Airplane Crash

All but two of the 40-plus passengers injured in the American Airlines 331 crash in Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday have been released from area hospitals as investigators take a closer look at what may have caused the nonfatal "runway excursion."

The Boeing 737-800, filled to capacity with 148 passengers and a crew of six, came down in heavy rain and overshot the runway at Norman Manley International Airport. After its landing gear collapsed and the plane started to break up, it finally slid to a stop less than 10 feet from the Caribbean Sea, The Associated Press reported. (ABC News)

Jamaica information minister Daryl Vaz told the AP that 44 passengers were taken to area hospitals with injuries ranging from broken bones to back pain. Most of the injuries were cuts and bruises, and none were life threatening, American Airlines spokesman Tim Smith told the AP.

The plane began its journey at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., before stopping at Miami International Airport then heading to Jamaica Tuesday night.

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Medical Malpractice

When you are about to undergo a serious medical procedure or an operation, you want nothing but the best medical team at your bedside. You expect that your doctors and surgeons will, in fact, be nothing but the best. You expect them to provide you with the highest quality medical care. The reality of the medical situation in the United States is that many hospitals are understaffed. As a result, many medical staff members are overworked and their fatigue can result in negligence or treatment errors.

If you are injured by a doctor’s negligent performance, a personal injury lawyer can help you to evaluate whether you may have a case for medical malpractice. In order to recover damages, you must first prove the standard of care, a failure to meet that standard, and an injury. Those things can be quite complicated. A competent and caring personal injury lawyer can help you with your case.

Coast Guard vessel hits boat, killing boy

SAN DIEGO — An 8-year-old boy was killed and five people were injured when a Coast Guard vessel responding to an emergency call struck a pleasure boat during the San Diego Bay Parade of Lights Sunday night.

The 33-foot Coast Guard vessel hit the civilian boat, which had 13 people on board, about 6 p.m. near Harbor Island, said Jetta Disco, a Coast Guard spokeswoman.

“We heard them saying ‘Watch out’ and ‘Oh my God,’ ” said Breck Schoch, an eyewitness. “They had half a second warning before the thing hit.”

The boy killed in a boat crash was identified as Anthony Cole DeWeese of Rancho Peñasquitos, Anthony was taken to UCSD Medical Center, where he died about an hour after the accident. He had gone to the boat parade with his family, said his grandmother, Sandra DeWeese of Del Mar.

San Diego Union Tribune

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Feds Point to Stuck Gas Pedal in Lexus Crash

Federal investigators have found a stuck accelerator played a significant role in the crash of a Lexus that killed a CHP Officer and three family members on state Route 125. On Sept. 26, off-duty CHP officer Mark Saylor, 45, was driving a Lexus ES 350 on SR-125. Witnesses reported seeing a Lexus weaving through traffic at a high rate of speed. Saylor tried to make a left turn, but he was going too fast and struck a Ford Explorer. The Lexus broke through a fence and struck a dirt embankment, catapulting it through the air more than 100 feet. Saylor; his wife, Cleofe, 45; their daughter, Mahala, 13; and his brother-in-law Chris Lastrella, 38, died in the Aug. 28 crash.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said in a new report that during inspection, "removal of the mat was difficult because the bottom edge of the accelerator pedal had melted to the upper right corner of the mat. Further inspection of the mat revealed that while it was a Lexus brand mat, it was not the "correct application" for the vehicle, the report showed. The mat in the crashed Lexus was made for a Lexus RX400h, according to the report.

- NBC News San Diego

Car owners are urged to check their vehicles.

Call the Law Offices of Allan Field in San Diego if you have any questions regarding defective products and product liability.

School Bus Safety

Many of our children use the School bus on a daily basis as their main mode of transport to and from school. Are school buses safe? What are the alternatives? Walking or cycling or car pooling? Is that safer? In this economy most parents are both working to make ends meet. What insurance provides what cover for my children? Read the statistics of school bus safety.

Burn Injuries

Burn injuries can be incredibly painful and those who suffer them often face a lifetime of serious healthcare problems. Burns can be many different severities. Several factors are used to determine the severity of a burn, including the size, depth of a burn, the location of the burn, and the patient’s age.

Car accidents or other accidents could lead to back and spinal injuries. Back and Spinal injuries can be very serious in nature and lead to paralysis and permanent disability.

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Sports Injuries

Do you have a claim when you are injured while playing or participating in sports? All sports are played according to rules. Some sports may be dangerous. Did another player exceed the reasonable expectations or the rules of the sport? Would they be liable?

