Traumatic brain injuries bring more than 400,000 people to hospitals every year. Approximately three-quarters are diagnosed as having suffered a mild to moderate injury – injuries that can be subtle, persistent, and long term. Yet, many times survivors suffer minimal outward physical manifestations of brain injury. These patients are reassured that they will recover. As […]
Negligence Law in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases
Q. WHEN IS A PLAINTIFF ENTITLED TO RECOVER? A. A plaintiff who was injured as as result of some negligent conduct on the part of a defendant is entitled to recover compensation for such injury from that defendant. A plaintiff is entitled to a verdict if jury finds 1. That a defendant was negligent, and 2. […]
“Cable Barriers” are Worthless in Preventing Personal Injuries and Wrongful Deaths
“Cable barriers” do nothing to prevent cross median crashes, which always result in wrongful deaths and extremely serious personal injuries. A cross-median head-on crash is the equivalent of hitting a concrete wall at 130 mph and with cars designed to absorb an impact of 30-35 mph, the results are inevitable. Of California’s 9,000 miles of […]
Consumer Attorneys in the US
There are lawyers throughout the U.S. who specialize in representing consumers who have been victimized by fraud, false credit reports, collection abuse, mismanaged loans, abusive sales practices and a host of similar cases. Listed below are lawyers who are members of the National Association of Consumer Advocates. If a member in your area cannot help […]
MRI’s with Gadolinium: Personal Injury Leading to Wrongful Death
MRIs are so routine that medical patients usually feel they have nothing to worry about when their doctors recommend them. But an emerging and dangerous disease, that is essentially being ignored by the media, may force people to take a second look. Some MRI’s are used with gadolinium-based contrast agents, which causes nephrogenic systemic fibrosis, […]