Archive for the ‘Personal Injury’ Category

Too Much Auto Safety Could Be Dangerous

Friday, August 12th, 2011

  The increasing presence of auto safety technology in our cars has meant in-car technology to alert motorists for everything, from pedestrians to fatigue.  However, as Americans get more and more used to autos that are designed to prevent any kind of accident, Los Angeles car accident lawyers worry about the ...

Sharon Stone to Pay $232,000 in Compensation to Worker Injured in Slip and Fall Accident on Property

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

Actress Sharon Stone has been ordered to pay compensation of $232,000 to a worker who suffered injuries in a slip and fall accident on her property in 2006.  The man, Peter Krause had been installing wiring for a sound system in the actress's backyard, when he apparently slipped on some ...

About One Third of College Students Admit to Using Mobile Phones while Driving

Thursday, July 7th, 2011

It is a matter of concern to any San Fernando Valley car accident lawyer that young drivers, who are among the most inexperienced on the road, are also some of the most prone to distractions while driving. A survey of college students found approximately 1/3rd of the respondents used mobile ...

CHP Safety Warning after String of California Motorcycle Accidents

Saturday, June 4th, 2011

The California Highway Patrol is alerting motorists after a number of serious motorcycle accidents recently.  According to the agency, there have been at least two serious motorcycle accident that have ended with catastrophic injuries, and at least two fatal motorcycle accidents in the Santa Barbara area over the past few ...

“Blast Badge” in Development Uses Color to Help Diagnose Brain Injury

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

The U.S. military has been in the forefront of brain injury research, in part because of the large numbers of vets returning home every year from battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan with traumatic brain injuries.  The U.S. Defense Department has already invested research to identify brain injury biomarkers which should ...

Window Washer Killed in Huntington Beach Electrocution Accident

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

A man washing the windows of a medical office building in Huntington Beach was killed in an electrocution accident yesterday, when his washing equipment came into contact with an overhead power line. The accident occurred at Beach Boulevard and Newman Avenue in front of the Huntington Beach Hospital, when the worker ...

San Francisco’s High Accident Fatality/Injury Rates

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

The city of San Francisco may soon be known for more than just its cable cars and Fisherman’s Wharf. The city is slowly emerging as among the deadliest in California, with accident fatality and injury rates that are off the charts, even to Los Angeles car accident attorneys. According to an ...

Spinal Injury from Pole Dancing Illustrates Risks of Following Fads

Monday, September 20th, 2010

Injuries caused from pole dancing are not unheard of, and are the reason why experts suggest training under a supervised pole dancing instructor.  The safety aspects of this activity are once again in the spotlight after a tragic incident in the UK that left a young woman with a spinal ...

Did Lou Gehrig have a Brain Injury – Not Lou Gehrig’s Disease?

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

A new study indicates that the death of athletes diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease may actually have been triggered by concussions and brain injuries.  What Los Angeles brain injury lawyers will find even more surprising, is that researchers believe even Gehrig himself might not have had the disease famously named ...

Yet Another Celebrity DUI Arrest

Monday, July 19th, 2010

Last month, Motley Crue rocker Vince Neil joined a long list of celebrities who have been arrested for driving under the influence, after he was arrested for intoxicated driving in Las Vegas.  This DUI arrest seems to acquire special significance because of the fact that Neil had earlier been involved ...