Blog: Personal Injury

Education Code 35330d is the California statute that provides school districts with field trip immunity. This immunity generally means that school districts are not liable for injuries that persons suffer when on a field trip. “Persons” include: students, teachers, and chaperones. Please note, however, that despite this immunity, an injured party on a field trip could …

In personal injury law, the term “loss of enjoyment of life” refers to the lasting impact or toll that an injury takes on the victim’s quality of life, as compared with life before the injury. In calculating these damages, a jury will generally consider: the age of the injured person, the injured party’s educational background …

Two Years In California, the statute of limitations to bring a wrongful death claim is generally two (2) years from the date of the decedent’s death. But there are some exceptions. For example, if a person’s death was caused by medical malpractice, then the statute of limitations is either one year from the date of discovery …

Fixed ladders with no cage at the top are accidents waiting to happen. These ladders often go well over 20 feet in the air. When they have no cage, people climbing them have nothing to protect them from a fall. The cage is especially important at the top of the ladder. If you fall from …

The last clear chance doctrine is the legal rule that: in personal injury cases, in which both the plaintiff and defendant were responsible for causing an injury/accident, the plaintiff can still recover damages from the defendant, if the defendant had a chance to avoid injuring the plaintiff in the final moments before the accident. This …

You can sue someone for giving you herpes. The legal mechanism for this would be to bring a personal injury lawsuit. If the transmission came from nonconsensual sex, it can be a civil battery. It can be a negligence claim if the infected person lied about having an STD or should have known about the …

While some California cities or counties may have breed-specific ordinances regarding some canines, there are no special state laws that single out Pit Bulls. State laws do, however, place special rules and restrictions on “potentially dangerous” or “vicious” dogs. For example, California law says that such dogs must be licensed and vaccinated. In addition, when …

Loss of earning capacity covers future economic loss, while loss of wages covers what has been lost already. Lost income is easier to calculate because it looks backwards. Loss of earning capacity can be more difficult because it requires a an estimate of what the person would have earned if not for the defendant’s wrongdoing. Both, …

There are at least 10 types of E-scooter malfunctions. Each one of these can cause serious injuries that lead to an E-scooter lawsuit. E-scooter sharing companies Bird and Lime are aware of these design defects. However, they have been slow to correct them. The delay has put thousands of E-scooter riders at unnecessary risk. 1. …