The blog Courthouse News Service is reporting on a story out of Dallas this week in which a personal injury lawyer has met with some legal trouble of his own. Thomas Corea of Palmer, TX is charming enough to have been the host of a call-in TV show for the past few years. They also say he's facing charges that he stole money from one or more clients.
You're sometimes in a vulnerable position when you consult a personal injury lawyer in Los Angeles. At The Law Offices of Burg & Brock, we take client trust seriously.
It wouldn't be prudent, legally or otherwise, for us to make any allegations, implied or otherwise, of a charge that still has not seen its day in court. Corea may not have done it at all. It wouldn't be prudent for us to libel Mr. Corea in any way on this blog, as legal professionals we know better. But nonetheless, it is worth noting that in a search by IT professionals, the website CoreaLaw.com, affiliated with Thomas Corea of Dallas, does not contain the words "caring" or "compassion" in any of its extensive pages of text.
A lack of compassion may not be related to Corea being indicted on four first-degree felony theft changes totaling in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, which was obtained "from his clients' trust
accounts, using false information to secure financial loans, and
stealing identities to apply for various loans and credit cards," according to the DA. Though one thing is near certain: the perpetrator of such an act probably couldn't have been experiencing any sort of compassion or caring in the moments in which the crimes were committed.
If you're in need of a Los Angeles personal injury lawyer, you might want to check their website for signs of compassion. When you meet them for a free consultation, look for care and humanity in their demeanor.
Friday, September 28, 2012
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Let's Say Nice Things About All the Lawyers
Like many of you I'm sure, we've been paying a bit more attention to the Presidential campaign lately. Without taking sides -- or even getting involved with the issue of tort reform -- we can't help but notice that lawyer-bashing is getting a bit less play this time around. Naturally, as personal injury attorneys in Los Angeles, we're kind of relieved. We're glad we don't have to point out that most of the people making the anti-lawyer cracks are usually lawyers themselves, even if they haven't practiced in a while.
Yes, we've all heard the stories and the jokes, and it's true that -- as with members of any profession -- lawyers have been known to behave in a less than ethical fashion from time to time. That's not news. But the fact of the matter is that lawyers, very definitely including personal injury lawyers, are a crucial part of our system of checks and balances, especially when it comes to private parties.
Without a good personal injury lawyer in Los Angeles, for example, someone who has been injured by the bad actions of a local company or has been under-compensated by a major insurance company would effectively have nowhere to turn. In a funny way, lawyers are like the government. It's easy to criticize us in a thoughtless and generic way, but when you actually need our help and get it, suddenly we seem like pretty okay people.
Yes, we've all heard the stories and the jokes, and it's true that -- as with members of any profession -- lawyers have been known to behave in a less than ethical fashion from time to time. That's not news. But the fact of the matter is that lawyers, very definitely including personal injury lawyers, are a crucial part of our system of checks and balances, especially when it comes to private parties.
Without a good personal injury lawyer in Los Angeles, for example, someone who has been injured by the bad actions of a local company or has been under-compensated by a major insurance company would effectively have nowhere to turn. In a funny way, lawyers are like the government. It's easy to criticize us in a thoughtless and generic way, but when you actually need our help and get it, suddenly we seem like pretty okay people.
Friday, September 14, 2012
Emotional Distress Due for Pet Injuries
A blogger affiliated with Lawyers.com has recently written about a California case where a family was awarded about $160,000 in emotional damages over an attack on their dog. The dog, who was injured with a baseball bat by a neighbor, required surgery and caused emotional harm on the family, which included two young children. This case goes to show that personal injuries don't just have to include physical damages. If you're concerned about your mental well-being due to an aggressive, negligent, or uncaring other person, then don't hesitate to contact the Law Offices of Burg & Brock, personal injury attorneys in Los Angeles. We'll work with you, honestly and compassionately, to get you the compensation you deserve.
