Personal Injury Blog

Becoming a doctor requires many years of school and training. During school, many students learn to live on a few hours of sleep as the study for mid-terms and final exams. When these young doctors graduate from medical school, they are expected to work long, grueling hours as residents to learn more about the practice of medicine. However, is a doctor’s work hours a danger for patients? How Long Do Residents Work? At this time, a resident can work up to 16 hours in a...

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 10 million people admitted in a survey that they had operated a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs. In a story by USA Today, the author reports that the percentage of deaths in traffic accidents where at least one driver tested positive for drugs has nearly doubled during the past decade. During 2015, a little over one-fifth of the fatal traffic accidents in involved at least one drugged driver. This number was an increase from 12% in 2005....

Your spine is one of the most important parts of your body because your spine is vital in all bodily functions. For example, you use your spine in everything from bending over to pick up toys for your children and climbing the stairs at work to walking into the store to buy groceries for your family. Your spine encases your spinal cord to protect the vital pathway from your brain to all other parts of your body. An injury to the spinal column can result...

My doctor and my attorney are talking about maximum medical improvement (MMI) as a factor in my accident claim. What is MMI how does it impact my accident claim? What is Maximum Medical Improvement? Maximum medical improvement (MMI) is a medical term to describe the point when you have recovered as much as you will recover from your accident. In other words, your body has healed as much as it can, and your condition is not expected to improve anymore given time. For some people,...

You pull up next to a vehicle at a traffic light with music blaring so loud it shakes the car. You can feel the thumping of the bass as much as hear it. Not only is this annoying, but it can be distracting as well. If you want to avoid a car accident, turn down your music and tell your teen drivers to do the same. Listening to music while driving can be dangerous. When you turn up the music extra loud to rock out...

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have many negative consequences for the accident victim. A TBI can limit a person’s physical capabilities, and it can affect the person’s emotional and psychological well-being. Managing and treating a TBI is often costly, requiring expensive medical treatments and long-term care. While many people immediately think about the physical consequences of a TBI, the physical aspect is only one aspect of this type of injury. A Lower Quality of Life A person who suffers a traumatic brain injury may...

When you are a guest on someone’s property, you don’t expect to be injured in an accident. Unfortunately, there are incidents in which guests are injured in a slip and fall accident on private property. When you are injured on private property, you have the same right to recover compensation for your injuries and damages as you do if you are injured on public property. However, you must prove liability in order to receive compensation. If you fail to prove liability, you won’t receive any...

CBS Sacramento reported a story about a wrong-way car crash on Interstate 80 last week. The car crash occurred on the eastbound side of Interstate 80 just east of the Northgate Boulevard exit. It was raining that day; however, there was no rain in the area at the time of the accident. From the report, it appears a woman was traveling the wrong way near the Raley Boulevard exit when she sideswiped a vehicle. She continued westbound in the wrong lane colliding with another vehicle....

In the minutes and hours following a car accident, the flood of adrenaline and endorphins may mask some of your symptoms. It may appear that you were not injured in the car accident when in reality you suffered soft tissue damage. Damage to your tendons, muscles, and ligaments can make itself known in the days and weeks following the accident. You may begin to experience reduced mobility in addition to increased swelling and pain. It is important not to ignore these symptoms of soft tissue...

Moving a loved one into a nursing home or assisted living facility is a difficult decision. Along with worrying about his or her health and well-being, you also worry that he or she may be the victim of elder abuse. Unfortunately, elder abuse is a real problem in our nursing homes and assisted care facilities. Elder abuse can also take place in private homes. Losing your independence and privacy can be difficult to handle. Many elderly patients go through periods of depression. However, is the...