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Multi-vehicle accident in West Virginia leaves nine injured
Posted by Lawyer in Auto Accident Lawyer on June 21, 2013
The WV Gazette reported a car wreck that one state highway official described as the worst accident he had seen in the state of West Virginia over the course of his 40+ year career in law enforcement. The accident involved 38-vehicles and resulted in nine victims suffering serious injuries and being transported to local area hospitals. 
Our Weirton accident lawyers know that multi-vehicle car accidents are common in bad weather situations when cars are traveling in close proximity. The circumstances leading to this accident show how important it is for drivers to slow their speeds to adjust to weather conditions and to maintain a safe driving speed at all times.
When these multi-vehicle crashes occur, typically the problem starts with either one or two cars losing control on the road and being involved in an accident. Other drivers who are in close proximity and who are going too fast for the road conditions are then unable to stop in time to avoid hitting the first impaired cars. See: Personal injury lawyesr Steubenville OHThe bad weather can make visibility difficult so people do not see the crash right away and the slick roads can result in drivers having a hard time stopping.
Get the facts about the decline in fatal workplace accidents
Posted by Lawyer in Auto Accident Lawyer on November 2, 2012
The government recently had some good news about on-the-job fatalities in the United States: Nationwide, the number of workplace deaths declined to the lowest level over the past two decades.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a preliminary total of 4,609 fatal work injuries were recorded nationally in 2011, which is a drop from the previous year, when there were 4,690 deadly work injuries. The decline in workplace fatalities has continued for the past 17 years, according to the Houston Chronicle, which reported on the fatal workplace accident statistics.
As Los Angeles workers comp attorneys, we know how devastating fatal workplace injuries can be on families. Our mission has been to help injured employees obtain the workers comp benefits they need after an on-the-job accident. We also assist families who have lost loved ones in workplace accidents.
In California, fatal workplace accidents unfortunately are not unusual and may require the help of an experienced workplace injury attorney in Los Angeles. California is ranked as one of the deadliest states in the nation when it comes to workplace injuries. California recorded 360 fatalities in 2011, second to Texas, which recorded 433 fatalities. California was one of the few states that saw the number of occupational fatalities rise, from 326 in 2010 to 360 a year later.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that transportation incidents accounted for more than 40 percent of all fatal work injuries in 2011 in the United States. In California, there were 118 fatal transportation incidents. Nationwide, 15 percent of all deadly workplace accidents involved contact with objects and equipment. Fifty workers died this way in California. The third most common fatal accident in the United States involved falls, which comprised 14 percent of fatal accidents in 2011. In California, 60 people died in 2011 from slips, trips or falls.
The report also noted that fatalities disproportionately involved men. And the most dangerous professions? That would be fishers and fishing workers, who experienced a fatality rate of 121.2 workers per 100,000 workers. By comparison, the average fatality rate for all jobs is 3.5 workers per 100,000 full-time workers. Logging workers had the second deadliest job, with a fatality rate of 102.4 per 100,000. Pilots and flight engineers have the third most dangerous job, with 57 fatalities per 100,000.
Out of the top 10 most dangerous jobs, truckers and traveling sales workers recorded the most fatalities in 2011. There were 795 deaths of workers in those occupations in 2011.
If you were injured on the job and need a workers comp attorney serving Santa Ana, Rancho Santa Margarita, Los Angeles and other communities throughout South California, contact California Law Associates. Call 714-542-3377 today for your free consultation. We can assist you if you were injured on the job or if you lost a loved one in a fatal workplace accident.
California Law Associates
3540 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 615
Los Angeles, CA 90010 22342
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Shopping Can Mean Manhattan Beach Department Store Slip and Fall Accidents and Premises Liability Claims
Posted by Lawyer in Auto Accident Lawyer on August 21, 2012
For most Californians, whether they live in Bakersfield, Manhattan Beach, Inglewood or L.A., shopping is a favorite pastime, particularly in beautiful outdoor malls with all the major retailers. Many retail stores are situated alongside spacious courtyards, up dramatic escalators and around elegant fountains. However, consumers don’t usually consider the hazards in those sophisticated shopping malls when they’re out browsing. There may be puddles near fountains, broken stair steps or torn doorway rugs. That can mean premises liability injuries, because accidents happen in the most unexpected locations, including those gleaming, spotless, spacious department store bathrooms.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 234,000 people over 14 years old were treated in U.S. emergency rooms in 2008 for injuries that took place in bathrooms. Nearly every bathroom accident is a slip and fall injury due to wet floors-which can mean sprains, broken bones, scrapes and cuts, even traumatic brain injuries and spinal cord injuries, which could require surgeries.
As an experienced personal injury lawyer in Los Angeles, Mickey Fine has seen all types of slip and fall injuries. People slip and fall in Bakersfield department stores and have Manhattan Beach shopping mall injuries in all kinds of areas-in restrooms with cracked floor tiles, in crowded dressing rooms, cluttered aisles and on malfunctioning escalators. Shoppers sometimes have parking lot slip and fall accidents on the way to or from their car, in oily, slick parking garages, on rain-soaked parking lots sidewalks and in poorly lit store entrances off of dark parking lots.
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In Texas, Motorcycle Helmet-Use Save Lives and Millions of Dollars For the State Every Year
Posted by Lawyer in Auto Accident Lawyer on August 15, 2012
Nationally, says the CDC, helmets lowered deaths by 37 percent for motorcycle drivers and 41 percent for passengers, and that meant 1,544 fewer motorcyclist fatalities in 2010. Over 40 percent of motorcyclists killed in accidents between 2008 and 2010 were not wearing a helmet, says the CDC report. In states where helmets are not required, 79 percent of the motorcyclists killed were not wearing one, compared to 12 percent in states where helmets are the law.
In Texas, motorcyclists value their freedom and we understand that. But we want everyone out there on the road to be safe and this study sheds new light on how helmet-use yields financial benefits shared by everyone-legislators, citizens and bikers alike.
The Texas personal injury Glenn Law Firm is known as the People’s Warrior for good reason: We help our clients by going after the responsible parties and relentlessly pursuing justice. If you or a loved one suffered a motorcycle wreck injury, call us at 1-817-424-5999 or complete our online contact form for a free consultation. Call today-we’re here to help.
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