QUESTION: I slipped off a broken uneven step outside the local post office and was immediately paralyzed with pain from a dislocated shoulder. After I slipped, an employee went out and salted the step, looked at me, and said I should get to the hospital. I was taken to the emergency where they took X-rays, and my arm was on a sling for 3 weeks. I have my wife and another person as witnesses to this incident. What are the steps I should take so that I could claim damages.
QUESTION: My mother-in-law was diagnosed with stage 4 gastric cancer in July 2012 and she is currently under treatment. She had been taking the drug azathioprine for Crohn’s disease. Immediately upon diagnosis she was ordered to stop azathioprine. After doing some research, we found that azathioprine is a known carcinogen and increases risks of cancer. What kind of attorney do we need? What information are necessary for us to pursue a case against a prescription drug company? ANSWER: You need a lawyer specializing in personal injury cases. Many personal injury.
QUESTION: I live in California and I am involved in a personal injury case in Tennessee. My lawyer here in California hired a lawyer in Tennessee to handle the case there. They want me to fly to Tennessee for depositions and mediation. Can one or both of these firms pay for my airfare and hotel? Is this customary? Or am I on my own? ANSWER: Ordinarily, except for experts ordered by the court, expert witness fees incurred by the prevailing party are not an item of recoverable costs in California state.
QUESTION: Is the school liable for my son’s injury during a wrestling practice at his school? My son’s opponent made an illegal move (pile drive), and sent my son head first to the floor. My son sustained a spinal injury and he has not been the same since. ANSWER: There is a special relationship between a school district or its employees and students that imposes an affirmative duty on the district/employees to take reasonable steps to protect students from reasonably foreseeable risks of harm [C.A. v. William S. Hart Union.
QUESTION: My fiance was shot three times in a robbery attempt by a guy, and the shooter has been sentenced to 29 years in jail for the crime. My fiance is now permanently paralyzed from the chest down. What are the steps we need to take to bring a case against the state where this crime happened? ANSWER: Generally, no suit for money or damages may be brought against a government entity (or against a government employee acting in the scope of employment) unless and until a timely claim has.
QUESTION: I slipped off a broken uneven step outside the local post office and was immediately paralyzed with pain from a dislocated shoulder. After I slipped, an employee went out and salted the step, looked at me, and said I should get to the hospital. I was taken to the emergency where they took X-rays, and my arm was on a sling for 3 weeks. I have my wife and another person as witnesses to this incident. What are the steps I should take so that I could claim damages.
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