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• An Overview of Factors Involved In Fire Investigation

  Edward Smith | January 17, 2007 11:05 AM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Fire safety investigations are conducted to determine the nature and cause behind a fire and to establish the rightful claim for the person/s involved in the fire.t. Fire investigators, the personnel responsible for carrying out fire investigations, compile data related to fire investigations to analyze the factors behind how a fire was ignited and grew. They also investigate in order to...

• Tragic and avoidable....Death and D.U.I.

  Laura Mackie | January 16, 2007 7:58 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Once again, we are reminded by events in the news that drinking alcoholic beverages and driving an automobile are lethal combinations.48-year-old Janusz Porembrski died from massive head injuries sustained when the 1999 Mercury Mountain he was driving was struck by an out of control Lexus being driven by Brian Mays (age 21). The accident occurred on I-5 in Sacramento California in the early...

• Client Concerns...Pain Management

  Laura Mackie | January 16, 2007 4:33 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  The successful litigator is well prepared to discuss all of a client's needs and concerns. In addition to expecting direction on legal issues, clients often expect meaningful advice on issues relating to treatment of their injuries. And although your role as advisor will generally take the form of offering a listening ear followed by recommendations of an appropriate medical practitioner for...

• Coming to terms with your client's pain

  Laura Mackie | January 10, 2007 8:56 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  When determining the value of a client's claim for general damages, it stands to reason that a litigator must first be able to accurately identify and thereafter describe their client's pain. After all, how can you determine the extent of suffering for which you are seeking compensation without first pinpointing the exact nature of your client's pain?Is your client suffering from acute pain or...

• Manage your pain, save your brain

  Laura Mackie | January 09, 2007 5:58 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  A recent study of long term pain sufferers provides information of interest to medical professionals as well as members of the legal community. In particular, the study provides a useful basis on which to determine residuals for clients suffering long term pain as a result of the negligence of a third party.The November 23, 2006 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience reported on a study conducted...

• How about a cup of coffee with that Twinkie?

  Laura Mackie | December 27, 2006 11:57 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  A Twinkie alert was issued at 2:47 a.m. on December 20, 2006 when 50,000 pounds of Hostess bakery products were dumped on Hwy. 99 just south of Eight Mile Road in Stockton California. The unfortunate "spill" was just one aspect of a traffic accident in which a tractor-trailer overturned after the driver lost control of the big rig and crashed through the highway divider. Debris from the...

• Drunk Driving....the Aftermath

  Laura Mackie | December 27, 2006 11:27 PM | 1 CommentSacramento, CA

  When an individual chooses to mix alcohol consumption and operation of a motor vehicle, the results are often tragic. The repercussions of drunk driving are not measured solely in terms of fines and jail time. All too often, innocent bystanders become the unwitting victims of the alcohol impaired driver. On December 26, 2006, Joanne Dues was sentenced to four years in prison for gross...

• Lack of Sleep....a factor in Trucking Accidents

  Laura Mackie | December 17, 2006 9:22 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  According to an article published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine about 5,600 people are killed each year in the U.S. in crashes involving commercial trucks. Many of the crashes happen when the driver falls asleep at the wheel. The article is titled, "Impaired Performance in Commercial Drivers: Role of Sleep Apnea and Short Sleep Duration."According to a major...

• Consumer Alert - Treadmills pose a danger to children

  Laura Mackie | December 17, 2006 8:36 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Health conscious parents beware, especially if your health routine includes using a treadmill. A retrospective study was performed by the Shriners hospital in Sacramento California (covering the years 1998 to 2002) which dealt with the characteristics and treatment of treadmill related burn injuries in children. Ten patients sustained injuries associated with treadmill use. Their average age...

• Burn Injuries associated with Automobiles

  Laura Mackie | December 17, 2006 8:07 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Automoible burns still account for a significant portion of hospital burn unit admissions. Despite efforts on the part of the medical community to increase consumer awareness of the dangers associated with regular use and maintenance of vehicles, burns associated with motor vehicles accounted for as much as 10% of all burn admissions to hospitals in 2006. The most common burn injuries...