Victims of personal injury or on-the-job accidents are often unsure of their rights and options. These library articles offer the reliable information victims need to make smart decisions about their cases.
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San Diego, California, Lawyers | Paraplegia and Quadriplegia | Injuries A minor or severe spinal cord injury can make you feel as if nothing will ever be the same again. Your vital nerve command system is impaired. While you are struggling with the anger, fear, loss, and depression that are often associated with a traumatic personal injury, you are also called upon to make important decisions about your future. -
San Diego Attorneys for Commercial Vehicle Accidents | Injuries Commercial vehicle accidents happen unexpectedly, often at the worst possible times, and the injuries they cause are severe. Each year in California, commercial vehicle accidents cause serious injuries, including broken bones, back and neck injuries, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injury, and wrongful death. California is full of freeways and large commercial trucking is big business since we have huge ports located up and down the coast. -
Regulatory Takings and Rising Tides The purpose of this article is to focus on how background principles of law, as explained in Lucas and seen in the light of climate change mitigation and adaptation, may be used as a defense to regulatory takings claims. -
Judicial Approaches to Dealing With Constitutional Limitations Surrounding Ecosystem-Based Management The purpose of this paper is to analyze recent judicial precedent interpreting the extent of federal jurisdiction over ecological resources within the context of coastal resource management. A focus will be placed on the recent US Supreme Court opinion in Rapanos v. United States.1 The intent is to determine, to some extent, the willingness of the judicial branch to read “ecosystem principles” as a basis for accepting federal jurisdiction under the commerce power of the United States Constitution.2 What may be defined as “ecosystem services” will likely include resources that extend into jurisdictions traditionally reserved to the states. -
Sustainable Approaches to Managing Small-Scale Ecosystems: A Case Study of Vernal Pool Protection in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States of America This paper reviews the current management scheme used by Massachusetts to protect vernal pools, which represent small-scale ecosystems, and analyzes the scheme?’s relative strengths and weaknesses from an overall sustainability standpoint by looking at the frameworks developed for management. The frameworks are analyzed to determine if the objectives of vernal pool protection are being met. -
A Case Study of Carbon Sequestration Potential of Land Use Policies Favoring Re-growth and Long-term Protection of Temperate Forests Two calculations are made using this carbon sequestration average. One is made identifying the amount of carbon sequestered through a small-scale land protection organization, yielding a net carbon sequestration of approximately 224 metric tons of carbon per year. The other is based on the amount of land required to offset current anthropogenic emissions of carbon in the global carbon budget, showing approximately 235 million hectares of new forest growth would be required to offset current global anthropogenic emissions. One implication of these calculations is the traditional assumption of carbon neutrality increasing with age (Magnani et al., 2007) is incorrect, suggesting mature forest protection may be a favored policy choice for carbon sequestration strategies. -
San Diego Rental Car Accident | What You Need To Know | Attorney Insurance issues can be confusing enough when you find yourself injured in a California car accident. These insurance issues can become even more complex when you are in an accident involving a rental vehicle. If you were injured in a rental car accident in California, we can help you sort through issues of negligence and liability, and we can help you pursue the full compensation you need and deserve under California law for your car accident injuries. -
Rear-End Collision Car Collision | San Diego California Car Accident Attorneys If you were hit from behind or suffered a catastrophic injury in a side impact crash, it often means the other driver was distracted or negligent in some way. Now that your future has changed forever, what matters most is how you are going to fight to protect your rights. -
Head-on Collision Auto Accident | San Diego Accident Attorney It's everyone's worst nightmare — receiving a phone call telling you that your spouse or teenager has been involved in a head-on collision. A head-on collision happens for only one reason: Someone was seriously negligent, driving directly at traffic. It nearly always means a catastrophic injury or fatal accident. If you have received that call, you know how devastating it is to your entire family. -
Defective Air Bag Injuries from a San Diego California Car Accident Air bags should help to keep drivers safe (and prevent death from happening in a car accident), and they frequently do. However, improperly installed or defective air bags can result in serious injuries. Defective or malfunctioning air bags can cause chemical burns, eye injuries, severe head trauma, and possibly death. San Diego Accident Attorney Mark C. Blane has years of experience holding manufacturers responsible for product defects in San Diego County and throughout California. -
