When severe, head injuries can have a lasting impact on your life. In some cases, you may need extended rehabilitation and therapy to recover from your injuries. And in others, a full recovery may never be possible, which can be devastating for you as well as your...
Linking stress and anxiety to one’s career
Those who work within the emergency services industry in California know exactly how taxing such work can be. Yey while most people might think the demand to be most physical, many do not appreciate the psychological and emotional stress inherent in working in this...
Worker suffers fatal injuries on the job after explosion
Maintenance work is often needed in all industries. Equipment and machines can need repairs, and even workplaces and sites themselves can need attention when something is not working correctly. Though many maintenance workers seem to perform their duties in the...
Holding a negligent driver accountable for a crash
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, more than 2.7 million people were injured in traffic collisions during 2018. Moreover, the impact of these accidents causes many victims to suffer in terms of their finances and emotional well-being...
Firefighters suffer harm while fighting California fires
Massive fires are frightening events as they can cause considerable destruction and result in injuries or even death to those trapped in an area or who are trying to fight the blaze. Firefighters put their lives on the line in efforts to keep others safe, and...
Police officers are vulnerable to repetitive motion injuries
Because being a police officer often requires having a healthy and functioning body, an injury may make it virtually impossible to perform your job duties. Fortunately, if you injure yourself at work, you are likely eligible for workers’ compensation benefits. The...
Teen driver causes car accident that leads to serious injuries
Teen drivers have much less experience behind the wheel of a vehicle than older drivers. As a result, they face a higher risk of being involved in a car accident. If alcohol is added to the mix, the chances of a crash increase substantially. This combination recently...
What is sovereign immunity?
A subset of personal injury law is premises liability. In a premise liability case, somebody has experienced injury due to the state of somebody's property. For instance, If a landlord keeps his or her property in poor condition and one of the tenants experiences...
Officer likely needs workers’ compensation after gunshot injury
No one wants to be injured on the job. Unfortunately, practically every career has its risks that could put workers in harm's way. For police officers, those risks are often high, and they can even put their lives on the line in the course of their work-related...
Protecting you and your coworkers from “the Fatal Four”
Like most people in Woodland Hills, you likely view workplace accidents as just that: accidents. Given that most believe it impossible to anticipate when an accident will occur, you may be more than willing to give your employer the benefit of the doubt when it comes...
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