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Gone are the days when you had to stand on the street corner to hail a taxi if you did not have your own car. Now, you can simply log into an app on your smartphone and have an Uber, Lyft or another rideshare arrive within minutes. Your trip home may not be as carefree as you think, though. According to the Pew Research Center, more than 35% of adults in the United States report [...]

There are countless hazards to be on the lookout for while driving, from tricky intersections to poor road conditions and drunk drivers. Accidents may be especially likely to occur during certain times of the day and they may also involve vehicles that are not involved in traffic collisions very frequently, such as garbage trucks or buses. Moreover, these accidents can be especially devastating due to the size of these larger vehicles, and the [...]

The schoolyard can be a brutal place. For kids targeted by bullies, they may suffer the impact of bullying into their adult life. Bullying might appear to be something that kids only have to worry about while at school, but the truth is that they could wind up experience mental health effects later on in life due. The effect of bullying on California children lasts. According to LiveScience, when children suffer at the [...]

In the event that a loved one has passed away due to negligence in California, you may have the right to file for a wrongful death suit. However, not everybody is eligible to file for wrongful death. According to the State of California, if you are one of the following relations to the deceased, you are entitled to file a wrongful death claim: Spouse. If you were legally married to the deceased prior to their [...]

A broken or fractured bone can range from moderate to severe in pain, and such an injury almost always requires medical care in order to properly heal. If immediate medical assistance is not possible in the area of California at which the injured person is located, there are some things that can be done to reduce complications in the meantime. Diagnosing a broken bone  If an x-ray is not possible right away, it [...]

Almost anyone in California who is working on a construction site is likely to use scaffolding occasionally, but many are on scaffolds every day. Unfortunately, these structures pose a high risk of injury. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration provides detailed regulations for scaffolding safety. Here are the three most common causes of scaffolding injuries and who may be liable in the accident. Falls One of the primary dangers of working above the ground [...]