Sexual abuse is a serious issue facing people of all ages, ethnicities and economic levels. According to statistics gathered by RAINN, the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, 80% of victims of sexual abuse are under the age of 30, while 44% are under 18. It is believed that an American is assaulted every [...]
Originally published in Trial Bar News, Vol.34, Issue 7, Aug./Sept. 2011 By Marianne S. Johnson, Esq. Effective January 1, 2011, the Legislature’s newest attempt to streamline the civil jury process launched an interesting alternative for those civil cases that fall into that problematic void: too big for small claims court, but not worth a three-to-five [...]
In the majority of past cases, it is evident that the costs that manufacturers and corporations would have to endure in order to affirm the safety of their products is marginal. Even so, every day there are thousands of corporations in the U.S. that are making the conscious decision to risk your safety and the [...]
It is estimated that a person is killed in a fatal traffic accident every sixteen minutes. In 2011 alone, California experienced nearly 3,000 fatal car accidents. Besides the emotional trauma caused by the loss of a loved one, a fatal accident brings with it considerable financial burdens. The loss of another’s income can be life [...]
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), is a chronic disease that causes severe pain, swelling, stiffness, and skin changes, and currently has no known cure. Also known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), RSD is characterized by extreme pain caused by even the slightest of touches, which is a result of the individual’s nervous system on overdrive. [...]
In our experience at Cohen Law handling truck accidents, we have seen far too many San Diego residents devastated by negligent truck driving. California averaged about 300-500 accidents from the years of 2004-2008, making it the state with the second highest number of truck collisions in the United States. […]
Getting into a bicycle accident is a frightening event for any cyclist. However, in this stressful time, there are certain steps you must take to protect your rights and handle your recovery correctly. […]
Worker’s Compensation is a body of CA laws that are meant to protect workers who are injured on the job. If an employee is seriously hurt on the job and has problems with their employer or with the compensation system, a workers compensation attorney in San Diego will make sure that the rights of the [...]
At the Law Offices of Philip Cohen, our personal injury attorney recently settled a case for a young woman who suffered serious facial burns as a result of the negligence of a cosmetologist during the course of a facial treatment, and the misuse and unsafe exfoliation, with excessive application of glycolic acid. This woman suffered [...]
The exhilaration of riding a motorcycle is dizzying: just man and machine hugging the curves of the road, zooming past cars stagnant in traffic. When a collision brings the ride to a stop however, the fun is hardly worth it. The best way to handle a motorcycle accident is to never have one in the [...]