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13May 2021 by Pat Geddie
Injuries from Bus Crashes

Injuries from Bus Crashes

Personal Injury
While bus crashes are rare, passengers often suffer serious injuries. They are not wearing seatbelts, and they are thrown around in the bus. The resulting trauma could cause death or significant injuries. Buses are large and heavy, and the force of the crash is greater than that of a passenger vehicle. Their centers of gravity mean that they could overturn in an accident. Those are the accidents that usually have mass fatalities. Head and Neck Injuries Are the Most Severe The most severe injuries from bus crashes are when there is head and neck trauma. Without any kind of restraint, passengers are thrown from their seats. Their head may hit the seat in front of them or another object in the vicinity. This could cause a traumatic brain injury. In…
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13May 2021 by Pat Geddie
Who Can File for Wrongful Death?

Who Can File for Wrongful Death?

Wrongful death
Who Can File for Wrongful Death? A wrongful death lawsuit allows the family to recover damages, both for what their loved one experienced before death and the losses from not having the decedent around. Here is who can file a wrongful death lawsuit. The basic law in California is that family members or the estate can sue for wrongful death. The question is how far the definition of “family” stretches and whether there is a hierarchy of plaintiffs. What California Law Says About Wrongful Death The state’s law is set forth in the California Code of Civil Procedure 377.60. The following people have the standing to file a wrongful death lawsuit: Surviving spouseDomestic partnersChildrenGrandchildrenAnyone else who would be entitled to the deceased’s property This does not mean that everyone could…
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13May 2021 by Pat Geddie
How a Wrongful Death Claim Works in California

How a Wrongful Death Claim Works in California

Wrongful death
After losing your loved one to someone else’s negligence, your family is entitled to financial compensation. First, you have to file a wrongful death claim. Here are some steps in the process. After you hire a wrongful death attorney, you will need to figure out who files the lawsuit. California law gives the list of family members who can file a claim. You can only file one lawsuit, but all eligible family members can join the case. Then, you should consider whether the estate should file a survival action for what the deceased person went through before their death. What Wrongful Death Damages Can Include Before filing the wrongful death claim, you should properly value the possible damages in the case. Wrongful death damages could include: Loss of earnings that…
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13May 2021 by Pat Geddie
How a Brain Injury Can Affect Your Career

How a Brain Injury Can Affect Your Career

Personal Injury
One of the common elements of accident-related damage is lost wages. You can also be paid when an accident injury cuts your ability to earn money. One common injury that does this is a brain injury (TBI). Here is how a TBI could harm your career. Concentration A TBI could impact your ability to concentrate. In any profession, you need to be able to think about what you are doing.  You may also not be able to think when you are subject to stress because your brain injury overloads you. Your ability to think could suffer depending on where your brain was damaged. Irritability TBIs also cause people to become irritable. Oftentimes, they cannot process emotions in the same way as others. In a work setting, it could mean that…
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13May 2021 by Pat Geddie
Crush Injuries and Possible Complications

Crush Injuries and Possible Complications

Auto Accident
Severe crush injuries do not just impact the limb. This can even be a life-threatening injury and can have far-reaching ramifications. This could result in a larger settlement check when someone else is to blame for the accident. How Crush Injuries Happen Usually, crush injuries happen when a part of the body is caught between two heavy objects. This often results from vehicular crashes or work accidents. The body could be caught under the car before the victim is freed. Crush injuries happen when there is an extreme external force on the limbs or torso. This results in severe compression, which impacts the internal tissue. The problem is that the impact does not recede when the force goes away. Instead, it could result in necrosis and permanent damage to the…
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13May 2021 by Pat Geddie
Brain Injury Diagnosis after an Accident

Brain Injury Diagnosis after an Accident

Personal Injury
Accident victims benefit from getting prompt medical care after an accident. In some cases, they have suffered traumatic brain injuries (TBI), but the impact is not apparent until days or months afterward. Here is what people should do to have their brain injuries diagnosed. Get Medical Help If there has been any type of force of trauma, you should see a neurologist. Even if you don’t feel injured, you should still get checked out extensively. Many people don’t realize that they have suffered a TBI because the effects take some time to surface. Getting a prompt diagnosis could start the process of treating the injury. Any delays in treatment could result in the condition worsening. How Brain Injuries Are Diagnosed Doctors could use the following tests to diagnose a brain…
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13May 2021 by Pat Geddie
Disabilities and Disfigurement from Severe Burn Injuries

Disabilities and Disfigurement from Severe Burn Injuries

Personal Injury
Not only are burn injuries intensely painful, but they leave victims with lifetime injuries. This means that the pain and suffering from burn injuries could be considerable. Here are some long-term effects of burn injuries. Burn injuries stem from trauma from which skin will often not recover. They can lead to permanent disfigurement and other conditions. In the short term, burns cause a severe inflammatory response as the body seeks to recover. This can damage other things in the body. In some cases, this can cause organ failure, infection, and death. Burn Victims May Have Their Lives Permanently Impacted Burn victims will likely need years of surgeries and skin grafts to even partially recover. In the meantime, they will suffer intense pain. Their skin will be visibly scarred and disfigured,…
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13May 2021 by Pat Geddie
Common Fatal Injuries

Common Fatal Injuries

Wrongful death
When people die in an accident, not much is known about the actual cause of death. It is important to know this for an accident lawsuit. Here are three common fatal injuries. Head Injuries Trauma and damage to the head are the most common causes of accident-related injuries. With a brain injury, the person can suffer a hematoma and bleeding on the brain. Then, the brain could stop performing its necessary function as tissues and cells are destroyed. Blunt force trauma to the head could cause immediate death. The brain usually sends signals to heart muscles to keep pumping blood, and impact could cause this signal to stop. Loss of Blood Uncontrollable bleeding is a cause of death in many accidents. This is one that could often be prevented with…
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27Apr 2021 by Pat Geddie
Señales de Conductores Intoxicados

Señales de Conductores Intoxicados

Auto Accident
Conducir en estado de ebriedad es un factor en más de una cuarta parte de todas las muertes por accidentes de tránsito en los Estados Unidos. Si bien a menudo es difícil evitar a los conductores ebrios, aquí hay algunas señales de que un conductor puede estar ebrio. Diferencia de Velocidad Los conductores ebrios rara vez viajan cerca del límite de velocidad, ya que la percepción y los sentidos del conductor están sesgados por el alcohol. O viajan muy por encima del límite de velocidad o muy por debajo de él. Los Focos Están Apagados Encender los focos es una de las cosas básicas que debe hacer cuando enciende el automóvil. Excepto que no es así para alguien que está ebrio porque olvida incluso este simple paso. La mayoría de…
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27Apr 2021 by Pat Geddie
Debería Llamar al 911 Después de un Accidente Automovilístico?

Debería Llamar al 911 Después de un Accidente Automovilístico?

Auto Accident
Mucha gente nos pregunta si deben comunicarse con el 911 después de un accidente automovilístico. Nuestra respuesta es siempre sí. Hay dos razones principales para ello. La Policía Vendrá En realidad, quiere que la policía esté en la escena de cada accidente automovilístico. Una vez que sean llamados, emitirán un informe policial del accidente. Si bien esto no es admisible como prueba si su caso va a juicio, así es como se podría utilizar el informe policial: ● La compañía de seguros revisará el informe policial al determinar la responsabilidad. ● Si el otro conductor ha violado la ley, puede ser evidencia de negligencia. ● El informe policial puede identificar a los testigos que podrían ser llamados a declarar en el juicio. Además, desea que la policía esté en la…
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