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Patient’s Rights

For ten years, Allan Field has always provided excellent and reliable service to our personal injury patients. Whenever it has been necessary to discuss the patient’s status, or the case itself, Mr. Field has always been accessible and extremely helpful. He does his utmost to fairly represent his client’s needs ensuring that justice has been served. I would recommend Mr. Field as an advocate for patient’s rights, knowing you would be well represented.
- Greg, Family Chiropractic -

Brain Injuries

Brain Injuries may only develop after time and then is more difficult to prove that it relates to a long past injury or incident. You need an experienced attorney to handle your case to get the compensation you are entitled to, and that you need to take care of you. Visit our website for more information on brain injuries by San Deigo Personal Injury Attorey Allan S Field.

Dogs and Leash Laws

Dog Owners must restrain dogs with leashes. There are specific leash laws. Do you know what they are? Are you in control of your dog? Dog bites can be serious and harmful and you need to be aware of the consequences of the law. Read more about leash laws ...

How to choose the right Doctor following and Accident

Another common mistake people make following an automobile accident is neglecting to obtain appropriate and timely medical attention.

This is crucial for properly creating a personal injury claim that will achieve maximum benefit.

Depending on the severity of the accident, victims often travel by ambulance to the emergency room.

In the case of soft tissue ("sprain/strain") claims there is little medical benefit which can be achieved by going to the emergency room for a "$100.00 aspirin").

One should note, however, that insurance companies do tend to evaluate claim value higher when there has been a trip to the emergency room, even in the lesser injuries.

In either case, again depending if the injuries are fractures, neurological injuries (i.e. disc compression) or soft tissue, it is important to receive timely follow up medical attention.

In the case of the soft tissue cases, this would usually constitute physical therapy of chiropractic care.

Often, injury victim without insurance assume that treatment is not available, since they assume they can not afford it.

I have had many a client come to me for representation a week or more following an accident who has failed to receive any treatment.

If the injury victim contacts a knowledgeable personal injury attorney, that attorney should be able to refer them to a doctor who will accept a medical lien. This means that the attorney agrees to pay the victims medical bills following the personal injury settlement with the insurance company.

The medical lien allows the injury victim to obtain treatment now and "pay later".

A reputable attorney will often work with orthopedics, neurologists, MRI centers, physical therapists and other health care providers on the lien basis to ensure treatment is effective, timely and well documented.

This ensures that the accident victim will have the best care an the best case possible. For more information regarding auto injuries call Allan Field

Defective products cause injuries

Defective products cause injuries. There can be design defects or manufacturing defects. Even the accesories and packaging can cause injuries. The manufacturers of the product can be held liable for wrongful death. Read more about product liability ...

How insurance claims adjusters initiate the personal injury claim-the "recorded statement"

Many people come to my office for help after first trying to "settle their auto accident cases by themselves"

This can often be a fatal and irreversible mistake.

The things that are said and done by the accident victim in the first few days following the accident can often " set the tone" for the entire case.

One of the first tricks an adjuster for the at fault party will do, once initial contact is made with the victim, will be to secure a "recorded statement".

A crafty adjuster will contact the victim, either by phone or in person, to "chat" with them about their accident. Often, the adjuster will try to be conversational and act genuinely concerned about the physical and mental state of the victim..they will be your new best friend..or not.

The actual purpose in these initial conversations is to establish just how injured, or UNINJURED the victim is.

Often, in soft tissue ("sprain/strain") types of cases, the victim will not feel the effects of an injury for several days following the accident.

THAT IS WHY THE ADJUSTER WILL TRY TO SECURE A STATEMENT FROM THE VICTIM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT.

When the adjuster asks "how are you feeling today Ms. Jones?" they are hoping you will say "fine" or "not to bad". Once they have secured this information..it diminishes and latter claim from the victim that NOW (4-5 days latter) they are starting to hurt.

After all..if you were "really injured " in a traumatic event like a car accident..wouldn't you know it "right away" ? If not..are you really "all that injured"?

Recorded statements..the oldest trick in the book..and one a good attorney will always protect a client from falling in the adjuster's trap.

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Unfortunately there are thousand of medical malpractice incidents every year. Patients die, or don't get better and get secondary infections. Your medical caretakers are trained professionals and you trust them with your life and your care and your loved ones. What happens if they are negligent or make a mistake that cause you harm and danger. It could also be caused by the negligence of the facility and the administration. Proper medical care must be exercised, checked, verified and recorded. If you are caused harm you must be compensated for negligence, this is called medical malpractice, read more ...

A slip and fall accident can happen anywhere. You can slip in a store, in and office, on private property. Dangerous conditions like wet floors, broken tiles or uneven floor can cause an accident. Should the property owner have been aware of the dangerous conditions and were there any warning signs posted? Read more about how to handle your slip and fall claim

Getting bitten by a dog can be a scary and painful experience. Dog bites can be deadly. Some dogs get in a frienzy and can easily kill an adult man. Seniors, children and women can often not protect themselves. Read which dogs are most dangerous and how to prevent an attack. Learn how to defend yourself and what your legal recourse is. More about dog bites ....