Brake Failure Auto Accident | San Diego California Auto Accident Attorney Brakes are one of the most important safety systems on your vehicle, though they often go unnoticed until there is a problem. It is recommended that you care for your brakes regularly and keep them in good condition. However, even if you do everything right, brakes can still fail, causing accidents that would have otherwise been avoidable and making unavoidable accidents much worse. If you believe brake failure contributed to your accident, we have years of experience helping accident victims in San Diego County and throughout California, can help you. -
Spinal Cord Injury | Back Injury from a Car Accident | San Diego California A back injury can turn your life upside down, and we understand this. We represent the victims of spinal cord injury, as well as a wide range of other back injuries, including herniated discs, ruptured disks, whiplash, spinal stenosis, or pinched nerves. We have the capacity to handle all of these types of injuries — no matter how severe. For many years, we have built a reputation as one of San Diego's leading personal injury law firms. -
Roof Crush | Collapse Auto Accident | San Diego Car Accident Attorney Rollover accidents, in which the vehicle flips upside down, are among the most dangerous types of vehicle accidents for many reasons; it is not the bio-mechanical force of the crash that makes them the most dangerous. They are made even more dangerous by poorly-designed and manufactured vehicle roofs that cannot withstand the force of the accident. The roofs can be crushed and cause severe injuries and even death to the driver and passengers inside. Common injuries that are caused by roof crushing are fractures, traumatic brain injuries, and paralysis and other severe spinal injuries, including quadriplegia and paraplegia. -
Lost Limbs | Amputation Injuries Due to the Negligence of Another | San Diego At our law firm, in San Diego, California, we understand the fear and uncertainty that often comes with an amputation — especially when that amputation is caused by someone's negligent or reckless conduct. For many years, we have been holding people and businesses accountable for their actions by seeking full and fair compensation for personal injury victims in California court rooms. We understand the personal struggle and pain that lost limbs cause an injury victim. -
Accidentes de Bicicletas en San Diego California | Heridas de Personal Abogado en San Diego de accidentes de bicicletas: Casi todos los codigos de vehículos en el San Diego, California establece que los ciclistas tienen los mismos derechos y responsabilidades como conductor de un vehículo de motor. Sin embargo, muchos automovilistas no se dan cuenta de lo fácil que es atropellar a un ciclista. Accidente de bicicletas pueden occurir en cualquier momento. -
Daño o Herida de Cerebro | Accidentes en San Diego California | Abogado Si usted o un miembro de la familia ha sufrido de una herida de cerebro a consecuencia de un accidente u otro acontecimiento catastrófico, usted necesitará la ayuda de un abogado personal experienciado en este tipode herida las Oficinas de Ley Mark C. Blane en San Diego California puede manejar su caso. Los efectos de heridas de cerebro pueden durar durante anos, aún décadas, y usted puede ser responsables de cuentas médicas muy caras, y otro costo de asistencia médica. -
El conveño de Herida de Amputación en San Diego California | Abogado Abogado de Heridas de Amputación en San Diego California: Si usted ha sufrido heridas de un accidente de construcción, accidente de auto o cualquier otro accidente que tuvo como resultado amputación o desmembramiento, usted necesitará la ayuda de un abogado experienciado de herida de amputación para representarlo en su caso. Las Oficinas de la Ley de Mark C. Blane en San Diego, California tienen experiencia extensa en el pleito de casos en donde el cliente ha sostenido heridas de amputación o desmembramiento. -
Casos de Herida Quemadura, Exposión, o Fuego | Abogado en San Diego Las Oficinas de Ley de Mark C. Blane en San Diego California tiene experiencia extensa legal en manejar casos de herida de quemadura. Si usted ha sufrido de heridas de fuego o explosión a consecuencia de un accidente en el sur parte del estado de California, usted puede tener derecho a recibir compensación por sus danos del partido negligente. Heridas que son el resultado de un fuego o explosión pueden ser muy grave y requerir cuidado médico intensivo inclusive pero no limitado al tratamiento de dermatólogos y los centros físicos de rehabilitación. -
Abogado del Accidente de Autobús en San Diego California Abogado del Accidente de Autobús en San Diego California: Si usted ha sufrido heridas graves después de que sea golpeado por un autobús o participó en un accidente de choque con un autobús, usted necesitará representación legal de un abogado personal experienciado en este tipo de heridas. Las Oficinas de Ley de Mark C. Blane en San Diego California tienen experiencia extensa en representar a clientes implicados en accidentes de autobús y han ayudado a muchos clientes a recuperan compensación apropiada por sus danos.