Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

• Toddler Mauled To Death By Uncle's Pit-Bull Terrier

  IB Contributor | January 07, 2007 10:58 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Pit-Bull Terriers and Rottweilers should be treated like a loaded gun.On New Year's Day, a 5- year-old Ellie Lawrenson was mauled to death by her uncle's Pit-Bull Terrier while staying with her grandmother.Tragic and frightening as this death was, what's scarier is that the girl's uncle was warned by authorities about his dog's dangerous behavior six months earlier. Had he heeded that warning, a...

• Dog Bite Statistics

  Rick Patterson | January 02, 2007 2:59 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year more than 4.7 million people are bitten by dogs. Given that over 50 percent of all dog bites occur on the dog owner's property, the issue is a major source of concern for insurers.In 2005 dog bites cost insurers $317.2 million. In 2003 the cost was $321.6 million. The cost of an average dog bite went from $16,600 in...

• Preventing Dog Bites

  Greg Owen | December 20, 2006 5:24 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  A little education will go along way in the prevention of dog bites. You may have noticed that stories of dog bites have news a lot lately. The good news is that there is much we can do to prevent an attack. Sometimes, unknowingly, people encourage dog bites. Either because people don't know how to properly behave around dogs, or they think they can do things around a strange dog that they do...

• What You Can Do To Prevent Slip And Falls

  Claude Wyle | December 10, 2006 11:16 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  Slip and fall and trip and fall accidents and injuries have reached epidemic proportions in the U.S., particularly for persons over 65 years of age. Fortunately, there are several ways to help prevent slip and fall and trip and fall accidents, which are listed herein below. If you are injured due to another's negligence or because of a dangerous or defective condition on someone's property, you...

• Dog Attacks on Dogs

  IB Contributor | December 09, 2006 2:00 PM | 3 CommentsOrange County, CA

  I receive inquires regarding dogs attacking dogs such as the following, a few times a week.While walking my pregnant Yorkie on a leash, she was ripped out of my arms and brutally killed by a large, unrestrained dog. My Yorkie suffered a horrible, horrible death. This is the most brutal and traumatic event I have gone through and there doesn't seem to be any protection or justice for my pet....

• How to Prevent Dog Bites, For Children and Owners

  Claude Wyle | December 06, 2006 10:52 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is an absolute epidemic of dog bites to children. As dog bite attorneys, we know that most dog bites are preventable, and that what we need is comprehensive dog bite prevention education and greater accountability for the owners of aggressive dogs. Both children and adults need to be trained how to interact with dogs who...

• An ounce of Prevention......

  Laura Mackie | November 29, 2006 7:41 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Slip and fall accidents are difficult cases to litigate, especially when your client is an older adult. More often than not the injuries sustained during an unintentional fall, if not immediately fatal, can cause functional impairments that may require admission to a nursing home for a year or even longer. The physical and emotional toll this inevitably takes on the client and their family is...

• Meniscal tears and trauma

  Laura Mackie | November 14, 2006 5:49 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Slip and fall accidents commonly result in injuries to the knee which can be debilitating and costly. Whenever a client presents with a knee injury, their physician will usually proceed with treatment consisting of ice, wrap, motion, and anti-inflammatory medication. However, if the client is diagnosed with a meniscal tear, treatment may be much more involved. A meniscal tear is a tear in the...

• To Fall Or Not To Fall, That is the question

  Laura Mackie | November 12, 2006 10:11 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Each year, more than 1.6 million seniors are treated in U.S. hospital emergency rooms for fall-related injuries caused by incidents such as slipping on a wet bathroom floor, loss of balance on stairs, or tripping on a throw rug. According to the U.S National Institute on Aging, falls are the leading cause of fractures, hospital admissions for trauma, loss of independence, and injury-related...

• Landlord Made Accountable for Tenant Trip and Fall

  Claude Wyle | November 06, 2006 3:28 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  Congratulations to my partner, George Choulos, for another great result on a trip and fall case. $500,000! This trip and fall case, filed in San Francisco, California, is particularly notable since Choulos' client "tripped and fell" over a raised threshold and into an untempered glass shower door in his own apartment, on his way to the bathroom. Broken shards of glass pierced the man's body...