In 2008, the Center for Disease Control released a statistic revealing that the causes of brain injury stem from: Assault (37%) Auto Accidents (25%) Sports Activities (11%) Falls (11%) A different study revealed that 87% of those incarcerated in American jails suffered from brain injuries as well. Adam Lanza, the man responsible for the Sandy… Read More
Tag: Wrongful Death
by Amber Cortez | January 3rd, 2013 | Blog, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
Newtown Tragedy Brings Brain Injury to Light
by Amber Cortez | November 13th, 2012 | Blog, Wrongful Death
Unborn Child Listed in Wrongful Death Suit
Christopher Schmidt, his wife Diana and their three children (one unborn) were tragically killed on September 9th after truck driver, Josef Slezak, crashed into the rear of Mr. Schmidt’s car at 75 mph, causing him to crash into his wife’s car in front of him. The children were in Mrs. Schmidt’s car. The entire family… Read More
by Amber Cortez | October 31st, 2012 | Blog, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
Worker Cooked to Death at Bumble Bee Plant
62 year old Jose Malena was cooked to death in an industrial oven at a Bumble Bee seafood plant in Santa Fe Springs, California. The police and fire department arrived in response to a 911 call made by a worker who found Malena dead inside the “steamer machine.” Malena had been an employee of the… Read More