Personal Injury Archives - Law Offices of Howard Craig Kornberg

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Allergan Breast Implants Linked To ALCL

You should never have to worry about a medical implant causing you to become injured or ill. However, there are times when the careless or negligent actions of a company lead to consumer illness or injury. There has been a recall of breast implants made by Allergan due to a heightened risk of cancer for […]

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Watch Out For These Defenses In Your Personal Injury Case

If you are considering filing a personal injury claim or have already filed one, you may not be aware of what to expect from the opposing party. After all, the defendant may have the best personal injury defense attorney in California by his or her side or he/she may not have any viable defense whatsoever. […]

Friday, September 21, 2018

Do You Have a Food Poisoning Claim?

The Centers for Disease Control estimates than around 3,000 people die each year from foodborne illnesses. An additional 128,000 are hospitalized and 48 million people sickened by foodborne pathogens each year. And these are just reported cases. The CDC notes that for every reported case, up to 30 cases go unreported. However, proving food poisoning […]

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Who Is Responsible for Injuries and Vehicle Damage Caused by Road Debris?

Debris on the road can turn an ordinary ride into a dangerous situation. Whether it’s something as bulky as a truck tire or as light as a cardboard box, any type of debris can be extremely hazardous when it comes flying at your vehicle. Unfortunately, this type of accident happens all too often in California, […]

Sunday, September 9, 2018

How To Choose A California Rehabilitation Facility After An Injury?

After a severe injury, people are taken to the hospital for medical treatment. Then there is a point when the medical condition is stabilized. However, that is not where the medical intervention ends. In most personal injury cases involving a severe injury, patients are required to undergo a rehabilitation at a rehab facility in order […]

Thursday, May 24, 2018

Road Debris and Who Needs to Clean it up:

We’ve all seen it happen and perhaps it has even happened to you. You’re driving down a road that you are very used to and all of a sudden you are faced with debris on the road. This can be an old tire to a log. Whatever it is it can not only cause a […]

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

The Dangers of Distracted Driving

Recently, one of the most common reasons for road traffic accidents is drivers driving with distraction. Before technology took a leap, distractions were not as often found but now with text messages, GPS and calls on mobiles the distractions are becoming more and more frequent. These are causing more and more accidents on a daily […]

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Calculating Future Losses In Your Personal Injury Claim: How, When, And Why

Calculating your past and current medical bills and damages in a personal injury claim is important, but far more critical in determining your future losses in the form of lost wages, loss of earning capacity, and future medical expenses. When filing a personal injury claim in Los Angeles or elsewhere in California, many people underestimate […]

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Tesla’s California Factory Subject to Safety Investigations Following Reports of Hazards and Injuries

As a backlash against autonomous vehicles seems to take hold, potentially spelling bad news for manufacturers and suppliers of the so-called robot cars, Tesla has recently had additional woes in the guise of health and safety concerns at its Fremont, California factory. Working conditions at the factory are currently under investigation by the California Department […]

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Answered: How To Pay My Medical Bills While My Personal Injury Claim Is Still Pending?

Getting injured in an accident – no matter what that accident might be – can devastate you and your family physically, emotionally, and financially. It is true that you can obtain compensation to pay for your medical expenses, lost wages and other damages with the help of a Los Angeles personal injury attorney, but what […]

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Telling a Doctor About Your Injury After an Accident: Avoid These 5 Common Mistakes

The process of speaking to your doctor about your injury after an accident may seem pretty straightforward… And yet thousands of people in Los Angeles and all across California make terrible mistakes that end up discrediting their personal injury claim. Our Los Angeles personal injury attorney at the Law Offices of Howard Craig Kornberg warns: […]

Friday, April 6, 2018

Filing a Personal Injury Claim Against Los Angeles? 4 Things You Need to Know

Whether you want it or not, the city – in our case, Los Angeles – owns tons of buildings and property. Not to mention that public places are also technically owned by the city. This begs the question: can you file a personal injury claim against Los Angeles? And if you do, what are the […]

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Should Universities and Colleges Have a Duty to Protect Students from Violent Attacks?

After a former UCLA student was stabbed in a university lab in 2009, an appeals court ruled that universities and colleges could not be held liable for failure to keep students safe on campus, as they had no duty to do so. However, the case was recently revived in the California Supreme Court, where that […]

Saturday, March 17, 2018

Personal Injury From FIU Bridge Collapse? Read On

Barely open one full week, the bridge built to connect Sweetwater to Florida International University collapsed in tragic fashion, killing numerous persons in vehicles while injuring countless others. An estimated $14.2 million went into the construction of this bridge, and while contractors are pointing fingers at each other, attorneys are preparing their case files to […]

Thursday, March 1, 2018

4 Myths About Personal Injury Claim Process That Hurt Your Chances of Recovery

A personal injury following any type of accident, including car accident, marijuana motor vehicle accident, dog bites, hotel accidents, slip and fall accident, and other, can result in enormous medical expenses, which can be a tremendous financial burden at a time when you’re not able to work and earn money due to your temporary or […]

Friday, February 16, 2018

‘Can I Claim Personal Injury If It Was My Fault?’ Don’t Be Surprised, But You Can

It may sound absurd, but you can actually recover compensation for an accident you were at fault for. Don’t be surprised, however, if you won’t be able to obtain monetary compensation for everything. Let’s say you crashed your vehicle into another car while speeding in Los Angeles. Clearly, you’re at fault for the accident. But […]

Friday, December 15, 2017

What Personal Injury Cases Arise When Car Accidents Are Low? Surprising Truth About CicLAvia

Los Angeles closed several miles of streets to motor vehicles on Sunday, December 10. And while the number of car accidents in the city, where over 150 car crashes normally take place every day, was low, it didn’t make the city any less dangerous. LA closed down parts of the city for the celebration of […]

Friday, November 10, 2017

How to Not Fall Into a Trap When Filing a Pothole Injury Claim

Tripping or falling in a pothole in Los Angeles is not something out of the extraordinary, as the streets of Los Angeles are not always properly and timely inspected and maintained. While falling in a pothole may cause serious injuries and even leave you disabled, striking a pothole on your bike can be deadly. This […]

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