This case poses many interesting questions. For example, the same article mentions that a woman couldn't sue for emotional damages in New Jersey after seeing her dog harmed by another dog, but it does say that there's precedent for emotional distress claims for a cat that was set on fire (Washington state), a dog killed from being hit by a trash can (Florida), and for a horse that was shot (Louisiana). Does the crime have to be committed deliberately by a person for compensation to happen? Does this exclude negligent pet ownership? Are courts more sympathetic to certain animals over other animals? These are all relevant concerns and need an expert in the legal system to explore them.
A Los Angeles personal injury attorney here at the Law Offices of Burg & Brock can help you flesh out these issues if you think they may apply to you. Cameron Yadidi Brock, reputable attorney in Los Angeles, will set up a free consultation with any person, no matter how small their claim may be. He'll talk openly about your chances and will fight passionately for your cause once it's taken on. After all, he doesn't have a 97% success rate by limply defending the rights of his clients. Reach out to him today!
This case poses many interesting questions. For example, the same article mentions that a woman couldn't sue for emotional damages in New Jersey after seeing her dog harmed by another dog, but it does say that there's precedent for emotional distress claims for a cat that was set on fire (Washington state), a dog killed from being hit by a trash can (Florida), and for a horse that was shot (Louisiana). Does the crime have to be committed deliberately by a person for compensation to happen? Does this exclude negligent pet ownership? Are courts more sympathetic to certain animals over other animals? These are all relevant concerns and need an expert in the legal system to explore them.
A Los Angeles personal injury attorney here at the Law Offices of Burg & Brock can help you flesh out these issues if you think they may apply to you. Cameron Yadidi Brock, reputable attorney in Los Angeles, will set up a free consultation with any person, no matter how small their claim may be. He'll talk openly about your chances and will fight passionately for your cause once it's taken on. After all, he doesn't have a 97% success rate by limply defending the rights of his clients. Reach out to him today!
Thursday, September 6, 2012
NFL Head Injury Cases Explained by a Personal Injury Lawyer
Football is as rough a contact sport as you're ever likely to see. Let a Brit claim rugby players are tougher for not wearing helmets and padding. Maybe so, but in rugby, slamming heads together at top running speed is not part of basic strategy. Given the relatively high rate of injuries on the field, and the distinction between necessary and unnecessary "roughness," NFL football doesn't have to try to convince the public that there's real danger playing out. But given the number personal injury lawyers across the country sorting out the details of this headline-grabbing drama, it seems that someone, somewhere, didn't know what they were getting into.
Last week, the NFL itself sued a large number of insurance companies for not paying when the players in turn filed claims against the NFL on account of apparent long-term effects from head trauma. Any personal injury lawyer in Los Angeles or in any American city can find a client looking to be spared an expense in this matter. A player doesn't want to pay medical bills in old age just for doing his job when he was younger. The NFL obviously doesn't want to pay those bills, although it may have profited in decades past from the concussive spectacle that gave rise to the injuries in the first place.
But most of all, insurance companies can be the toughest customers of all in the liability game. If your car accident case, or other injury or liability issue is producing costs your insurance was supposed to handle, hire an experienced Los Angeles personal injury attorney with a 97% success rate. The team at The Law Offices of Burg & Brock, Inc. is here to fight for you in cases like this. No one wants to be burdened with payments, but too often crooked insurance companies find a way to pass that burden onto you.
Don't let them.
Last week, the NFL itself sued a large number of insurance companies for not paying when the players in turn filed claims against the NFL on account of apparent long-term effects from head trauma. Any personal injury lawyer in Los Angeles or in any American city can find a client looking to be spared an expense in this matter. A player doesn't want to pay medical bills in old age just for doing his job when he was younger. The NFL obviously doesn't want to pay those bills, although it may have profited in decades past from the concussive spectacle that gave rise to the injuries in the first place.
But most of all, insurance companies can be the toughest customers of all in the liability game. If your car accident case, or other injury or liability issue is producing costs your insurance was supposed to handle, hire an experienced Los Angeles personal injury attorney with a 97% success rate. The team at The Law Offices of Burg & Brock, Inc. is here to fight for you in cases like this. No one wants to be burdened with payments, but too often crooked insurance companies find a way to pass that burden onto you.
Don't let them.
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