Slip and fall accidents are commonplace. Unfortunately, so are slip and fall injury cases. This is due to the high probability of longtime injury and pain factor involved with these dangerous and common accidents. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports over 17,000 people die because of slips and…
The statute of limitations is a big issue in medical malpractice cases. In Sacramento, a victim must begin the legal process within one year from the date the injury was discovered. In some cases up to three years grace period is granted. Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 340.5 (West 1992)…
It’s no secret that the accident victim and the insurance adjuster are on the opposite sides of the fence. Insurance claims adjusters are schooled in all kinds of tactics to make sure they give the victim the least amount of money for their accident claim as possible. The victim, of…
A California medical malpractice case citing wrongful death is scheduled for trial later this year in which a California hospital, Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, is charged with covering up the cause of a patient’s death. In the lawsuit the hospital and the surgeon are accused…
How it Begins Contrary to what the average person assumes, a personal injury case begins the moment someone is injured in an accident. Injury cases may be settled immediately after the accident or could go onto a lengthy personal injury trial. In both instances, witness testimony and all other evidence…
Medicine is arguably the greatest invention of modern medicine. Pain relief, disease prevention and cure, and treatment of chronic disease symptoms are all products of modern medications. Unfortunately, due to many reasons, innocent people’s lives are put in jeopardy each day because of errors in medication. If medication is not…
Every so often a new discovery is made that changes the face of humanity. Be it an idea, invention or theory; some things, once they exist, change everything. The atomic bomb, penicillin, the internet and automobiles are among those things that changed reality with both good and bad elements. Technology…
Some people, try as they might, are unable to lose the amount of weight they would like to lose. So many Americans have a perfect body image they strife for but are not always able to obtain, be it genetic, hereditary or just plain product of age. Elective weight loss…
California, along with the rest of the nation, has a mandatory seat belt law. Everyone in the car over the age of 16 is susceptible to the law. Infants and small children must be in a car seat. Despite this nationwide law, California sees repeated auto fatalities each year, Sacramento…
Sacramento emergency room physicians may have the most stressful, difficult job in the world. It becomes even more challenging when you factor in the long hours, ever-changing schedules, and unpredictable work environment. It is impossible to properly diagnosis multiple patients with 100% accuracy in these conditions. Mistakes will occur. While…