Tag Archives: Injury Attorney
What do I do after an accident?
-Assess your health and the health of anyone else involved in the accident. If any injuries appear to be serious, you should arrange for medical care immediately (dial 911). -Remain calm and non-confrontational. Getting into an argument with the other driver, eyewitnesses, or medical personnel will not help the situation in any way. -Get… Read More »
Statutes of Limitations and Why You Shouldn’t “Wait and See”
It’s a story I hear on an almost weekly basis. “After the surgery, I knew something was wrong but Dr. X told me to ‘wait a year and see what happens.’” From a legal standpoint, this is terrible advice when dealing with a potential medical malpractice claim in California. What’s wrong with waiting a… Read More »
Tide Turns Against Medical Malpractice Caps
A Georgia trial judge recently struck down that state’s limits on the amount of pain and suffering damages a plaintiff can receive in a medical malpractice case. Fulton County State Court Judge Diane E. Bessen declared the caps violated Georgia’s State Constitution, specifically the provisions guaranteeing the right to a jury trial, separation of… Read More »
Insurance Adjuster Wants a Recorded Statement
After a car accident or truck accident, a common question our office hears is whether an accident victim should give a recorded statement to the other driver’s insurance company. Our advice is that the victim should politely decline to give a recorded statement. The insurance company will place you under a lot of pressure… Read More »
The Hawthorne Court: Civil Litigation Goes Back to School
Many civil trials in Riverside County are presently being held in the Hawthorne Court – a recommissioned elementary school in Riverside. In the past two months, my office has had the opportunity to try no less than three cases in this court. Though it is, for all intents and purposes, a civil courthouse, there… Read More »
Good Communication Can Reduce Lawsuits
Premiums charged by insurers are outrageous! Profit-driven underwriting for professional negligence makes all of us, except the insurance companies, suffer. Although virtually every state has enacted some sort of “medical liability reform” to keep down premiums and financial risk to physicians and medical providers, these reforms, while onerous to the injured parties in many… Read More »
Workers’ Compensation & Reform – At what cost?
Workers’ Compensation “Reform”- At what cost? While it was interesting to read the article authored by one of my learned colleagues in the February’ 09 (Volume 59, Number 2) issue of this magazine, I feel compelled to respond on behalf of the injured worker. After all, that article, although written by someone whom I… Read More »
