Los Angeles Injury Lawyer Blog

Colton, CA has over 50,000 residents and is located in San Bernardino County. One of Colton’s most renowned features is the Colton Crossing, a railroad intersection that ranks as one of the busiest in the nation. Two of the most famous freight companies, Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific use Colton Crossing as a main line, and the train traffic at the junction is frequent. While freight trains carry mostly imported goods arriving from the local ports of LA and Long Beach, non-passenger trains can still be involved in accidents involving commuter trains, cars, trucks, and pedestrians. Get legal help if you have been hurt in a Colton train accident at 1-800-ALAWPRO today.

The Law Team at The Rudman Law Firm, PLC has collected over $150 million for its clients. Let us do the work and worrying for you if you’ve been hurt in Colton and environs. Call 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776) for your free and confidential consultation and get the help you deserve now, or check out our website at www.alawpro.com to learn more. We will fight for you.

So Cal train accidents can involve commuter trails, freight rail lines, cars, or pedestrians, and that means that road vehicle or train occupants can get hurt or killed in crashes. When a commuter train is involved in a crash, multiple partied may be responsible: train engineers, rail maintenance companies, Metrolink, and others. Discovering who is to blame is complicated, so if you or a loved one has been involved in a train-related accident in the San Fernando Valley, get legal help now at 1-800-ALAWPRO.

A San Fernando Valley chain-reaction crash involving a Metrolink commuter train resulted in the injuries of 6 people including train, car and pickup truck occupants. The train hit a pickup truck that had been struck by a car attempting to avoid an ambulance. The crash happened on railroad tracks running parallel to a major road in Pacoima. Four car and truck passengers suffered major injuries while 8 train passengers had minor injuries.

Meanwhile Metrolink is in the news for other reasons: bypassing a federally safety requirement. Apparently Metrolink was allowed a waiver, allowing the rail service to bypass posting signs reminding their train operators to slow down after exiting a rail station. An LA area train crash that killed more than two dozen people last year allegedly involved the engineer speeding after leaving a station. Get all of legal information you need about train accidents at www.alawpro.com.

The Law Team at The Rudman Law Firm, PLC is here for you if you or a loved one has been hurt or killed in a train crash in So Cal. Call 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776) for your free and private consultation. We have more than 50 years combined law experience. Let us serve you in your time of need by getting in touch with us today.

Injuries that happen on public property may be the fault of the property owners or managers. Schools, both public and private, can be liable for accidents that happen on their premises. Accidents such as falls or slips can result in injuries, breaks, and sprains to the legs, ankles, arms, neck, and hips. Locations of such school accidents can include athletic facilities, cafeterias, dormitories, classrooms, and hallways. Maintenance and safe keeping of these areas is nearly always the responsibility of the school, so if you or your child has been hurt on school property in Southern Cal, speak a lawyer at no cost by calling 1-800-ALAWPRO now.

In Nevada, a high school football player sustained a serious ankle injury while on his school’s practice field. He is suing the school for $350,000 and claims that the injury negatively impacted his chances for getting a college scholarship. The lawsuit alleges that the field was in a “deplorable” condition with standing water, rocks, and weeds. The suit also claims that other student injuries had occurred on the field, and that the school was aware of the situation. Get more information about premises liability and your rights at www.alawpro.com.

If you suspect that you or your child was injured and the premises is liable, seek the help of a personal injury lawyer today. The Law Firm of The Rudman Law Firm, PLC serves Southern California with over 50 years combined legal experience. Let us do all the work and worrying for you when you call 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776). We offer a free consultation and do not collect fees from you until we have collected for you. Don’t wait to get help. Call us now.

Car accidents can be caused by any number of variables, and dangerous or defective roads are a leading cause of crashes. A new report found that LA has the roughest roads in the entire country. The condition of these roads and the traffic they cause cost the city and its residents money, not the mention the resulting accidents, injuries, and deaths. Los Angeles drivers who have been in a road accident may have the city to blame if a deteriorating, dangerous, or congested roads were involved. To find out if you have a case, call 1-800-ALAWPRO and speak to an LA crash lawyer today.

