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People in Encino, Tarzana, Reseda and across the San Fernando Valley are injured in car crashes everyday. In fact, someone is hurt in a car accident every 8 seconds. The National Safety Council has made April Distracted Driving Awareness Month to help reduce the number of collisions. Texting while driving, holding the phone while driving, […]

New laws which may reduce car crashes effecting Encino, Van Nuys, Reseda, Los Angeles, and all of California went into effect on January 1. Some of those laws relate to use of your cell phone while driving, and child car seats. The most significant change is that drivers are no longer allowed to use handheld […]

If you've found your way to this page, you have probably been told that we cannot help you with your medical malpractice claim and you want to know why. It is a fair question and one we have had to answer so many times that posting it on our web site makes more sense than repeatedly explaining it to potential clients.

Representing families in birth injury cases is one of the most emotionally difficult things we do at Rice & Bloomfield. The birth of a child is usually a most joyful event for the parents and family.

I am a trial lawyer. A personal injury lawyer in the San Fernando Valley, who is proud to represent victims of car crashes and dangerous conditions that cause falls, which injure or kill. But, I am perhaps proudest of the work I do as lawyer representing victims of medical malpractice. It is my work as […]

As cell phones have become so common, especially in Los Angeles, where people spent so much time driving, the incidence of distracted driving collisions has gone up. Nobody wants to be injured in a car accident and no one wants to need a car accident lawyer. It is not unusual here in Encino to see […]

This is part two in a two part series relating to social benefits from personal injury lawsuits. Georgian Luger Nodar Kumaritashvili died on February 12, 2010. He should not have. Lawsuits remind people to take the care necessary to make sure they do not injure others. Continue reading

This is part one in a two part series relating to social benefits from personal injury lawsuits. People in Los Angeles and throughout Southern California are hurt in auto accidents and through the negligent of others all the time. Everyone hates lawyers. Juries tell us there are too many lawsuits. Governor Schwarzenegger is taking aim […]

This is the third in a three-part series about birth injuries in Los Angeles County. Macrosomia is a condition in which a fetus’ birth weight is much greater than is normal during pregnancy. Generally, macrosomia is defined as a birth weight greater than 4000 grams or 8 pounds, 13 ounces. It is a condition that […]

This is part two in a series of three relating to birth injuries in Los Angeles County.