Personal Injury Blog
Posted on Oct 22, 2012
A middle-aged woman from New Jersey wanted to have her eyelids restructured so that they would not sag down towards her eyes when she was going about her day. As a result, she booked an appointment ...
Continue reading "Plastic Surgeon Responsible for Cosmetic Nightmare" »
Posted on Oct 22, 2012
In Thousand Oaks, California, two people were injured and dozens more were stranded high up in the sky when a Ferris wheel malfunctioned at a fall carnival in the area. The Thousand Oaks Carnival was ...
Continue reading "Southern Californians Receive Ferris Wheel Rescue" »
Posted on Oct 18, 2012
Arteisha Betts and Travis Ammonette were thrilled to be new parents, until they lost their newborn to a doctor’s ghastly mistake. During a February 2011 appointment, the couple were told that ...
Continue reading "Couple Sues Doctors for Decapitating Baby" »
Posted on Oct 15, 2012
Jose Melena was a 62-year-old employee at the Bumble Bee tuna canning factory in California. The older gentleman was nearing retirement and was looking forward to spending time with family and friends ...
Continue reading "Man Cooked to Death in Tuna Canning Factory" »
Posted on Oct 11, 2012
If you live in Southern California, chances are that you have seen billboards boasting that the Lap Band is the trick to thinness. The Lap Band advertisements encourage overweight men and women to ...
Continue reading "Lap-Band Victim's Sister Starts Lawsuit" »
Posted on Oct 9, 2012
A teenager from Britain has attracted a lot of attention after she was rushed to surgery after drinking a combustible cocktail. According to ABC News, the 18 year old was celebrating her birthday at a ...
Continue reading "Teen Receives Surgery After Drinking Nitrogen Cocktail" »
Posted on Oct 2, 2012
Genetically engineered food or GMOs are rarely investigated, and many scientists have not run tests to make sure that these edibles are safe to eat. Recently, some scientists that work for the journal ...
Continue reading "Do GMOs Cause Cancer?" »
Posted on Oct 1, 2012
In Valencia, California, a man was recently hospitalized when he tumbled from a water slide at a water park owned by Six Flags. The 19-year-old was at the top of the Venom Drop water slide, a large ...
Continue reading "Man Falls from Water Slide at Hurricane Harbor" »
Posted on Sep 27, 2012
Last year, Occupy student were protesting high tuition at UC Davis when the police arrived and chose to intervene. They sprayed students in the face with pepper-spray, injuring them. Photos of the ...
Continue reading "UC Davis Agrees to $1M Settlement for Students from Occupy" »
Posted on Sep 26, 2012
Did you know that some common house cleaning materials can actually be hazardous to your health? Many of the sprays and soaps that you use to scrub your house and rid it of germs on a daily basis can ...
Continue reading "'F' Rating Cleaners that you Should Avoid!" »
Posted on Sep 20, 2012
At Dana Point last week, the California tall ship festival tried to recreate the majesty of the days when ships were towering and monumental. The festival was supposed to educate the public on the ...
Continue reading "Two Injured Watching Mock Battle in California" »
Posted on Sep 17, 2012
A little girl in Texas was toying with a gel ball when she popped the small item into her mouth and swallowed. The gel ball was marketed as a toddler’s plaything, but quickly became a serious ...
Continue reading "Gel Ball Baby Toys Bring on Dangers for Toddlers" »
Posted on Sep 13, 2012
Singer Sheryl Crow claims that using her cell phone excessively is the reason for her benign brain tumor. Crow revealed this belief when she appeared on Katie Couric’s afternoon talk show on ...
Continue reading "Sheryl Crow Blames Cell Phone for Brain Tumor" »
Posted on Sep 11, 2012
When the World Trade Center collapsed after a terrorist attack in 2001, it sent many to their deaths and others to the hospital with extreme injuries. While the government and other agencies rushed to ...
Continue reading "New Federal Health Program with Cover Cancer Victims from 9/11" »
Posted on Sep 7, 2012
Did you know that an estimated 5 million Americans are required to wear respirators while at work? About 1.3 million workplaces involve dangerous air quality, and require that their employees wear ...
Continue reading "Respiratory Protection Could be Essential to your Health" »
Posted on Sep 5, 2012
Carbon Monoxide is a toxic and deadly gas that is both odorless and colorless. It seeps out of the exhaust pipes on vehicles, and can rise to deadly levels if a car is left on for too long in an ...
Continue reading "High Carbon Monoxide Levels Cause Apartment Evacuation" »
Posted on Aug 31, 2012
A series of mini-quakes have been rocking Southern California recently, and many fear that they may be the precursor to a massive quake like the 1994 Northridge disaster. Yet the small quakes have not ...
Continue reading "Earthquakes Rock Southern California" »
Posted on Aug 30, 2012
Small aircraft are often hard to handle, and susceptible to the danger of changes in the weather. On Saturday afternoon, a small plane crash landed in a small district in Southern California. ...
Continue reading "Plane Crashes in San Fernando Valley, Injures Two" »
Posted on Aug 24, 2012
Health professionals say that they have seen more and more painful skin infections that stem from the ink used for tattoos. According to The Huffington Post, some tattoo parlors carry cheaper ink that ...
Continue reading "Bad Ink Causes Outbreak of Infected Tattoos" »
Posted on Aug 23, 2012
Getting Help After a Los Angeles Bike Accident Because there is very little protection available for bicyclists on the road, many riders suffer serious injuries after being involved in Los Angeles ...
Continue reading "Los Angeles Bicycle Accidents: Causes, Statistics, and Recovery" »
Posted on Aug 23, 2012
The Master’s College, a small private school in the Santa Clarita Valley, always puts on an extravagant week of welcome for the incoming students of each school year. One of the activities on ...
Continue reading "International Student Dies in Sand Pit at the Beach" »
Posted on Aug 23, 2012
As a common phase of growing up, teenagers often suffer with various forms of acne on their body and face. They will try anything to make it going away, and they find no comfort in their parents ...
Continue reading "Dangerous Drugs on the Market: Accutane" »
Posted on Aug 14, 2012
Auto accidents occur on the daily in Los Angeles. With so many people living, working, and commuting throughout this large city, it is inevitable that accidents will happen on our congested roadways. ...
Continue reading "Preventable Driver Factors that Lead to Car Accidents" »
Posted on Aug 14, 2012
About 3,000 Filipino workers spend their days in banana plants run by the Dole Food Company, working with the fruits that come into the headquarters. At Dole, the fruits are treated, labeled, and ...
Continue reading "Dole Foods Workers Sue Because of Pesticide Exposure" »
Posted on Aug 14, 2012
Eva Longoria was listed as the defendant in a recent car accident case in Los Angeles. The super star plowed her car into another driver’s car back in 2010, and he has been relentless in ...
Continue reading "Eva Longoria Settles Car Crash Lawsuit Out of Court" »