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 ...
A Seattle Catastrophic Injury Attorney Is on Your Side
When you are injured in an accident, it seems that all injuries are catastrophic. To someone who has been in a vehicular accident and has suffered cuts, broken bones, or other injuries, the trauma of the accident that stays with them for the rest of their lives. But, there are some injuries that are simply more traumatic or catastrophic than others and these injuries require the services of a catastrophic injury attorney.
The reasons why someone experiences this type of injury are about as varied as you could possibly imagine, but they are generally classified into one of several different categories:
Catastrophic injuries are just what they sound like ? catastrophic ? injuries so horrendous that you will never fully recover from them, either physically or emotionally. These injuries include, but are not limited to burns, brain and head injuries, paralysis, spinal cord injuries, amputation, severe burns, and loss of sight or hearing. When something like this happens to you, your entire life will change forever and finding a Seattle catastrophic injury law firm is essential.
- Loss of sight or hearing
- Spinal cord injury
- Amputation