San Bernardino Workers' Compensation Law Blog

Employees sustain injuries for many reasons while working, whether they slip and fall or are injured due to malfunctioning equipment. However, traffic can be especially dangerous for some workers, even if they are not required to drive a vehicle as part of their job duties. Pedestrian accidents can occur in many different fields and leave employees with severe injuries, or even claim their lives. If you have been hurt in a pedestrian accident that took place while you were working, you should know your legal options as you try to recover.

Sometimes, people are asked to work alongside the road, such as those who hold a sign to advertise a business. Others may need to cross a busy street in order to run an errand for their employer, which can also be dangerous. Unfortunately, workers who have to take on these responsibilities may run the risk of being struck by a reckless driver, such as someone who is drunk or exhibiting any other form of negligent driving.

Giving birth can be a scary experience. It is not unusual for both new and experienced California mothers to feel afraid when the day they have been waiting nine months for finally arrives. Every birth is unique and with that in the back of their minds, moms know unexpected complications can come up at anytime. 

What most do not expect - and even hope and pray against - is a physical injury to their newborn. Most moms do everything in their power to give their growing babies exactly what they need throughout the nine months leading to birth. Their protective instinct would also lead mothers to do all they can to keep their little ones safe - in the womb, throughout the birthing process and for their entire lives. 

If you or one of your California loved ones has ever gone under the knife and required anesthesia, you probably know that there are inevitable risks involved with receiving anesthetic treatment. When anesthesiologists make errors, the repercussions can prove severe and even fatal, so it is important that anyone who undergoes treatment involving anesthesia fully understand the risks involved before doing so. At Kampf, Schiavone & Associates, we know that you place a certain degree of trust in your physicians, and we have helped many clients who suffered injury or hardship because of a medical provider’s negligence or mistake pursue appropriate recourse.

According to Elcam Safety, many anesthesia-related medical errors involve medication dosing mistakes. Dosing mistakes are frequently the result of an anesthesiologist’s inexperience, but carelessness and a lack of familiarity with medical equipment are also common factors in anesthesia dosing errors.

If you count yourself among the thousands of people across California who currently earn an income as a nurse, you may understand all too well that, while rewarding, nursing can be an inherently dangerous, difficult occupation. Nurses typically report higher illness and injury rates than professionals across many other industries, and the long hours and often highly emotional nature of the job can only further compound existing difficulties.

Per the U.S. Library of Medicine’s National Institutes of Health, many nurses who develop illness or suffer injury while on the job experience similar health issues, and that many of those issues and hardships result from similar circumstances. Chronic pain, for example, is among the most common complaints lodged by today’s nurses, many of whom experience pains in their lower backs, knees and upper extremities. Often, persistent pain occurs because nurses handle heavy lifting duties, which might include moving immobile patients, heavy beds, medical equipment or what have you.