BIRTH INJURIES

Birth injuries can occur for a variety of reasons. When the injuries are caused by health care providers who deviate from standard procedure, fail to recognize potential dangers, or otherwise act negligently or recklessly, victims and families may have the right to file personal injury claims. These claims will hold medical providers accountable for their negligence, and can help victims receive financial compensation for their damages.

 

BURN INJURIES

CATASTROPHIC INJURY

Catastrophic injuries are sudden, and can occur in any number of different circumstances such as car accidents, birth injuries, medical malpractice, and many others. The important point about a catastrophic injury is that, due to the sudden-impact nature of the injury, the repercussions have a lifelong impact upon the victim and their family. These types of injuries are considered among the most serious, and victims will almost always suffer lifelong effects from the accident. These injuries include those such as burn injury, concussions, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury.

 

CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENTS

Some of the most serious workplace accidents in America occur at construction sites due to the frequency of incidents such as dangerous and deadly equipment failures, falls, exposure to dangerous chemicals, electrocution, fires and others. In many cases, the responsibility for construction accidents can be assigned to the negligence of either:

 

• The construction company, or

• A third party such as equipment manufacturer

 

The victim may be eligible to receive compensation above and beyond that which workers compensation benefits are structured to provide. In any case, victims of construction accidents should immediately seek representation from a talented and proven legal team to protect their rights and help them pursue fair compensation

 

DRUG INJURIES

Pharmaceutical companies have the responsibility of supplying their consumers with safe medications. Dangerous side effects and physical complications can become evident only after the drug has already made it onto the market. Lack of proper testing or not enough time in use to identify serious potential side effects can cause innocent people terrible injuries or illness. These could include:

 

• Brain injuries

• Heart complications

• Neurological complications

• Internal organ damage

• Blood clots

• Obesity

• Loss of basic motor functions

• Blindness

• Wrongful death

• Suicide attempts, violent behavior

 

These injuries are very serious and lead to extensive medical intervention and care, at a high cost. The pain, suffering and financial burden should be placed upon the company that allowed the medication onto the market. Do not hesitate to retain effective and knowledgeable representation to pursue the compensation you and your family deserve for your suffering and losses.

 

 

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

We can handle cases where we are alleging that the negligence was tied to a physician, surgeon, dentist, nurse, psychiatrists, pharmacist, or more. These professionals are all held to a high standard of conduct to protect their patients; should they ever fail to uphold that standard, they may be held liable for their actions.

Our firm can handle a wide variety of medical malpractice cases, such as:

• Birth injuries

• Pediatric meningitis

• Misdiagnosis

• Misdiagnosis of cancer

• Failure to diagnose

• Radiation injuries

• Anesthesia errors

• Surgical errors

• Emergency room errors

• Suicide from dangerous drugs

 

NURSING HOME ABUSE

Sadly, nursing home abuse is on the rise in San Francisco and across the United States. When a patient is placed in a nursing home, it is often because that individual has lost the ability to care for themselves. We expect that nursing home staff and owners will take extra care to provide a safe environment that will promote the health and wellbeing of elderly residents. Sometimes the nursing home caregivers or staff fails to treat their patients with dignity and respect.

 

When the nursing home staff or managers do not uphold this standard of decency, and their negligence or wrongful actions lead to injury or illness among residents, the nursing home is guilty of nursing home abuse. If you have been abused or if you suspect a loved one has been the victim of nursing home abuse, it is very important that you contact an attorney as soon as possible.

 

PREMISES LIABILITIES

Owners and managers of property or establishments owe a duty of care to anyone who is invited onto or could be present on their property. They have a responsibility to provide a safe environment to all visitors and patrons and take all reasonable measures to prevent harm. When they fail to protect their visitors and injury results, victims may be able to file premises liability claims on such grounds as:

 

• Slippery or oily floors

• Unmaintained sidewalks

• Potholes

• Faulty pool fencing, gates, drains or locks

• Falling objects

• Broken smoke detectors

• Security failures

• Uneven walking surfaces

• Inadequate lighting

 

Slip and falls or other accidents that occur can lead to serious types of injuries to the brain, spinal cord, and body, and premise owners can be held liable for their failure to attend to dangerous conditions. Strict liability also applies in some scenarios, meaning that even if the owner was unaware of the danger, they can still be held liable for any injuries that result from it, especially if the victim was a child. A skilled attorney from our team can provide you or a loved one with powerful legal representation if you have been injured on private, commercial, government or public property.

 

DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS

WERE YOU INJURED BY A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT?

The millions of products bought and sold every day are meant to be safe to consumers. Products must be manufactured, labeled and marketed in accordance with state and federal laws. Defective products, dangers that are not included on the label and false marketing can influence consumers to not only buy these dangerous products, but to place their personal health and well-being at risk. For example, if a drug does not have all of its side effects labeled, an innocent individual could be seriously injured from a deadly side effect causing injury, illness, or death. A dedicated attorney from our team can provide you or a loved one with powerful and effective legal representation if you have been injured by a product.

 

 

WRONGFUL DEATHS

Through wrongful death litigation, the law seeks to protect the families of victims who die due to another's negligent or wrongful actions. At our legal team, we recognize that a loved one's death can be devastating - emotionally and financially. A loved one's untimely death not only causes a reduction in the quality of life for his or her family, but it can also result in devastating financial losses. These losses come in the form of lost income, medical bills resulting from the injury and subsequent death, and other expenses associated with the family member's wrongful loss of life.

 

Wrongful death cases can come in many forms: a car accident wherein one driver operates their vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol and subsequently kills a passenger or another driver; products liability wherein a faulty product causes a consumer's death; surgical errors or hospital mistakes by attending physicians or medical professionals that lead to the death of a patient are all forms of wrongful death cases. In such cases, the individual or group can and should be held liable for any negligent or wrongful actions.

 

VEHICLE – BICYCLE, BOAT, CAR, MOTORCYCLE, TRUCK ACCIDENT

When vehicle accidents are caused by the negligence or recklessness of another person or company, injured victims often have the legal right to recover compensation by filing a lawsuit. These lawsuits are known as personal injury claims, and they aim to recover monetary damages for the losses victims and families suffered as a result of the accident - including their medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and emotional injuries.