LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – A 3-year-old girl whose skull was fractured by a line drive during batting practice at Dodger Stadium was scheduled for surgery on Tuesday. The accident that caused the surgery occurred Monday when Dodgers catcher Russell Martin hit a line drive in the stands near third base. It hit the girl and knocked her unconscious according to Dodgers spokesman Joe Jareck. The girl was sitting with her father at the time and he rushed he to the first aid station. The Fire Department subsequently transported the girl to ...
ENCINITAS, CALIFORNIA – A bus rider called the Sheriff’s Department Tuesday when he thought the driver was under the influence of alcohol. Deputies stopped the bus, route 309 from Oceanside to Encinitas, at around 4:30 p.m. The bus was heading east on Encinitas Boulevard near Calle Magdalena at the time. According to the Sheriff’s Department, the deputies determined the driver showed signs of being under the influence of alcohol. They subsequently conducted field sobriety tests. Based on the results of those tests, the 40-year-old driver was booked on suspicion of driving ...
What Does a Dallas Wrongful Death Attorney Do?
Everyone knows how sad it is to lose a loved family member, and often we make rash and unwise decisions immediately following the death. When your loved one has died because of some sort of accident or mishap, something that could be considered ?wrongful death?, then you may feel so resentful and angry, that you accept a settlement in spite of what you know to be right.
If you have suffered the loss of someone due to wrongful death, do not talk to insurance companies or an opposing attorney ? hire a wrongful death attorney who will work on your behalf. When you are in grief, it is no time to be fighting, to be worrying, or to be waging a war on behalf of your relative. You should be taking care of yourself, dealing with the pain, and picking up the pieces.
A Dallas wrongful death attorney is qualified to handle all of the paperwork and ensure that the people who are responsible for the wrongful death are brought to justice. Any victim?s survivors of a wrongful death will usually have a right to both compensatory and punitive damages, which means that not only will you be compensated for the loss of wages, the cost of medical care and burial, and potential inheritance issues, but you will also be compensated for the misdeed of the other party.
You will want to make contact with a wrongful death attorney immediately if your loved one has been the victim of a car crash, a medical mishap or misdiagnosis, a product failure or defect, or any other type of incident where there is clearly someone else to blame. Even if you aren?t quite sure where to point the finger, contact a wrongful death lawyer who can help you do just that.
Filing a wrongful death complaint is best done within days of the death, and the longer you wait, the more difficult it is for the wrongful death lawyer to obtain the information that they need to proceed with the case. So, if you believe your loved one has suffered from a wrongful death, then you should find appropriate wrongful death legal aid as soon as possible.