According to the Center for Disease Control on average, in the United States, on average, someone died in a fire every two hours, and someone was injured every 23 minutes. Each year in the United States, 1.1 Million burn injuries require medical attention. Of those injured as a result of… CONTINUE
Actionable Burn Injuries
Actionable burn injuries may come from any number of sources, including explosions, hot liquids, flames, steam, electrical currents, radiation, and strong chemicals, such as paint thinner or gasoline. Burns may also come from sources like homes, restaurants hotels, and defective products. Our firm has also seen a number of clients… CONTINUE
Premises Liability: Hazardous Conditions Can Be Anywhere
A premises liability case can arise out of an incident at a swimming pool, a construction site, an office building, a home, a street, a bike lane, a curb, a staircase, an amusement park, a movie theater. Virtually every premise is owned, controlled and maintained by some person or entity,… CONTINUE
What is Premises Liability?
Premises liability refers to the negligent ownership, occupation or control, or maintenance of property that causes injury. To prove a valid premises liability case, one must show that the owner or occupier, or person in control of property, was negligent in the use or maintenance of the property, and that… CONTINUE
Dog Bite Cases: Statute of Limitations
If you are suing a private party, the statute of limitations is two years from the date of the bite. With a government entity, such as the circumstance of when you are bitten by a police dog, you must file a government claim within six months. Normally after you file… CONTINUE
Dog Bite: Proving Your Case
Dog bites are normally proven by percipient witnesses who saw the bite as it occurred and/or the physical evidence of scars and injuries that result. We often obtain evidence to prove a dog bite from police reports, animal control reports, private investigator reports, photographs and medical records.
Dog Bite: Worker’s Compensation – What If, In the Normal Course of Their Delivering Mail, a Letter Carrier is Bitten by a Dog? Does That Count as Worker’s Comp?
If a postal worker is bitten during the normal course of business, delivering the mail, she should file a workers compensation claim AND a third party personal injury claim against the dog owner. Worker’s Compensation would have a lien against the proceeds of the personal injury case because, presumably, the… CONTINUE
Dog Bites: California Civil Code 3342
Civil Code 3342 states: “(a) The owner of any dog is liable for the damages suffered by any person who is bitten by the dog while in a public place or lawfully in a private place, including the property of the owner of the dog, regardless of the former viciousness of… CONTINUE
Dog Bite: What if the Dog Was Provoked or Teased by the Victim?
It would depend on what, if anything, the victim did it to initiate contact with the dog. It is reasonably expected that humans are going to approach dogs to have a friendly interaction. It is normal for people to approach a dog to pet it, to play with it, or… CONTINUE
Dog Bite: Leash Laws – If the Dog is Not On a Leash, Does That Make My Case Stronger?
Whether or not a dog is leashed at the time of an attack really does not matter, as Civil Code Section 3342 strongly favors dog bite victims. However, the owner of the dog who bites a person is more likely to attempt to assert various defenses if his or her… CONTINUE