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Negligence at Work: Employee & Employer Duty and Liability
Negligence at work is a failure by an employee, supervisor, or employer to use the care a reasonable person would use on the job, causing injury or loss to someone else. Employees owe a duty to perform their work carefully and follow safety rules, while employers owe a duty to…
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Attorney Request for Medical Records
An attorney request for medical records is a formal request, backed by the patient’s signed authorization or by a subpoena, asking a hospital, clinic, or doctor to release a patient’s health records for use in a legal matter. Attorneys request medical records whenever a client’s…
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Comparative Negligence
Comparative negligence is the rule that splits blame for an injury among everyone who helped cause it, then reduces the injured person’s recovery by their own share. Comparative negligence governs almost every injury claim a Fresno comparative negligence lawyer handles, because…
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Negligence vs Strict Liability Difference and Examples
Negligence and strict liability are the two main routes an injured person in California takes to hold someone financially responsible, and a Fresno personal injury lawyer picks between them before drafting a complaint. Negligence asks whether the defendant failed to use…
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Medical Negligence Definition
Medical negligence is treatment that falls short of the skill and care other reasonably careful providers would have used, where the shortfall injures a patient who would otherwise have recovered. Medical negligence runs on its own rulebook in California, and a Fresno medical…
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Pain and Suffering Damages Definition and Legal Term
Pain and suffering is the money awarded for what an injury does to a person rather than what it costs them. Pain and suffering carries a formal name in California courtrooms, which is noneconomic damages, and CACI No. 3905A lists its parts as physical pain, mental suffering,…
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Criminal Negligence
Criminal negligence is conduct so far below ordinary care that the state prosecutes it as a crime instead of leaving it to a civil lawsuit. Criminal negligence sets a much higher bar than the negligence that decides a personal injury case, and California Penal Code section 20…
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Contributory Negligence Definition and Examples
Contributory negligence is the injured person’s own careless conduct when that conduct helps cause the injury being sued over. Contributory negligence still works as a complete defense in five American jurisdictions, where a plaintiff proven one percent at fault collects…
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Premises Liability
Premises liability holds a property owner legally responsible when an unsafe condition on their property injures a visitor. A premises liability claim allows the injured visitor to recover compensation for medical costs, lost income, and other losses tied to the accident.…
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Product Liability
Product liability holds manufacturers, distributors, and retailers legally responsible when a defective product injures a consumer. Product liability law protects buyers who trust that a product is safe for its intended use, without requiring the buyer to inspect every component…