is the backbone of most personal injury cases—car […]
Most Common Rideshare Accident Questions
Rideshare services are a convenience for many people. The biggest companies include Uber, which serves 91 million consumers in 63 countries1, and Lyft, one of many such companies in the U.S. Unfortunately, far too many Lyft and Uber accidents occur due to speeding, tailgating, running stop signs, tired driving, using a phone while driving, weather […]
Worker’s Comp Benefits for Repetitive Motion Injuries
When most people think of a workplace injury, the image of a worker being hurt by machinery, an impact, or slip and fall often comes to mind. However, repetitive motion injuries are quite common as well. Since they occur over time, they are harder to prove. But a repetitive strain injury, or RSI, can be […]
What is a Liability Waiver?
In some personal injury cases, you may lose the right to sue another party for harm or damage it has caused. A liability waiver, or release of liability, is a document you may be required to sign to use a facility or participate in an activity. Such activities have inherent dangers despite measures to protect […]