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Most children experience teasing and arguments with their peers at some point in their lives, but what happens when the behavior escalates into bullying and your child becomes physically or emotionally scarred? These incidents happen in almost every level of schooling and the National Center for Biotechnology Information reports that nearly 30 percent of children endure bullying at least once every school year.  If you plan to build a lawsuit on behalf of your bullied [...]

While cell phone distraction is a significant cause of vehicle collisions, it is merely one of many things in Los Angeles that compete for drivers’ attention. Reaching for items in the car, eating and drinking or programming a GPS device might cause people to take their hands off the wheel. Someone’s mental state could also lead to an accident as drivers become lost in thought. Billboards, scenery and busy traffic intersections could distract [...]

To responsibly drive on California roads, drivers must have a valid license and the appropriate insurance coverage. This ensures that if there is an accident, someone is responsible for paying for the medical costs, property repair and possibly even funeral expenses of another they injured. Unfortunately, there are many uninsured or underinsured drivers on the road and victims can be left high and dry if the other driver was committing automobile insurance fraud.  [...]

In this day and age, bullying is an extremely serious concern that a lot of parents have when it comes to kids and their interactions with other children. One form of bullying that gained traction, however, is cyber bullying. In order to fully understand how serious cyber bullying is, it helps to know what constitutes cyber bullying.  According to the United States Government, cyber bullying is any bullying that takes place on digital devices. This [...]

Many people are under the assumption that when a vehicle hits a pedestrian, the driver is automatically in the wrong. This is far from the case. In fact, there are many instances in which a pedestrian may be liable for his or her own injuries, such as when he or she violates applicable traffic laws. If you sustained injuries in a pedestrian accident, you may wish to pursue a personal injury claim. Before [...]

Everyone knows the construction industry is a dangerous profession. People work under conditions that pose risks to their health and lives. Statistics about fatal accidents support the grim reality. Studies also show employers could do more to protect workers. The biggest risks in construction Nationwide, the year 2018 saw 4,779 worker fatalities in the private sector. More than one in five (21.1%, or 1,008) were in the construction industry. What insiders call the “Fatal Four” [...]