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,
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
On behalf of Kampf, Schiavone & Associates | Jun 18, 2018 | Birth Injury, Firm News If you are like many California mothers or mothers-to-be, you may envision the birth of your child and picture a smooth, simple birthing process followed by a quick hospital stay and your first ride home as a complete family.
On behalf of Kampf, Schiavone & Associates | Jun 11, 2018 | Firm News Many jobs are hard on the back. These include any career that involves standing or sitting for prolonged periods, those that deal with heavy lifting and ones that require bending over. It is hard for many workers to accept the
Building houses and high-rises in California and around the world is dangerous work. This fact is not surprising given all the heavy equipment builders operate, the heights they climb and the other risky duties their work entails. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, construction workers’ accidents caused 21.1
If you reside in California and you or someone you love suffered a brain injury on the job, while receiving medical care or through other circumstances, you may have justifiable concerns about how the injury will impact your life. In addition to the serious physical toll brain injuries can take
If you are like many people in the California workforce, then you have probably given your employer some of the best years of your life. For this, it is reasonable for you to expect compensation and consideration if you happen to become injured. However, it is an unfortunate fact that many
On behalf of Kampf, Schiavone & Associates | May 31, 2018 | Birth Injury, Firm News If you are an expectant mom in California, your growing baby likely is almost always on your mind. You worry about his or her health, safety and welfare, and you do everything you possibly can to make sure that
Losing someone you care about is never easy. However losing someone when you have entrusted that individual’s care to a responsible professional organization has the potential to be even more distressing. Luckily, California law would offer you some recourse should the unthinkable happen to a relative of yours in a nursing
On behalf of Kampf, Schiavone & Associates | May 23, 2018 | Birth Injury, Firm News Nowadays, more than one out of every four women who give birth across California and the United States do so through a cesarean section. In some cases, patients have C-sections because they experience emergency circumstances during the birthing process.