The road report was released by the nationally recognized transportation research group TRIP. In addition to the fact that LA has the US’s worst traffic congestion, here are some other statistics and information uncovered by the report.

• 874: number of people who died in LA car crashes in 2008
• 92%: percent of Los Angeles roads ranging in condition from poor to mediocre
• $40 billion: amount delays and repairs of bad roads cost CA
• 33%: percentage of “structurally deficient” or obsolete bridges and overpasses in LA
• Roads and intersections ranking the worst in Los Angeles include long stretches of:
• Highland Avenue
• Santa Monica Boulevard
• Venice Boulevard
• I-5 (Santa Ana) Freeway
• 405 (San Diego) Freeway

Potholes, cracked pavement, poor paint, reflectors or signals, all provide potential dangers for motorists. Visit www.alawpro.com to learn more about dangerous and defective roads and your rights.

At the Law Offices of The Rudman Law Firm, PLC, we have collected more than $150 million for our clients. And we don’t collect from you until we have collected for you. Find out more by calling 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776) for your free and confidential consultation with one of our experienced attorneys. Let us do the work and worrying for you. Please call now.

Nursing homes, also known as convalescent centers or senior residential facilities, should provide ease and comfort as they service residents who are ill and/or late in life. But nursing homes can quickly become places of fear and terror if elder abuse is present. Elder abuse manifests in a variety of forms: physical, emotional, financial, sexual, and more. Abuse of the elderly is illegal, and in nursing homes, elder abuse may appear as negligence in the form of lax, inappropriate, or improper care. Learn more about abuse at nursing homes and who is liable at www.alawpro.com. If you believe you or a loved one has been hurt or killed as the result of nursing home abuse in Ventura County, call 1-800-ALAWPRO and speak with a lawyer for free today.

A patient at the Fillmore Convalescent Center in Ventura County was abused by an employee, and her family sued the nursing home, ultimately collecting $7.75 million. The family suspected their loved one, who was unable to speak due to a stroke, was being abused and installed hidden cameras to investigate. They recorded a convalescent home worker physically abusing the 71-year-old woman by hair pulling, neck, finger and wrist bending, slapping, and more. Other instances of abuse at the center are also suspected. The residential nursing facility recently got a 5-star rating (the best offered) from Medicaid and Medicare service organizations.

If you or someone close to you has been the victim of elder abuse at a nursing care home or facility, get in touch with the Law Team at The Rudman Law Firm, PLC. We have more than 50 years combined legal experience with which to serve you. Call us for your free and confidential consultation at 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776). We will fight for you.

Product recalls target available products that have the potential to harm the public. Many times, recalls come too late, after any number of children or adults have been hurt or even killed by a dangerous product. In an effort to combat increasing deaths and injuries, the nation’s main watchdog organization for product recalls has recently beefed up their recalls of products that can kill or injure children. As evidence, a variety of cribs and beds, as well as strollers and window coverings have been recalled recently after infants and children have died or been hurt during use. Now the US Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced its largest product recall ever, recalling all window roll-up blinds with cords as well as all Roman shades due to the potential for hurting children. If your family has suffered the death or injury of a child due to window shades or blinds in California, please call 1-800-ALAWPRO for legal help today.

More than 50 million window coverings are affected by the recall. The danger lies in the potential for suffocation and/or strangulation. Window blind and shade cords can strangle children who mistakenly wrap the cords around their necks. Roman shades pose a hazard to children who can become entrapped between the shade’s fabric and the inner cord. Rollup blinds’ lifting loops and fabric hold the same potential risks for suffocation. In the past 3 years, over a dozen children have nearly died after being strangled by Roman shades, and five actually were killed. Three child deaths in the past 8 years have occurred as a result of roll-up blind accidents. Learn more about wrongful death and product liability at www.alawpro.com.

The Law Firm to call in California if your family has been the victim of a window shade accident is The Rudman Law Firm, PLC. We have more than 50 years combined legal experience. While we can never undo the unthinkable damage that has been done, we can help you seek answers and compensation for your losses. Let one of our experienced attorneys help you when you call 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776). We are here for you.