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Case Specific Resources and Free Legal Consultations
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- Acquired Brain Injury Free Attorney Consultation- brain condition that occurs due to prolonged contact or intake of toxic substances.
- Airplane Accidents Free Attorney Consultation- in the United States alone over 200 people die per year in airplane crashes.
- Amusement Park Accidents Free Attorney Consultation- in the year 2000 alone over 10,580 injuries that required ER treatment were reported due to mechanical amusement park rides alone.
- Park Product Liability
- Operator Neglect
- Wreckless Endangerment
- See Government Amusement Park Statistics From 2001
- Auto Accidents Free Attorney Consultation- In 2002, 42,815 people were killed in the estimated 6,316,000 policereported motor vehicle traffic crashes, 2,926,000 people were injured.
- Birth Injury Free Attorney Consultation- "Impairment of the infant’s body function or structure due to adverse influences that occurred at birth." In the year 2002 there were 3,623,893 birth injuries reported."
- Brain Damage Free Attorney Consultation - can be the result of a sudden traumatic experience or can be the result of prolonged exposure to harmful or toxic materials. Also occurs due to a lack of oxygen.
- Car Accidents Free Attorney Consultation- NHTSA estimates that alcohol was involved in 41 percent of fatal crashes and in 6 percent of all crashes in 2002. The 17,419 fatalities in alcohol-related crashes during 2002 represent an average of one alcohol-related fatality every 30 minutes.
- Cerebral Palsy Free Attorney Consultation- "a group of disorders that affect a person's ability to move and to maintain balance and posture due to a nonprogressive brain abnormality, which means that it does not get worse over time. However, the exact symptoms can change over a person's lifetime."(CDC)
- Coma Free Attorney Consultation- "A coma is a profound or deep state of unconsciousness. An individual in a state of coma is alive but unable to move or respond to his or her environment. Coma may occur as a complication of an underlying illness, or as a result of injuries, such as head trauma."
- Coma
- Workrelated or Work Place Injury
- Workers Compensation and Disability Benefits
- See Governmnet Coma Information and Resource Page
- Construction Accidents Free Attorney Consultation- "You have a right to a safe and healthful workplace. That's why Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, requiring employers to provide workplaces free from serious recognized hazards..."
- Defective Products Free Attorney Consultation- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has jurisdiction over more than 15,000 kinds of consumer products.
- Defective Products: Cars, Boats, Foods, Medicines and Environmental Products
- Product Liability
- Defective Product Class Actions
- See Government Site for a Database of Defective Products and Recall Products
- Elder Abuse Free Attorney Consultation- "Each year hundreds of thousands of older persons are abused, neglected and exploited by family members and others. Many victims are people who are older, frail, and vulnerable and cannot help themselves."
- 551,011 persons, aged 60 and over, experienced abuse, neglect in a one year period.
- Elder Neglect Claims
- Nursing Home Abuse
- See Government Site for Elder Abuse Information and Elder Assistance Resources
- Erbs Palsy Free Attorney Consultation- a condition that occurs due to breech births, prolonged births or other situations where the Doctors believe they are required to remove the infant with some measure of force that can lead to Brachial Plexus Injuries.
- Failure to Diagnose Free Attorney Consultation- delay in the diagnostic process can allow for cancer metastisis, corroded arteries to devolop into a stroke and in serious cases can be the direct cause of a preventable death.
- Fatal Accidents Free Attorney Consultation- in the year 2002 alone there were 5524 workplace fatalities reported to the Government. From 1992 to 2002 there were 67,363 work related deaths reported to the government.
- Head Injury Free Attorney Consultation- "A blow or jolt to the head can disrupt the normal function of the brain. Doctors often call this type of brain injury a 'concussion' or a 'closed head injury.' Doctors may describe these injuries as “mild” because concussions are usually not life threatening. Even so, the effects of a concussion can be serious."
- Head Injuries: TBI ABI
- Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Workplace or Construction Realted Accident
- See Government Site for Infomation, Resources and Symptoms of Head Injuries
- Medical Malpractice / Medical Error- "A recent report by the Institute of Medicine estimates that as many as 44,000 to 98,000 people die in U.S. hospitals each year as the result of medical errors. This means that more people die from medical errors than from motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer, or AIDS."
Mesothelioma Free Attorney Consultation- "Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer in which malignant (cancerous) cells are found in the mesothelium, a protective sac that covers most of the body's internal organs. Most people who develop mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they inhaled asbestos particles."
Motorcycle Accident Free Attorney Consultation- "In 2001, 3,181 motorcyclists were killed and an additional 60,000 were, injured in traffic crashes in the United States..."
Negligent Security Cases Free Attorney Consultation- When a known unsafe condition is not addressed and is allowed to persist, putting consumers, neighbors and workers in harms way damages thousands of people each year.
- Negligent Securities
- Slip and Fall Accidents
- Workers Compensation and Lost Wage Restitution
- See Government Site for Workplace Negligent Securites Information and Resources
Nursing Home Abuse Free Attorney Consultation- "About 1.6 million elderly and disabled Americans receive care in nearly 17,000 nursing homes...states have the primary responsibility for conducting on-site inspections and recommending sanctions against nursing homes that violate health and safety requirements."
- Nursing home Abuse
- Elderly Neglect
- Medical Malpractice / Geriatric Health Care
- See Government Site for Nursing Home Abuse Press Release and Resources
Paralysis Free Attorney Consultation- "Spinal cord injury (SCI) occurs when a traumatic event results in damage to cells within the spinal cord or severs the nerve tracts that relay signals up and down the spinal cord."
- Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
- Workplace Injury
- Types of Common Spine Injuries Covered: contusion, compression, laceration and central cord syndrome.
- Spinal Cord Injury Information: Quick Reference (PDF)
Paraplegia Free Attorney Consultation- is commonly defined as paralysis of both legs and the lower part of the body. Aprox. 31% of people lose their job due to their injury and the first year costs due to a change in life style can be a heavy burden (See Spinal Cord Infomation Above)
Product Liability Free Attorney Consultation- to provide better service in alerting the American people to unsafe, hazardous or defective products, six federal agencies with vastly different jurisdictions have joined together to create www.recalls.gov.
- Product Liability
- Defective Products
- Wrongful Death Claims / Cases Due to Product Liability and Company Negligence
- See Government Site and Search for Defective Products by Company
Quadriplegia Free Attorney Consultation- Paralysis from the neck down, including the trunk and both legs and arms, this is both a devistating and costly accident. See the links provided below for Information and Resources of the link above for a free Consultation from a lawyer.
Railroad Accidents Free Attorney Consultation- From Jan-Dec of 2002 12,047 casulties were reproted to the Federal Railroad Administration's Office of Safety and 540 non rider/ tresspasser fatalities were reported as well.
Rhabdomyolysis Free Attorney Consultation- Rhabdomyolysis is the breakdown of muscle fibers resulting in the release of muscle fiber contents into the circulation. Some of these are toxic to the kidney and frequenty result in kidney damage.
- Rhabdomyolysis
- Workplace Injuries
- Symptoms- Abnormal urine color, Muscle tenderness, Weakness of the affected muscle, Generalized weakness, Muscle stiffness or aching.
- See Government Site for Rhabdomolysis Information, Resources and Orginizations
Silicosis Free Attorney Consultation- "Silicosis is a disabling, nonreversible and sometimes fatal lung disease caused by overexposure to respirable crystalline silica. Silica is the second most common mineral in the earth's crust."
Slip and Fall Free Attorney Consultation- "More than a million people suffer from a slip, trip or falling injury each year; over 11,000 die as a result of falls alone."
- There are an estimated 300,000 disabling injuries each year in the American work force, resulting in 1,400 worker deaths.
- Slips, trips and falls account for 15 to 20 percent of all workers' compensation costs.
- See Government Site for Slip and Fall Prevention with the Elderly
- See Government Site for Slip and Fall Article
Spinal Cord Injury Free Attorney Consultation- "The Spinal Cord is a complex organ containing nerve cells, supporting cells, and nerve fibers to and from the brain. The spinal cord is arranged in segments, with higher segments controlling movement and sensation in upper parts of the body and lower segments controlling the lower parts of the body."
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Work Related / Work Place Spinal Cord Injuries are more prevalent in Adults
- Sports Related Spinal Cord damage is more prevalent in children and teenages
- See Government Site for New Research On Spinal Cord Injury Treatment
Swimming Pool Accident Free Attorney Consultation- "In 2000, there were 3,482 unintentional drownings in the United States, an average of nine people per day. This does not include those who drowned in boating-related incidents."
Taxi Accidents Free Attorney Consultation- "In 1993, the risk for taxicab drivers was 1,658 fatalities per million employees, the highest among all transportation occupations."
- Taxi Cab Accidents: Workers Compensation / Work realted Accident
- Taxi Cab Collisions / Taxi Cab Injury Victims
- "The risk of being killed while working in a transportation occupation is more than five times the average for all occupations"
- See Government Site For Transportation Information and Taxi Cab Statistics
Thorium Exposure Free Attorney Consultation- "Inhaling thorium dust causes an increased risk of developing lung cancer, and cancer of the pancreas; bone cancer risk is also increased because thorium may be stored in bone."
Train Accident Free Attorney Consultation- the United States has 194,731 km mainline railroad routes.
Truck Accident Free Attorney Consultation- "In 2002, 434,000 large trucks were involved in traffic crashes in the United States; 4,542 were involved in fatal crashes. A total of 4,897 people died (11 percent of all the traffic fatalities reported in 2002)"
- Large Truck Accidents / Small Truck Accidents
- Workers Compensation
- Fatal Accidents
- See Government Site For Truck Accident Information and Safety Statistics
Welding Rod Injury Free Attorney Consultation- welding rods have been linked to Parkinsons disease. The cause of this disease is the manganese in the welding rod that enters the air in the form of fumes when the rod is melted in the welding process. The manganese fumes harm the part of the brain that produces dopamine.
- Welding Rod Fumes Linked To Parkinson's Disease
- OSHA Violations / Welders of America Violations
- American Electical Workers Compensation
- Welders Disease due to Manganism
- See Medical Study On the Realtionship between Parkinson's and Welding Rods (PDF)
Whistle Blower Free Attorney Consultation- "OSH Act, employees who believe that their employer has discriminated or retaliated against them for raising or reporting safety or health concerns may file a complaint with OSHA."
Workplace Accidents Free Attorney Consultation- the OSHA provides a list of many of the Fatal workplace accidents that all to commonly occur. The list also comes with a set of provisions as to how employers can make a safer work environment.
Wrongful Death Free Attorney Consultation- accidental injury that leads to mortality is the number 5 killer in America. In the year 2002 85,964 people were victims of a wrongful/accidental death.
Zicam Free Attorney Consultation- Zicam has been reported to cause extreme pain and even possibly causing loss of taste or smell for the user.
- Zicam
- Product Liability
- Defective Products
- Negligent / Unethical Buisness Practice
State Specific Personal Injury, Health & Disability Resources
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