2010 Articles

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The Burden of Spinal Cord Injuries

The spinal cord is the center of information transportation in the human body. It delivers information both mundane and absolutely vital between the brain and the rest of the body. Commands for body ...
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Compensation for Emotional Distress

Emotional distress is one of the types of claims for damages in lawsuits. In the past, damages for emotional distress required that a physical injury be proved in order for them to be recoverable, ...
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Dog Bite Attacks and Claims

Whenever a dog is startled, abused, feels threatened, territorial or is scared of a person approaching it, aggressive defense mechanisms in the dog will be unleashed in the form of an often violent ...
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The Trauma Involved in Burn Injuries

Burn injuries are one of the most painful types of injuries one can sustain and can require a lengthy recovery period. In severe cases, reconstructive surgery, skin grafting, physical therapy and ...
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Has Your Child Been Injured by an Unsafe Toy?

Whenever a toy that is discovered to be unsafe and unfit for play injures a child, the results can be devastating. A child is still growing and as a result does not realize the hazards that their play ...
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What Classifies as a Wrongful Death?

A wrongful death can be defined as the death of a person that resulted from the wrongful or negligent actions of another or others, and is basis for a lawsuit against the party or parties who are ...
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Construction Site Safety Failures Prompted New Regulations

In 2006, fatal construction accidents grew in New York City rising 61% during the building boom that year. Many of the victims were Hispanic immigrants who were employed by small contractors in ...
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Extra Precautions are Necessary When Using Stairs

Stairs can pose additional hazards for people everywhere as the level of ascent or descent is steeper and the body is placed in a different physical position than its normal upright one requiring more ...
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Keep Your Eyes Open as a Pedestrian During the Holiday Season

With the holiday season now officially upon us, there will be an increase in traffic and stress. Due to this, peoples' attention can be more easily distracted. It's bad enough with the normal ...
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What Do You Do When Assaulted by a Policeman?

Police provide a vital service in our community and are supposed to protect us from criminal elements and for the most part this does occur. There are however times when police are under a great ...
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ATV Accidents in Riverside

All terrain vehicle (ATV) accidents are a common occurrence in the Riverside and San Bernardino counties. The deserts, mountains and wide open spaces throughout the Inland Empire are perfect terrain ...
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Have You’ve Lost a Loved One to an Accidental Death?

Accidental deaths are tragic events. Losing a loved one to natural causes is hard enough to deal with, however losing a loved one because of another person's negligence is even more devastating for ...
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Effects of Traumatic Brain Injuries

The brain is the body's most powerful organ. It controls every aspect of our everyday bodily functions from breathing, to keeping our heart beating. It stores memories, accumulates knowledge and ...
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Have You Been Injured in an Auto Accident?

Every year in the U.S. there are more than 30,000 fatalities and significantly more injuries caused by automobile accidents. The causes of automobile accidents are usually inattentive drivers, alcohol ...
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Excessive Force and Personal Injury

Las Vegas is known for being an active place with the constant hustle and bustle of tourists from all parts of the world visiting its fabulous entertainment venues. Many thousands of people tour ...
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Recourse for Public Transportation Accidents

Public transportation is also known as a "common carrier." Wikipedia defines a common carrier as, "A business that transports people, goods, or services and offers its services to the general public ...
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Broken Bone Accidents

Broken bones or fractures occur as a result of more pressure being placed on a bone than it can withstand. In effect, the bone breaks or fractures. Bones don't just break themselves, some sort of ...
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The Anatomy of A Dog Bite

Domesticated dogs can be, for the most part, friendly, loving and docile creatures. Even though they are domesticated however, dogs may still have the temperament or instinctual reflexes of their wolf ...
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Effects of Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries

Some of the most terrifying, dangerous and life-threatening injuries are those related to damage to your brain and spinal cord. Damage to your spinal cord can cause severe nerve damage resulting in a ...
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Have You Been Harmed By a Dangerous Drug?

We have become a drug oriented society and there seems to be a drug that is advertised for almost any condition one could think of. he pharmaceutical industry's marketing campaigns are extensive ...
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