Have you ever experienced a slip and fall accident? If not, you may not be aware of the very real pain and suffering you can experience as the result of a "simple" slip and fall accident. Many people tend to see these accidents as "minor," and not worthy of pursuing a claim against the at-fault party. However, many slip and fall accidents can be very serious, causing traumatic head injuries, broken bones, and other life-altering injuries.

Slip and fall lawyers in Irvine handle cases involving injuries that result from one of two types of accidents. A slip and fall can occur on the same level as which the victim is standing or from a level above or below that on which the victim is standing.

Same-level slip and fall accidents occur when a victim is standing or walking and trips or slips, usually falling to the ground. Some surprisingly serious injuries can occur with same-level slip and fall accidents if the victim falls in the wrong way. For example, some victims have suffered brain injury or even death simply by falling backwards on slippery concrete.

Other slip and fall accidents occur because the victim falls from one height to another. Common among these types of injuries are those accidents that occur on stairs. People often trip up or down stairs, and at the very least suffer hand or wrist injuries trying to break their falls. More serious injuries may result if the victim falls down more than one or two steps or is unable to break his or her fall in time to prevent a tumble down the stairs. Many people have died from broken necks in stairway falls, and others have suffered broken hips, broken legs, and other serious injuries. Read More

Personal injury is a wide field of legal practice that covers many types of accidents.  Personal injury attorneys in LA handle a number of different types of claims, including car accidents, workplace accidents, accidents involving pedestrians, bicycles, and motorcycles, and slip and fall accidents.  Each of these types of accidents is different, but they all have one common factor:  someone has caused an innocent victim pain and suffering and should be held accountable for the actions that led to the injuries.

One of the saddest facts about personal injury practice is that many people who have good personal injury claims never recover damages.  Some recover nothing at all; others recover only a fraction of what they could have received and were entitled to.  In each of these cases, it is common to find that the victim attempted to negotiate a settlement with the help of a personal injury attorney.  The fact is that the legal system is far too complex to allow the average person to act with any degree of confidence when attempting to collect damages from a defendant, especially if the defendant is represented by an attorney or agents of a large insurance company.

Instead of accepting defeat, if victims of personal injury accidents would consult with professionals like LA personal injury lawyers, these stories could have a happier outcome.  When a victim hires a personal injury attorney, two things immediately happen.  First, the victim is endowed with knowledge and power, and is able to make a much more rational decision about the value of his or her case and how to pursue it.  Second, the defense side of the claim quickly begins to take the victim’s claim much more seriously, realizing that the victim cannot be railroaded into an easy settlement. Read More

Personal injury lawyers in Santa Ana, California have a big responsibility.  These professionals are responsible for evaluating and pursuing personal injury cases for victims of all types of accidents.  No matter what the circumstances of a injury accident, it is important for the victim to have all the information necessary to make informed decisions about his or her case, and personal injury lawyers help victims understand the complex legal issues surrounding these types of accidents.

Santa Ana personal injury attorneys in California usually begin a case by interviewing the victim or, in the case of wrongful death, the family members.  This interview serves several purposes.  First, it puts the victim at ease and allows a relationship of trust and mutual understanding to begin between the victim and his or her attorney.  This trust relationship is extremely important in the pursuit of any type of litigation, as there will be times when the victim must have complete confidence in the lawyer's ability to handle the case, particularly if there are negotiations pending for a settlement.  Second, the interview gives the lawyer the information needed to advise the victim on the feasibility of pursuing an injury claim.  A professional personal injury lawyer will never encourage a victim to pursue a case that will not yield a good settlement, nor will the attorney allow a victim to settle for far less than the case is worth. Read More

Consumers of Fixodent denture adhesive recently benefitted from a cautionary note posted on the website of Fixodent manufacturer Procter & Gamble. "Some reports suggest that excessive and prolonged zinc intake may be linked to adverse health effects," states the note.

Critics say the warning comes too little too late, as denture cream manufacturers have done little in the past to inform the general public about the risks involved with the excessive use of denture cream.

A little zinc is healthy. However, too much zinc can cause copper deficiency, which in turn can lead to neurological problems.

While denture creams have been around for decades, zinc wasn't included as an adhesion agent until 1996, when GlaxoSmithKline first added zinc to its Poligrip denture cream. The first study that linked denture cream to certain neurological disorders didn't appear until 2008. Glaxo is now in full recall with all Poligrip products due to thousands of lawsuits about zinc poisoning. P&G is still refusing to budge on the issue. Read More

Every year Irvine sits near or at the very top of the list of the safest, cleanest, most productive, and all around best cities in America. Actually, it was always planned that way. Irvine is a master planned community, developed by the Irvine Company in the early 1970.

Yet, even master planned communities such as Irvine suffer from unplanned elements, such as Personal Injury Accidents. If you have been involved in a personal injury accident, an Irvine Personal Injury Lawyer can help you figure out the logistics of moving your case forward, and can tell you whether or not you have one.

