School buses are supposed to bring students to school not to the hospital. In California, several bus accidents contribute to the high number of personal injury cases in the State. Because of this, parents and school administrators should make sure that school bus drivers ensure students’ safety at all times.

In Riverside County, a 5-year-old boy was severely injured when he got involved in a school bus accident. According to reports, the student sustained serious injuries when he fell from the vehicle’s open door while the school bus was moving at 70th Avenue and Hayes Street in Mecca. California Highway Patrol officials have said that because of the severity of the accident, the paramedics needed to use a helicopter to bring the boy to the nearest hospital.

In case that the bus driver’s failure to ensure the safety of his passengers led to the accident, he may face legal charges with respect to the legal components of California personal injury law. Pursuant to tort law, when a person fails to exercise a determined degree of care expected of him and that breach of duty of care resulted in injury of another person, he may be held legally liable for the accident.

School bus drivers should take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of their children passengers in order to avoid any minor or serious accidents.

To learn more about bus accidents in California, you may seek legal assistance from a Los Angeles personal injury lawyer. Your attorney will guide your throughout the litigation process. Dial 1-866-772-2889 or email us at info@mesriani.com for a free case analysis.

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Thousands are injured in dog bites and animal attacks each year. In fact, there were about4.7 million dog bite victims annually in the country. A more recent study showed that 1,000 Americans per day are treated in emergency rooms as a result of dog bites. In 2010 alone, there were 34 fatal dog attacks reported and most of the victims are children. Dog bite losses have exceeded $1 billion per year, with over $300 million paid by homeowners insurance.

Take the case of Lyn Wilheim and a friend who were walking along Route 322 in Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County when they encounter an abandoned American bull dog mix. The dog looks so abused, very thin, fearful and seems to be in need of a veterinarian treatment.

Having a kind heart to animals, Wilheim took the dog home, fed, pampered and provided proper veterinarian treatment. Never had she imagined that the dog she once saved will soon be the cause of her tragic pain and injuries.

One day at a park, while Wilhiem was walking along with the dog, suddenly the dog went wild, attacked Wilheim and gravely bit her both arms. Upon hearing the animal attack, nearby policemen immediately went off to rescue Wilheim.

Due to the injuries and dog bites she obtained, Wilheim was brought to Harrisburg Hospital but soon transferred to Hershey Medical Center where she received full medical attention.

Wilheim probably hold on to her belief that the abandoned dog she took care of would never think of hurting her due to the love and affection she gave to the dog. Now, she learned her lesson that whatever positive signs to show to an animal, it’s still an animal, definitely having a heart but without emotions as humans have. Even if dogs are man’s best friend, best friends sometimes are bounded to be your worst enemy.

According to Wilheim’s family, the woman is still on her process of recovery and may receive plastic surgery soon. Moreover, as a precaution, she was given rabies shots.

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Despite the plethora of daunting stories about drunken driving, some California drivers still care less. One of the most obvious contributing factors to negligence-related car accident in California is driving under the influence of alcohol. Drivers should never attempt to operate their vehicles if they are intoxicated in order to avoid causing fatal accidents.

In Santa Ana, a 2-year-old boy was fatally injured by a drunken driver Wednesday night. According to news reports, the negligent driver escaped the accident scene immediately after the crash. The hit-and-run accident happened at the intersection of 5th and North Bewley Streets, reports added.

Authorities have said that the driver is now in their custody. Officials have identified the driver as Angel Perez. Initial investigation found out that the Toyota 4-Runner of Perez struck the 2-year-old boy and his mother. The toddler was stuck under Perez’s car and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Aside from vehicular manslaughter, felony DUI, hit-and-run, and driving without license, Perez may also face wrongful death charge. Under the California’s personal injury law, a negligent driver who causes death of a person may be required to provide compensations to the victim’s survivors. Pursuant to tort law, proven negligent drivers may have to pay damages to the deceased’s survivors, including family members, spouse, parents as well as dependents.

To learn more about wrongful death cases in California, you may seek legal assistance from a Los Angeles personal injury lawyer. Your attorney will guide your throughout the litigation process. Dial 1-866-772-2889 or email us at info@mesriani.com for a free case analysis.

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There are numerous insensitive and uneducated labels that certain California workers use for autistics. Despite this situation, employers, because of their education and knowledge, should be the first one in the line to correct any negative remarks concerning people with autism. However, this was not the case for Comfort Suites, a hotel developer and operator in California which has failed to accommodate the needs of its one particular employee with autism.

