According to The American Burn Association, as many as 450,000 people receive emergency room and hospital treatment for burns each year in the United States. Burns can range in severity, with the most severe injuries leading to death. There are many causes of burn injuries, including a few...

When most people think of personal injury lawsuits, they think of recovering compensation for physical injuries. However, you often hear about injury victims suing for “pain and suffering” or emotional distress.

Can you actually sue the defendant in a personal injury case for emotional damages? The answer is yes,...

In a perfect world, if someone injured you, they’d cover your medical bills and related expenses with no questions asked, but that’s simply not the world we live in; countless injured people in California — and across the country — are often forced to fight for the compensation they need to pay...

Being a business owner is full of everyday challenges, but sometimes, you run into situations that go beyond the norm; one of those involves customer injuries. 

If someone gets hurt at your business, your first concern will most likely be for their well-being, but if the customer’s injury is...

Slips, trips, and falls can happen anywhere. When they happen in a shop or restaurant, you know who might bear the blame. But you face a different set of challenges when you suffer an injury on a sidewalk.

How Sidewalk Injuries Happen

Sidewalk injuries typically...

Spinal cord injuries often lead to consequences that make it difficult for those who suffer from them to lead normal lives. Instead, they may be faced with ever-increasing medical costs for care and treatment, an inability to work, and pain. Although compensation is often available in these cases, avoiding an accident in...

Eating out at a restaurant should be a fun and relaxing experience. However, restaurants are full of opportunities for accidents to happen. From falling objects due to improper installation or storage to food poisoning from spoiled ingredients to cuts caused by broken dishes, burns from too-hot food, and slipping on wet or...

When it comes to lawsuits in California, suffering physical harm isn’t the only factor that matters. State law recognizes emotional distress as a valid reason to bring a legal claim against the person who committed the act that caused it. 

If the defendant in your case is held liable...

If you've been injured in a nightclub or bar in Los Angeles, you may be feeling overwhelmed and unsure of what to do next. Whether you've suffered a slip and fall injury, been assaulted, or been harmed in any other way, it's important to take immediate action to...

If you have suffered a personal injury, you deserve to receive compensation for that harm. But there are several reasons that an insurance company might try to deny your claim. One of those reasons is that the insurance company might claim the harm you suffered was a pre-existing condition not covered...