Most states, including California, do not require the employer to give employees severance pay when they leave the company. This is unless there is employment severance packages indicated in the contract the employee signed upon being hired, among other s...

Riding an escalator or an elevator has become an everyday thing for most of us. We ride these at work, at the mall, in hospitals, in almost all buildings that we go into. Needing lawyers to deal with escalator and elevator accident cases is something that...

The loss of a loved one can be a severe blow to any family, more so if it is a case of wrongful death. Wrongful death claims are made based on the complaint that a life was lost due to: • An accident caused by someone’s actions • An accident c...

Vehicle crash is a growing concern in California. A recent survey by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that in 2006 alone, there were 4,236 vehicular accidents in California, with the Los Angeles county ranking at the top with the m...

Fall cases commonly result in very serious injuries to the knee. As a knee injury lawyer I regularly meet clients who have suffered knee injuries from slips on wet surfaces, trips on drop-offs, broken and irregular sidewalks, stairs and other tripping ha...

It should come as no surprise that insurance companies do not like to pay claims. They love to take your premiums and invest them in big skyscrapers. They love to have happy stockholders and report big dividends. Too many of them achieve this by focusi...

One of the most common misconceptions about injury cases is they take years to be resolved. New clients regularly express this concern. This misconception comes from cases in the news which have taken years to settle. However, for the most part, it rem...

Pedestrians struck by a car, truck or bus are an ever-growing percentage of fatal and non-fatal injuries nationwide. Dangers exist for them in many ways: 1. Being struck, while walking in crosswalks, crossing streets, on a sidewalk, or walking behind ...

The Florida is a strict liability state. By state law, a dog owner is strictly liable when their dog bites someone. Other states have what is known as the one bite rule, which does not impose liability upon the dog owner until after they are aware the do...

Children are most vulnerable to dog bites and are least able to protect themselves when attacked. The AMA reports dog bites are the second leading cause of childhood injury, higher than playground injuries. The following statistics further demonstrate t...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported there were 773 bicyclists killed in collisions with cars, trucks and other vehicles in the United States in 2006. www.fars....

Attracting business immigrants is a priority for Canada. The focus of the business immigration categories established by legislation is to attract experienced and successful investors and entrepreneurs who will contribute to Canada’s economic developme...

"How to make successful claims for personal injury in car accidents", would enable one to understand the procedure involved in filing a claim and securing compensation for the personal injuries sustained in the event of an car accident. In order to make ...

Back injuries can be a severe form of personal injury that could leave you suffering for months or even years to come. There are numerous ways that you could end up suffering from a back injury but some of the main ways are through trauma. Trauma to y...

Your holiday is all about resting, relaxing and getting away from it all; for most of us it is the highlight of our year so the last thing that we expect to happen is to be suffering from a personal injury whilst on holiday. Sadly personal injury accident...