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Sacramento’s Across the Top Project

Sacramento’s Across the Top Project

Sacramento’s “Across the Top” project is adding carpool lanes and repaving the highway.  It has been in progress since 2011 and is projected to be…

Edward Smith
September 09, 2015
Employer Liability In Wrongful Death Accident

Employer Liability In Wrongful Death Accident

Many employees drive company vehicles either to and from work or for specific company related tasks. Wrongful death claims can be brought against a driver’s…

Jeep Grand Cherokee TIPM Injury Information

Jeep Grand Cherokee TIPM Injury Information

Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs have been having some TIPM problems lately. The TIPM is the Totally Integrated Power Module. The most notable issue with the…

Recommending a new book on Effects of Trauma

Recommending a new book on Effects of Trauma

As a holistic personal injury lawyer, I see literally hundreds of people each month suffering from the physical and emotional after-effects of trauma. Bessel van…

Edward Smith
September 25, 2014

Car Accident Lost Wages Self Employed

At times, injuries and/or the medical appointments required to heal from the injuries, can cause a person to sustain a wage loss as part of…

Traumatic Brain Injury and its Effect on Communication and Cognition

Traumatic Brain Injury and its Effect on Communication and Cognition

There are two main types of Traumatic Brain Injury, or TBI: When a foreign object (such as a bullet) pierces the brain it can cause…

Knee Injuries in Motor Vehicle Accidents

Knee Injuries in Motor Vehicle Accidents

Knee injuries in motor vehicle accidents are often called dashboard knee injuries because the person slips beneath the car restraints and slams their knees on…

Edward Smith
February 20, 2013
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Amputations in Kids

Amputations in Kids

Among children, 60 percent of amputations are congenital in nature and 40 percent are acquired due to an injury. Most of these patients require some…

Microsurgery in Replantation

Microsurgery in Replantation

Microsurgery is one of the latest types of surgery to develop. It involves doing surgery to blood vessels and nerves underneath a microscope. It is…

Automobile Finger Amputations

Automobile Finger Amputations

Fingertip accidents are commonplace amputations at home or on the job. Fingertips can slam in doors, in car doors, while chopping food or when clearing…

Train Accident Statistics

Train Accident Statistics

Approximately every 115 minutes, someone or something is struck by a train; almost 50 % of all collisions happen at railroad crossings when the automatic…

Traumatic Hemipelvectomy

Traumatic Hemipelvectomy

Traumatic hemipelvectomies are rare traumatic injuries with a forty percent mortality rate. It happens when half of the pelvis from the pubic symphysis to the…

Motor Vehicle Rollover Accidents

Motor Vehicle Rollover Accidents

Motor vehicle rollover accidents are accidents in which the motor vehicle ends up on its side or on its back. In other words, there is…

Head Injuries in Children in Car Accidents

Head Injuries in Children in Car Accidents

Unfortunately, kids can be involved in motor vehicle accidents. Hopefully, they are properly restrained and have no problems following an accident. However, some accidents are…

Guardrail Crashes

Guardrail Crashes

Guardrails are found on roads and are designed to keep vehicles from traveling into an area more dangerous than the road. They often deflect the…