Tag: Beverly Hills Personal Injury Lawyers

Drunk driving is a serious problem in Southern California and the rest of the country. When a person drives under the influence of alcohol, they can cause serious, injury-causing accidents. In fact, UC Berkeley reported that over one thousand Californians were killed in alcohol-related accidents in a recent year. In the event that you were injured by a drunk driver, you should contact a Beverly Hills car accident lawyer as soon as you can. Record Everything If you believe the driver who hit you had been drinking, call 911 immediately. Tell the dispatcher that the driver appears to be intoxicated. You can use your cell phone to take videos on the accident scene until the first responders are on the scene. Be sure that no one needs medical or other…

At our Beverly Hills personal injury law firm, we have seen the outrageous costs our spinal cord injury clients face. Spinal injuries are extremely life-altering events. Most of us are, for example, familiar with Christopher Reeves’s horseback-riding accident that left him paralyzed in a wheelchair and relying on breathing machines. He required professional care around the clock and ultimately succumbed to his injuries. Post-Accident Medical Bills For someone with paralysis, the following are some estimated costs of a spinal cord injury immediately after it occurs (hospitalization): Quadripelegic (high neck injury), $1,064,716Quadripelegic (upper spine), $769,351Paraplegic (lower spine), $347,484 Often those affected by spinal cord injuries are in the hospital (or transitional nursing homes) for 6 to 12 months or more.                                                        The costs of care continue well after being released…