Even a relatively minor injury to the back or spine can induce significant discomfort, pain, and even disability. If the negligence or recklessness of another party in the Los Angeles area has led to the injury of your spine, you may have a solid case to recover damages in a personal injury lawsuit. The spine [...]
Schools in Los Angeles not only have the obligation to teach our children, but also provide them with a reasonable amount of protection from danger that pose risks for injury. However, when schools fail to act reasonably in this regard, the school district, school itself, or personnel working for the school may be legally liable [...]
In July, a man named Gene Evin Atkins led LAPD officers on a 14-minute long car chase. After crashing his car, he held shoppers and employees in a Silver Lake Trader Joe’s hostage for hours. In the middle of those two events, Atkins got into a shoot-out with the LAPD. One of the bullets fired [...]
The U.S. Centers for Disease Controlling and Prevention (CDC) recently issued a series of criteria for the effective diagnosis and treatment of children who’ve suffered concussions. Derived from a quarter of a century of research, the guidelines cover the management of child concussions and the types of procedures that are likely to produce the greatest [...]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning that a number of commonly used diabetes medications following under the sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors category have been correlated with a rare yet very dangerous flesh eating genital infection. The FDA first approved SGLT2 inhibitors in 2013. They were developed to help reduce blood sugar [...]
NFL linebacker Joshua Perry, at only 24 years old, has announced his retirement before the start of the 2018-2019 NFL Season. The reason is his most recent diagnosis of a sixth concussion and the concerns it has generated regarding his continued mental health as a consequence. Perry issued a statement on his Twitter account: “Football [...]
The most recent fires in California are taking an increase toll on the state and its population. After a year and a half of significant losses due to ravaging wildfires in various parts of the state, California homeowners living in the vicinity of these blazes now face the prospect of losing their insurance. Throughout 2017, [...]
Any accident that causes injury is serious, but some are so serious that they cause permanent scars or disfigurement. This can include physical injury like amputations or burns, but can also include psychological or emotional scarring—like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Damage from physical scars or disfigurement can be treated, or at least minimized, with things [...]
Electrical shock injuries, whether they happen at home or at work, often cause extreme trauma or even death. The aftermath of these injuries can be overwhelming, both physically and emotionally, with staggering medical expenses. And when your accident was due to someone else's negligence, the healing process can be even more difficult with the added [...]
The loss of a limb is an extremely traumatic injury, with a long recovery time, decreased functioning, a lifetime of complications, and emotional stress. When you suffer an accident that necessitates an amputation, your life may be altered forever in many ways. However, you're not alone. According to the National Limb Loss Information Center, nearly [...]
