Showing posts with label Negligence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Negligence. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

How Negligence Can End One’s Life

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Nobody wants any of their loved ones subjected to great danger, right? In as much as possible, you’d want to be able to protect the people you love from harm. You’d do no matter what to ensure their safety. However, one should learn to accept that you can only try so hard to protect one from injuries and pain. You would never be able to always be by your loved one’s side to protect them from being exposed to the many dangers in life.

Knowing that you can’t always protect your loved ones from the dangers in life, it is even more painful to see them get injured or worse, die because of somebody else’s negligence. Take the case of the Valenzuela family in Palmdale, California. They are now facing great pain and despair after their kid, 18-year-old Michael, was struck and killed by a school bus while biking.

According to the California Highway Patrol, Michael just left for his first day of work and was about to go to a park nearby to play soccer with the kids. However, just as he was crossing the street, a bus carrying more than 40 students from Los Amigos School hit him.

Friends and family of Michael Valenzuela are all mourning now as they can’t comprehend why such unfortunate incident happened to their loved one. All of them are remembering how kind-hearted and passionate Michael was and how this unfortunate tragedy prematurely ended his life.

Residents in the area said that this is not the first time that such an incident happened. They have repeatedly asked the city to install warning lights at the intersection since a lot of kids are using the park’s soccer fields. This way, the residents believe that accidents such as this could be prevented. Sadly though, the City government hasn’t complied to their request yet.

Accidents like these should have not happened if the authorities were only quick to react in fixing what needs to be fixed in their areas of responsibility. In cases like these, you can file for personal injury claims if you can prove that there are negligent parties and actions that have caused the accident.

So if you or your loved one has suffered from incidents such as these and you believe that someone is responsible for such things, you can ask the help of Los Angeles personal injury lawyers to assist you in filing for claims. With the right cases filed, you don’t only get monetary compensation as payment for all of the damages that this incident has caused you and your family. Stand up for your rights and don’t let negligent people get away from their actions or the lack of it. By filing the necessary complaint, you can finally get the justice that they deserve.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Causes and Legal Action for Motorcycle Accident in San Bernardino

Motorcycle accident occurs when a rider fails to abide with existing traffic laws, fails to wear helmet, or due to a negligent act of another driver. If you have been injured in a motorcycle accident caused by any of the above factors in San Bernardino, you need to consult with an experienced San Bernardino motorcycle accident lawyer to help you to recover damages.

Motorcycle accidents are often attributed to driving error or mistakes committed by the rider, which include the following:

1. The motorcycle rider fails to yield
2. The motorcycle rider fails to use turn signals
3. The motorcycle rider is speeding
4. The motorcycle rider has committed Driving under Influence (DUI)
5. The other driver runs on red light
6. The other driver is texting while driving
7. The other driver fails to notice the motorcycle rider at night

Only the skilled Motorcycle Accident Lawyer in San Bernardino can help you file a Personal Injury lawsuit to prove the fault of the other driver or clarify the causes of events in a motorcycle accident.

Fault in a motorcycle accident can fall under four theories:

1. Negligence- It is the careless act that causes harm or injury to other people.
2. Recklessness- It is the utter disregard for the safety of other people
3. Strict liability- The owner or the manufacturer can be held liable for the injuries and losses of the user caused by a design defect/ manufacturing defect/ marketing defect.
4. Intentional misconduct- It is the planned action to harm or injure another person

Your expert lawyer can help you prove that:

1. The defendant has a duty of care over you
2. The defendant has failed to fulfill such duty, leading to accident
3. The accident has led to your injuries.


Consult only with skilled attorneys who have proven track record in handling Personal Injury cases and uphold high ethical standards to ensure that you receive professional legal service with excellent results.

You can also avail of a no win no fee agreement. This means that you can pursue a Personal Injury lawsuit immediately after the accident, and pay only after we have won the case.