Many things that were considered acceptable practice in the fifties have long since gone by the wayside. One such notion is a legal doctrine that stands as protection for the military and its government-run hospitals, medical professionals and staff. The...
It's a sad fact that nursing home abuse occurs across the country. Children and grandchildren put cherished lives into the hands of those who accept sizable payments to protect them. Sadly, it is not uncommon to find that one or numerous members of the nursing...
Your whole life you've been taught to revere doctors and heed what they tell you. They are doctors, after all, aren't they? From the constant recommendation to consult a doctor before beginning a diet, an exercise program, consuming something while breastfeeding, and...
Tragedy struck twice on a California stretch of road in Moorpark and left two widows mourning the loss of their husbands, who were taken before their time, at the hands of an allegedly distracted driver. A young woman was admittedly using her cell phone to text...
When are your children old enough to take on the world on wheels? When it comes to the operation of a motor vehicle, the common age is 16. However, what about bicycles? There is no motor, so the operation is arguably safer, but what about the vulnerability of the...
When you lose a loved one, or loved ones, there is no greater despair. There is no bottom to the depth of pain and suffering you experience every day. You may experience emotional breaks during the most mundane of tasks, and that is normal. Little things can trip you...
Dealing with the loss of a loved one is one of the most heartbreaking and devastating things to happen to a family. When that loss could have been avoided if the party responsible hadn't been negligent, it can be even more devastating, confusing, and bring with it...
Whenever someone is killed in a traffic crash, it is always a tragedy, but the concern grows bigger when deaths increase despite efforts to prevent them. This is what happened in the first nine months of 2015, when the U.S. Department of Transportation National...
Each year, thousands of Americans are the victims of wrongful deaths that leave their family with a great emotional and financial loss. These deaths may have a criminal and civil component that exists as separate legal entities. As an example, let's consider a person...