Irvine Accidents

Personal Injury incidents, occurring in Irvine or anywhere else, require determining legal responsibility for the accident or injury. Often called "liability", the process can be complicated, but often rests on whether someone was careless or "negligent." It's easy enough to say that the person or business that caused an accident must pay for your injuries. But before you get to that point, you must determine who was legally at fault. This is where the assistance of an Irvine personal injury lawyer can come in.

Determining Legal Liability in Irvine personal injury accidents

Most accidents happen because someone was careless. Was that person you or someone else? The basic rule is: If one person involved in an accident was less careful than another, the less careful one must pay for at least a portion of the damages suffered by the more careful one.

Legal liability for almost all Irvine personal injury accidents are determined by this rule of carelessness, and by one or more of the following simple propositions:

• If the injured person was where he or she was not supposed to be, or somewhere he or she should have expected the kind of activity which caused the accident, the person who caused the accident might not be liable because that person had no "duty" to be careful toward the injured person.
• If the injured person was also careless, his or her compensation may be reduced by the extent such carelessness was also responsible for the accident. This is known as comparative negligence.
• If a negligent person causes an accident while working for someone else, the employer may also be legally responsible for the accident.
• If an accident is caused on property that is dangerous because it is poorly built or maintained, the owner of the property is liable for being careless in maintaining the property, regardless of whether he or she actually created the dangerous condition.
• If an accident is caused by a defective product, the manufacturer and seller of the product are both liable even if the injured person doesn't know which one was careless in creating or allowing the defect, or exactly how the defect happened
• When More Than One Person Is at Fault

Sound confusing? Handling such issues yourself could result in losing all your claims, or worse, being victimized by other parties blaming you.

The California personal injury lawyers of BISNAR | CHASE in Newport Beach, have represented over 6,000 clients with a 97.8% success rate since 1978. Our legal staff is available and ready to assist you with your case. We provide free, no obligation consultations to you. Contact the Irvine personal injury lawyers of BISNAR|CHASE today for assistance and information.

A car accident in San Diego involving a hit-and-run driver resulted in major injuries for a bicyclist the night of February 15, 2012. Fox 5 News reports that the injury crash happened at Dayton Street and El Cajon Boulevard when a bicyclist was struck by a driver who was attempting a turn. The driver fled the scene of the crash. The injured bicyclist was hospitalized with severe injuries. Police are still looking for the hit-and-run driver. They found the hit-and-run vehicle, a white Mercedes, abandoned a short distance away from the scene of the crash. An investigation is ongoing.

My thoughts and prayers are with this seriously injured hit-and-run car accident victim. I pray that he makes a speedy and complete recovery from whatever injuries he has sustained.

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A car accident in Anaheim resulted in injuries for two drivers the morning of February 15, 2012. The Orange County Register reports that the injury car accident occurred at Lincoln and Manchester avenues when a silver Infiniti J30 and a Ford F-150 pickup truck collided. Both drivers sustained injuries, but are expected to survive. Officials are still investigating the incident to determine who was at fault.

I’m relieved to note that neither one of the drivers sustained major injuries in this crash. I wish both the injured victims the very best for a swift and full recovery. They will be in my thoughts and prayers.

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A car accident in Fullerton involving an elderly driver resulted in major injuries for a woman and her two children, ages 9 and 6. The Orange County Register reports that the pedestrian accident occurred when the woman and her children were walking in a crosswalk at the intersection of Rolling Hills Drive and Puente Street the afternoon of February 14, 2012. They were struck by a vehicle driven by a 90-year-old woman. Police are looking into why the elderly driver struck the pedestrians in a crosswalk and if a medical condition caused her groggy condition at the time. The victims suffered serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.

My thoughts and prayers are with the injured victims of this pedestrian accident. I pray that they recover swiftly and fully from whatever injuries they have sustained.

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A car accident in Los Angeles involving a suspected drunk driver resulted in injuries for 12 people one of whom was seriously injured. KABC News reports that the injury collision occurred the morning of February 11, 2012 at 6th Street and Western Avenue in Koreatown. LAPD officials say the crash was caused by a BMW whose driver was under the influence. The occupants of the van were members of the New Life Vision Church. Eleven out of 12 victims sustained relatively minor injuries. One of the victims sustained critical injuries. The driver of the BMW has been booked on suspicion of DUI.

My heart goes out to the injured victims of this car accident. I pray that they recover quickly and completely from whatever injuries they have sustained.

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A car accident in San Bernardino resulted in injuries for 59-year-old David Daly. The Press-Enterprise reports that the injury collision occurred in Crestline on Highway 18 the night of February 7, 2012. Police say a 2012 Ford Escape driven by 47-year-old Heidi Anne Jackson swerved into opposing traffic lanes and struck a Honda CRV driven by Daly. Both drivers were injured. However, Jackson was arrested on suspicion of DUI. An investigation is ongoing.

My heart goes out to David Daly who has suffered injuries in this DUI collision. I pray that he recovers quickly and completely from whatever injuries he has sustained.

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