http://www.personal-injury-attorney-san-diego.com/blog San Diego Injury Lawyers Wed, 20 May 2009 14:34:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Shaken baby syndrome (SBS), also known as abusive head trauma (AHT), refers to a combination of injuries that occur when an infant or young child is violently shaken. When a baby or young child is shaken violently, its head snaps back and forth or from side to side. Children’s brains ... http://www.personal-injury-attorney-san-diego.com/blog/2009/05/20/shaken-baby-syndrome-what-are-my-legal-rights/ Approximately 7 million people worldwide go on cruises. Some go on long-weekend three-day cruises, others take six-month cruises, while many take cruises of two to four weeks. While the vast majority of passengers will have a delightful, memorable, and uneventful cruise, to some their dream cruise they had been planning ... http://www.personal-injury-attorney-san-diego.com/blog/2009/05/12/cruise-ship-liability-san-diego-boat-accident-lawyers/ One day on your way to work you’re stopped at a red light when you are hit forcefully from behind. You get out of your vehicle and the first thing you see on the other car is a federal emblem. You can’t believe you’ve just been injured by an employee ... http://www.personal-injury-attorney-san-diego.com/blog/2009/05/05/claims-against-the-united-states-for-injuries-and-death/ Having a strong military air presence is critical to the safety of our nation and democracy throughout the world. We ask our men and women in the military to sacrifice their lives in the service to their country. It is only fitting that we should provide them with the best ... http://www.personal-injury-attorney-san-diego.com/blog/2009/04/07/military-aircraft-accidents-san-diego-plane-crash/ Alexandria Drake, 25 of Chula Vista San Diego was killed when she was caught inbetween two vehicles racing.  Drake was struck by a Jaguar and crashed into a tree. Police are searching for Melvin Pearless, 47, who was driving a white BMW.  The police have indicated that they were engaged in a "speed ... http://www.personal-injury-attorney-san-diego.com/blog/2009/04/06/race-leaves-san-diego-woman-dead-search-for-other-vehicle/ Paul Albert Alferos, Jr., 19 and Mario De La Rosa, 21 were killed when Rosa lost control of his car and crashed into a telephone pole in Clairemont over the weekend.  His passenger, Alferos died immediately on the scene while Rosa died later at a nearby hospital.  It is still unclear ... http://www.personal-injury-attorney-san-diego.com/blog/2009/04/06/clairmont-car-accident-leaves-2-dead-paul-albert-alferos-jr-and-mario-de-la-rosa/ Yesterday, a Ford Mustang was involvedin a rollover crash on highway 94 near College Grove Way.  Julio Ruelas, 22 and Ramon Garcia Jr., 19 died at the scene.  Three other passengers who were in the car were also seriously injured.  The cause of the rollover is unknown and the CHP ... http://www.personal-injury-attorney-san-diego.com/blog/2009/04/06/deadly-car-crash-on-94-leaves-2-dead-and-3-seriously-injured/ A fairly common injury resulting from an automobile accident, a fall, or a blow to the face is a broken (fractured) jaw. There are two bones that may be broken. One is the “mandible,” the lower jawbone. The other is the bone that makes up the upper jaw, the “maxilla.” ... http://www.personal-injury-attorney-san-diego.com/blog/2009/04/02/broken-jaw-in-car-accident-san-diego/ Jeffrey Althoff was arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol was arrested yesterday when he struck and injured a man on a bicycle.  The crash occurred on Balboa Avenue and the bicycle rider was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of head injuries.  The bicycle accident happened at ... http://www.personal-injury-attorney-san-diego.com/blog/2009/03/31/bicycle-accident-caused-by-drunk-driver/ Quadriplegia (now becoming more commonly known in medical jargon as “tetraplegia,” tetra meaning four in Greek, plegia coming from the Greek word for paralysis) is the most serious of all the spinal cord injuries and one of the most devastating injuries a person can sustain. Quadriplegia results from the fracture, ... http://www.personal-injury-attorney-san-diego.com/blog/2009/03/30/quadriplegia-injuries-in-san-diego-accidents/