Recent Posts in Serious Injuries Category
Posted on Mar 19, 2013 By Catherine Lerer
A bus hit a five-year-old girl in Moreno Valley Monday at about 2:30 p.m., critically injuring her. At the time of the accident, the girl was standing on the sidewalk outside of Box Springs Elementary ...
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Posted on May 15, 2012 By Catherine Lerer
Three pit bulls attacked a woman in Riverside Monday night. The dog attack happened about 10:20 p.m. Leesa Lyon was walking with her teenage daughter inside their apartment complex in the 3900 block ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2012 By Catherine Lerer
A teenage boy crossing a Santa Monica street on Thursday suffered serious injuries when he was struck by a car. The accident happened at about 12:15 p.m. at the intersection of Ocean Park Blvd. and 14 ...
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Posted on Feb 9, 2012 By Catherine Lerer
A big-rig ran a red light on Monday, causing a multi-vehicle collision in San Clemente. The accident happened at about 11 a.m. on the off-ramp of the southbound I-5 Freeway at Avenida Pico. The ...
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Posted on Feb 8, 2012 By McGee Lerer
I recently took on a case involving a pedestrian who was hit by a car, and suffered serious injuries. She lives alone, and her injuries made it difficult, if not impossible, for her to do chores at ...
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Posted on Feb 4, 2012 By Catherine Lerer
Four people were injured in Woodland Hills on Saturday in a multi-vehicle car accident involving a hit-and-run driver. The accident happened about 11:30 a.m. The driver of a red Chrysler Sebring was ...
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Posted on Feb 3, 2012 By Catherine Lerer
A mother whose drunk driving accident resulted in her daughter's death was sentenced to 19 years in prison on Friday. The accident happened in January 2011. Temecula resident Karen Faye Honeycutt, ...
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Posted on Jan 24, 2012 By Catherine Lerer
A big-rig accident on the 405 freeway this morning resulted in a SigAlert on the southbound I-405. According to CHP officer Denise Quesada, the big-rig crash happened at about 7:26 a.m., just south of ...
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Posted on Jul 25, 2011 By McGee Lerer
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) or reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) is a condition characterized by intense pain that is out of proportion to the severity of the initial trauma. Nerve impulses ...
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Posted on Jul 14, 2011 By McGee Lerer
If you have suffered serious injuries in an accident, an attorney at our Los Angeles law firm may be able to get you a cash advance on your personal injury case. You may be unable to work if ...
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Posted on Jul 10, 2011 By McGee Lerer
Reminiscent of the Santa Monica Farmer’s Market tragedy in 2003, in which 10 people were killed when an elderly driver drove through a crowded Farmer’s Market, a child watching Santa ...
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Posted on Mar 30, 2011 By admin
Insurance adjusters will tell you that carpal tunnel syndrome is a repetitive stress injury and that it cannot be caused by a car accident. Baloney. Car accidents can absolutely cause carpal tunnel ...
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Posted on Mar 23, 2011 By admin
If you suffer serious injuries in an auto accident which was the fault of another driver, that driver's insurance company may offer you the policy limit, even if you don't have an attorney ...
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Posted on Mar 13, 2011 By admin
If you were injured in an accident, you should go directly from the scene to the emergency room, preferably by ambulance. Whether it was an auto accident, motorcycle accident, bicycle accident, slip ...
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Posted on Mar 7, 2011 By admin
Most often, dog bites are caused by a relative's dog, a neighbor's dog, or a friend's dog. You may be reluctant to sue your relative (neighbor, friend), even if you suffered serious injury in a dog ...
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Posted on Feb 17, 2011 By admin
Over the years, we've taken on many Los Angeles personal injury cases where the client already had an attorney, but was unhappy with him and chose to change attorneys. The complaints we heard from ...
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Posted on Feb 16, 2011 By admin
If you have suffered a serious neck or back injury due to an accident, your doctor may recommend epidural steroid injections. Epidural steroid injections are injections of corticosteroid medication ...
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