According to a press release by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Comfort Suites committed employment discrimination when its management denied reasonable accommodation to a front desk clerk. The disabled employee, who was working at the Comfort Suites Mission Valley Hotel in San Diego, was reprimanded and eventually terminated in 2008 all because of his disabling condition.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the EEOC has filed a lawsuit against the hotel company. News reports have recently announced that the company is ordered to pay $132,500 to the discriminated employee. In addition, Comfort Suites is also implored to implement necessary company policy changes in order to prevent any workplace discrimination incidence from happening again.

Pursuant to ADA, California employers are legally required to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified applicants and employees; otherwise, they may face employment lawsuits. Furthermore, employers are prohibited from discriminating against people due to their disability.

If you have experienced employment discrimination in California, you may seek legal assistance from a Los Angeles employment lawyer. Your attorney will guide your throughout the litigation process. Dial 1-866-772-2889 or email us at info@mesriani.com for a free case analysis.

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Supposedly, diagnostic physicians should call the referring clinicians once a test result done to the patient demonstrated unusual, urgent of unexpected findings.

Based on the article chosen as the “CME Activity of the Month” from the latest edition of the Journal of the American College Radiology (JACR), the fast growth of diagnostic testing seems to be bringing physicians at a higher risk for medical malpractice claims due to test communication failures.

In the said article, it is noted that during the past ten years, clinicians have ordered larger numbers of diagnostic examinations. They also cited a study showing that malpractice claims related to diagnosis increased by about 40% from 1996 to 2003.

Factors contributing in medical malpractice cases associated with failure in communication between the diagnostic physician and the clinicians include, for an instance, failure of the attending physician and the patient to receive test results, delay in report findings and long turn around time.

Further studies show that numbers of medical malpractice claims related to communication failure since 1991 to 2009 rapidly increased. There are lots of things that can be caused by miscommunication, not only in medical practices but as well as in all other fields too. Miscommunication could be misleading at all times.

Physicians are now working for the improvement of notification reliability system, work flow improvement and safety of the patients and if necessary, to give legal documentation to avoid more medical malpractice resulting from communication failure.

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The homophobic days of certain California employers are about to end as a new bill is set to discipline their discriminatory employment practices.

Transgender and homosexual employees in California may now expect for better employment rights as Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the controversial Assembly Bill 887 or the Gender Nondiscrimination Act.

Starting January 1, 2012, California employers are strictly prohibited to discriminate against employees based on their gender identity and expression as per mandated by the new bill. AB 887, according to its provisions, prohibits discrimination based on “a person’s gender-related appearance and behavior whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth.”

According to Transgender Law Center, an organization in California advocating for transgender communities, transgender employees in California are not aware of their rights against employment discrimination even though the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) protects them. The group has added that the lack of knowledge of transgender employees made the passing of AB 887 a necessity in order to specifically determine the rights of workers.

Upon the implementation of the Gender Nondiscrimination Act, employees who believe that they have been discriminated against because of their gender identity may file employment discrimination claim against their employers. Pursuant to FEHA and AB 887, employers may face legal charges if proven they have committed acts of discrimination.

If you want to learn more information about your rights as a California employee, you may consult with a Los Angeles employment attorney. Your lawyer will guide you throughout the litigation process. You may dial our toll free number at 1-866-772-2889, or email us at info@mesriani.com for free case analysis.

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According to reports, after a huge rig double up on a road, a total of three vehicles were casted off the road way and onto the rampart. As a result of which, its cabs swing across the slow lane.
A California Highway patrol reported that the big rig driver, 29 years old, was traveling along south bound on Highway 99 when the accident occurred. As the driver tried to avoid crashing with stopped traffic, he banged the brakes causing the huge rig to double up and the cab to swing savagely across the slow lane.
The huge rig collides with a Mazda 3, a Toyota Prius 2009 Series and a Ford Ranger afterwards. All said vehicles, as well as the huge rig cab traveled over the roadway rampart. The Ford Ranger driver suffers from minor injuries and was brought to the nearest hospital in the area. Other than that, no other injuries were reported.
Everybody is hoping for a quick and perfect recovery for those who are injured in that Los Angeles car accident. Never leaving the scene of an accident is one good advice. In case you or someone you know or someone important to you has been involved in car accident, calling a personal injury lawyer is necessary to help you understand the best legal action and option in your situation

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