A serious personal injury can complicate your life in multiple ways. First, you must deal with the pain and suffering of physical impairment as well as any disruption to your everyday activities. You also need to navigate the rules of the California court system,...
Firefighters and smoke exposure
As a firefighter, you face a number of risks on the job. From traffic accidents to falling down and sustaining serious burns, you could suffer injuries on the job for a host of reasons. Moreover, it is important to understand the risks that you face with respect to...
Special workers’ comp benefits for California firefighters
Firefighters have dangerous jobs and regularly risk their own lives while protecting other people and property. In the process, they often sustain injuries not common to other professions. While firefighters are eligible for the same workers' compensation benefits as...
What is an attractive nuisance and what can I do about them?
You may assume that if an individual is trespassing on your property and causes injury to him or herself that you would not be liable. In many cases this is true, but if the trespasser in question is a child the rules are different. If child trespassers injure...
Can concussions cause lasting damage?
After suffering from a head injury, the first thing you want to do is ensure that you do not have brain damage as well. Unfortunately, the two often go hand in hand, with concussive injuries holding a particularly high rate of affectation. But can concussions actually...
Strategies auto insurers use to make lowball offers
After a California car crash, you may look to your insurance company to make you an offer that covers the cost of any injuries treated or automotive repairs needed. Yet, you may want to think twice before you accept your insurance company’s first offer. Per the...
What should I know about the disability application process?
In order to claim benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA), you must submit an application. This entails providing certain information, answering questions, and other essential steps. Navigating this process efficiently is a huge factor in whether the...
If I am disabled, how can I access workers’ comp services?
An injury you sustain while working as a police officer or a firefighter may be severe enough to disable you. You might even have an existing disability from a prior injury or from birth. If so, you should know that you can access the state workers’ compensation...
Common EMT and paramedic injuries
Working as an Emergency Medical Technician or paramedic can be extremely gratifying, but it also carries many unique and often serious hazards. EMTs have to contend with a lot of potentially dangerous working conditions in addition to intense physical activity....
Should I settle?
Many Americans believe that “taking somebody to court” over a personal injury matter would involve, well, actually being in a courtroom. However, it may surprise you to learn that in the vast majority of legal claims related to accidents or injuries a courtroom is not...
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