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Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Victims Can Now Pursue Justice

After the passage of the Camp Lejeune Justice Act, marines and their family members who spent time at the North Carolina base from 1953 to 1987 can now sue the government for their injuries after being exposed to extremely harmful chemicals in area drinking water. As many as one million former servicemembers and their...

Swimming pools are almost a staple in Phoenix, Arizona, as there are not many things that help people escape the oppressive summer heat better than a dip in a pool. While swimming pools offer welcome relief for many, the underlying reality is that swimming pools also present danger to those...

Average Settlement for a Spinal Cord Injury Claim?

It is possible to determine an average value for different types of personal injury claims, such as spinal cord injury claims. However, every claim is different and when a victim is seeking compensation, the important thing is the value of his or her claim. Individual claims are going to be...

Can Slip and Fall Victims Share Fault for Their Injury?

Property owners and their insurance companies are always looking for a way to avoid liability for a slip and fall accident. They may often try to pin the blame on the victim, saying he or she should have been more careful or that he or she knew the risks of...

Are Claims for Permanent Injuries Worth More?

While there are many factors that determine the value of a personal injury claim, the type and extent of the injuries suffered is the main one. In fact, many of the other factors in the value of a claim fall under the type and extent of a victim's injuries. Generally,...

What Medical Records Need to be Disclosed in Your Claim?

When pursuing compensation for a personal injury, you need to provide proof you suffered an injury from the accident in question. That is why you will probably need to disclose your medical records to the insurance company and/or the at-fault party's lawyers. However, you need to be careful not to...

Difference Between Failure to Act and Careless Actions

Most personal injury cases apply the legal theory of negligence to attempt to prove liability for an injury. While there are four elements of negligence, one of the most important things to remember is it is about careless or thoughtless conduct that results in an injury. Much of the time,...

paramedics assisting injured man in ambulance

Filing a Compensation Claim for a Crush Injury

Intense pressure on a body part (arms, legs, chest, head, etc.) can cause a crush injury that results in long-term damage that victims may never recover from. For example, some people who suffer a crush injury need to have a limb amputated. Others may deal with varying levels of paralysis...

Ecological and Economic Impact of California Oil Spill

A leak on an oil pipeline situated off the coast of Southern California resulted in about 127,000 gallons of crude oil spilling into the Pacific Ocean and washing ashore. The oil spill has shut down several beaches and coastal areas, including Huntington Beach and Newport Beach, and has harmed local...

Reasonable Person Standard in a Personal Injury Case

Most personal injury cases are based on the legal theory of negligence, which refers to the failure to uphold a duty of care owed to the person who filed the claim for compensation. While there are many different duties of care that may be owed to someone, a breach of...