On behalf of FRANK NICHOLAS A Law Corporation | Mar 7, 2019 | Personal Injury
People get hurt all the time in California. There are plenty of reasons, from some sharp rocks under the surf off Santa Barbara to an uneven sidewalk in Riverside. Bumps and bruises don’t get much thought unless a person cannot simply “walk it off.”...
On behalf of FRANK NICHOLAS A Law Corporation | Jan 30, 2019 | Personal Injury
We’ve all been hurt in accidents, even if the results are minor. But the emotional and financial consequences of injuries caused by others can be far harder to deal with and resolve. Some of the most serious injuries may even warrant a lawsuit for financial...
On behalf of FRANK NICHOLAS A Law Corporation | Dec 28, 2018 | Personal Injury
There are many ways that a Californian may be hurt by the negligence or reckless actions of another person. In some cases, companies may liable if they created the conditions that injured a person. Insurance rates are often affected when a person or company endangers...
On behalf of FRANK NICHOLAS A Law Corporation | Nov 20, 2018 | Personal Injury
Gross negligence. Public nuisance. Aiding and abetting assault. This is some of the fiery language in a recent lawsuit brought against pillars of the e-scooter industry in California. The class-action lawsuit may make history as one of the largest challenges to a...
On behalf of FRANK NICHOLAS A Law Corporation | Oct 19, 2018 | Personal Injury
When you go to the hospital for a minor or major surgery, it is almost certain that you will need to receive anesthesia in some form or another. You may receive local anesthesia, where a specific area of your body will be numbed so that you do not feel the pain. For...
On behalf of FRANK NICHOLAS A Law Corporation | Aug 31, 2018 | Personal Injury
Blood clots in the body can occur for many different reasons. However, when a blood clot is present in the body, many dangerous things can occur as a result, and one of these possible outcomes is the creation of a pulmonary embolism. A pulmonary embolism is a blockage...
On behalf of FRANK NICHOLAS A Law Corporation | Jul 26, 2018 | Personal Injury
When a person seeks medical care in the form of an operation, there are many complications that have the potential to arise, from issues with administering anesthesia, to wrong site surgeries to infection-causing errors. However, it is always the legal duty of the...
On behalf of FRANK NICHOLAS A Law Corporation | Jun 14, 2018 | Personal Injury
When patients aren’t feeling well, one of the first steps to them to them getting better is to receive the appropriate diagnosis for their condition. If they receive the wrong one, then it opens them up to suffering for an extended period of time without relief....
On behalf of FRANK NICHOLAS A Law Corporation | Apr 13, 2018 | Personal Injury
A man in California was involved in a traffic accident that cost him both of his legs, and he is now suing Uber, the ride-sharing company he had been using. Per the lawsuit, the man had called an Uber driver, who showed up in a Jeep. That driver then took the man out...
On behalf of FRANK NICHOLAS A Law Corporation | Mar 30, 2018 | Personal Injury
A Fresno County jury returned a verdict on March 20 in a medical malpractice case against an area heart surgeon. The jury had awarded the man’s family $55.6 million in punitive damages the previous day. They awarded an additional $12.39 million in damages. The...
