Negligence

Sexual Harassment: The Cultural Issues Beyond the Workplace

Sexual Harassment Attorney Los Angeles, Owen Patterson and OwenAs a Personal Injury Law Firm, we think it’s important to keep people educated about news in our industry that might affect them. And while most people don’t think about sexual harassment until it hits close to home, the behavior has become commonplace on college campuses.

Why is quantifying sexual harassment on college campuses so difficult?

The reported number of sexual harassment cases on college campuses has risen over the last decade. Despite that increase in reported cases, it is the view that sexual assault on college campuses is not an issue serious enough to make significant changes. Sexual assault on college campuses is a significant issue and looking the other way isn’t helping matters. [Read more…]

6 Tips to Shopping Smart for Safe Toys this Holiday Season

Toys should surprise, delight and educate children, not hurt them. But despite great strides made in recent years by government regulators and consumer advocates to rid the nation of dangerous toys, they are still out there. And kids are still suffering: an average of 250,000 toy-related injuries each year since 2008 were serious enough to require a visit to the emergency room. Bottom line: parents, family and caregivers must remain vigilant.

Here are tips and resources you can use to prevent toy injuries and keep the magic of the holidays alive throughout the year: [Read more…]

Dialysis Company Fighting Wrongful Death Claims

device-for-dialysis-sessionHope Schultz is seeking damages for wrongful death, negligence, negligent misrepresentation, fraud, and other charges, after her husband died due to faulty dialysis products from Fresenius USA. 
 “Schultz claims that her 50-year-old husband, Michael Schultz, died the day he received his last dialysis treatment, Dec. 17, 2010. [Read more…]

Safety, Cost Challenges to Child Care

Finding affordable and safe day care has become a major challenge for working parents. Recent studies show that child care now exceeds the annual median rent in almost half of all states, straining already tight budgets to the breaking point. But money means nothing if little Johnny or Judy doesn’t come home safely at day’s end. Serious inconsistencies in licensing, enforcement and training have created dangerous situations where thousands of kids are injured each year – some fatally – while in the care of others. [Read more…]

Flaw in Gas Can Design Can Cause Explosions and Serious Injuries

Three-year-old Landon Beadore was helping his mom pick up toys when he knocked over a plastic gas can just like the one pictured here. The pilot light on a nearby water heater ignited the gas fumes, which flashed back to the nozzle on the gas can, turning it into a firebomb. [Read more…]