Accident and Injuries
Legal News on Accident and Injuries Law Information
Accident and Injuries law refers to the legal treatments as well as defenses associated with civil lawsuits brought as an outcome of unlawful negligent conduct. Actually, the word “tort” originates from a Latin term meaning twist, incorrect, harm or injury. Accidents take place. We hear it all the time, and also typically chalk it up as either bad or good luck or being in the wrong place at the wrong time. But occasionally an accident and a resulting injury are someone’s negligent fault. If somebody is at fault for your injuries, they have to pay if you have medical bills, missed work and pay, or perhaps worse, injuries and damages. There’s a big and usually complicated area of law that covers accidents, the injuries they cause, and also identifying who, if any individual, is at fault.
Common Personal Injury Claims Questions Clients Ask Napolin Law Firm
Napolin Law Firm has an expert team that handles hundreds of personal injury cases each year from victims all over California. A lot of our clients come to us with a lot of questions and uncertainties about what it means to file a personal injury claim. When clients call us, we schedule them for a…
Read More...The Various Ways Children Have Swimming Pool Accidents
Summer time calls for plenty of pool parties. During the summer, there are more children out of school and lots of them swimming during the heat. As much fun as that is, it gives rise to swimming pool accidents. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention provides that at least 10 people drown to death…
Read More...Legal Advice for Traumatic Brain Injury in South California
Legal Advice for Traumatic Brain Injury in South California You can suffer a traumatic brain injury in various ways. About 1.4 individuals suffer from a traumatic brain injury every year. You can suffer a brain injury after a car accident, a slip and fall, sports or negligence. Brain Injuries are very difficult to see, realize…
Read More...Rush Hour Driving in California Increases Probability of Auto Accidents
You might be thinking that car accidents happen when people are driving fast. You are wrong. Accidents happen most when you are driving at low speeds. That is, rush hour driving. 1 in 4 car crashes happen in rush hour. Morning and evening rush hours are very dangerous times to drive. The reason for that…
Read More...Burn Injuries Explained: Causes, Types and Statistics
Burn Injuries Explained: Causes, Types and Statistics No one likes to be burnt. They can be small and just inconvenient. Or very serious, painful and life threatening. Different things cause painful burns, sometimes lead to long and difficult recoveries. Burn injuries can occur on parts of your body or your entire body. These can be…
Read More...Learn the Signs of Nursing Home Negligence and Abuse
There are more than 15,000 nursing homes in America. The California Association of Health Facilities provides that there are 1250 nursing facilities in California alone. Out of the 39 million people that live in California, 400,000 are cared for in these facilities. Nursing homes are supposed to be safe places to care for our loved…
Read More...In a Win For Shooting Victims, Administration of Paddock’s Estate Transferred to District Court
Nevada State Court Commissioner granted Las Vegas shooting victim lawyers request to move the administration of Stephen Paddock’s Estate to Nevada District Court. In a Win For Shooting Victims, Administration of Paddock’s Estate is Transferred to District Court Las Vegas, Nevada — Las Vegas shooting victim lawyers appeared in Probate Court to block Stephen Paddock’s…
Read More...Work Injury Return to Work Supplement Program
Work Injury Return to Work Supplement Program. California Labor Code Section 139.48 implemented through Senate Bill 863 created a $120 Million fund for a Supplement Program called Return to Work (RTW). The RTW fund provides aid for workers who need retraining to return to the workforce to a meaningful profession or trade. In addition to…
Read More...New California Motorcycle Lane Splitting Law Update
New California Motorcycle Lane Splitting Law Update New California Motorcycle Lane Splitting Law Update – Motorcyclists have long been, de facto, allowed to split the lane with other vehicles such as trucks, cars, buses and other motorcycles, to avoid traffic. However, there has always been some confusion regarding whether or not motorcyclists are legally allowed…
Read More...Automobile Accident Statistics
Important Automobile Accident Statistics Agencies like the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) publish car accident statistics on an annual basis. This data, along with data collected by the California DMV helps us to identify accident trends which can in turn show you what to avoid. For example, knowing that cell phones can lead to…
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