Tag Archives: California Personal Injury Attorney
SPOUSES: THE OTHER VICTIMS OF TRANSVAGINAL MESH
Much of the focus of“transvaginal mesh” litigation concerns the injuries to the patient, or recipient of the mesh implant. Sometimes, lawful spouses of patients injured as a result of defective transvaginal mesh implants may see recovery for their own injuries. Indeed, these spouses may experience injuries and damages as the complications from the mesh… Read More »
Reading iPhone Maps While Driving: Is It Ok?
We all know that looking at your phone while driving is extremely distracting and that we shouldn’t do it. Ever. But using your phone as a GPS, glancing at the map every once in a while to make sure you’re on the right track, is inevitable and permitted (even though it may not be… Read More »
James Otto Heiting named a 2014 “Super Lawyer”
Heiting and Irwin is proud to announce that one of its own was named to this year’s list of “Super Lawyers.” James O. Heiting was named as a “Super Lawyer” in this year’s “Super Lawyers” magazine. This recognized Mr. Heiting as one of the top 5 percent of all California Lawyer. Every year the… Read More »
Surveillance Cameras Capturing Elder Abuse
Maintaining surveillance cameras in the rooms of elderly residents in long-term care facilities is becoming a more common way to capture the all-too-common abuse that occurs there. According to an article from the New York Times, in a recent case, a nursing home aide was caught stuffing latex gloves into a dementia patient’s mouth… Read More »
It’s a Crazy System
Currently, in most California Workers’ Compensation cases you are required to treat with a physician within the insurance carriers Medical Provider Network (MPN) – their list of doctor? Then, when a physician, within the defendant insurance carriers MPN, seeks authorization for a specific type of treatment, said request typically is then sent by the… Read More »
Car Accident Fatalities Increase in the U.S.
An increase in injuries and fatalities on the roads of America could be due mostly to a failure to follow some important safety procedures—but according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s most recent report in 2012, there isn’t one single issue that accurately explains the increases. The Fatality Analysis Reporting System for 2012… Read More »