California Law requires the driver of a motor vehicle involved in any accident to stop, regardless whether it was another car, a pedestrian or a parked vehicle. Even if it was not your fault, you could face charges for hit and run. Read more .... www.allanfield.com

Here's what the auto accident victim should do at the scene, immediately following the incident:

What you do once the broken pieces have been swept up and the various parties leave the scene is equally critical.

Insurance companies seem to value a claim "higher" if there are ambulance and emergency room visits following an accident.

From a logical perspective, this does not make a lot of sense on "soft tissue" or "sprain/strain' types of injuries, because there is not much that these services can do for your overall health or rehabilitation.

If you have neurological injuries, fractures or other "higher trauma level" type injuries, then these services make more sense.

At this stage, you should contact your attorney.

In the hundreds of automobile cases, THE LAW OFFICES OF ALLAN S. FIELD has handled through the years; I can say the SOONER AFTER AN ACCIDENT I HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY THE INJURED PARTY, THE BETTER I CAN MAXIMIZE THEIR ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT.

Our offices will select the appropriate medical professional in consideration of the area you live or work (for convenience of treatment) and for the nature and severity of your injuries.

It is imperative, even at the initial emergency room level that you are clear and specific with the attending physicians as to the fact that you were in an accident which caused these injuries and exactly what hurts due to the trauma.

Clear and concise medical records help increase all case value at time of settlement.

One of the main factors in our election of the right doctor for your continuing treatment is to ensure that the records and reports of the medical specialists are designed to maximize the presentation of your claim at the conclusion of treatment.

Next time, we will discuss how the insurance company places a value on your claim.

The sad reality is, if you drive or ride a motor vehicle on a frequest basis, you will experience an automobile accident at some point in your life.

The LAW OFFICES of ALLAN S. FIELD have over 25 years of experience in handling automobile accidents and typically settle dozens of claims every year.

For the rest of you "normal people" such an event will be an unique and unwanted experience.

Because of this fact, many accident victims make critical mistakes immediately following an accident which serves to do irreparable harm to the case.

Most important, a victim should never have a "chatty" conversation with the driver of the other vehicle at the scene of the accident (or subsequently for that matter).

If there is a police officer on the scene who is gathering information for a report (which happens less frequently these days) then by all means disclose what you recall to his / her inquiries.

I cannot tell how many victims I have represented who didn't even think an attorney was neccesary because the other party was "so nice" or "admitted fault" or "just wanted to keeps things simple" only to find to their surpirse that, all of a sudden, the other party did a "180" in their version of what happened and the "friendly insurance adjuster" was not really their friend after all.

But once these mistakes are made by the accident victim it is often too late to "put the horse back in the barn".

Contact us for professional legal advice.

Search Engine Rankings

Our website, http://www.allanfield.com/, just came is on several search engines for the key search phrase, San Diego Personal Injury Attorney. This is the first time we come up on Yahoo = 89, Alta Vista = 94, AllTheWeb = 94. Awesome. Now just waiting for Google to show. This means our changes up to date have been working. Still a lot of work to do.

We continually research multiple different sources of relevant information and changing case law to be up to date. We collect, store, retain and recall the information and knowledge we need to represent our clients in Personal Injury Compensation Claims. With our experience we are able to achieve more for our clients.

That's what makes the difference.

That's what you need.

Contact the Law Offices of Allan S. Field to discuss your situation. Mention this add code: 949IDB for an one hour free initial consulation. By Appointment Only. This add code valid for until Sept 30, 2009.

We all love our pets. HOWEVER - Everyday people are attacked and bitten by dogs in the USA. Fatalities for 2009 to date in the USA has been 21 due to dog bites, compared to 23 in 2008. In August 2009 4 people have died from dog bite injuries. On August 10, 2009, 20-year-old Carter Delaney of Louden County, VA, was killed by pit bulls which he cared for, and which were owned by his brother.
On August 14, 2009, 66-year-old Sherry Schweder and her husband, Lothar Schweder, 76-years-old, were killed by an unknown number of dogs near the couple's home outside Atlanta, GA. On August, 15, 2009, a 3-day-old infant was snatched from his crib and killed by his parents' pit bull. This happened in Hardy County, W. Virginia, and no names are available at this time. If you or one of your family members are injured in a dog bite attack, call me to find out what your rights are. Law Offices of Allan S. Field.

Reference: http://www.dogbitelaw.com/

I stumbled accross this photo of a very unique vehicle accident. It is so neatly done it looks like it was staged. Just imagine waking up to a frightning sound and your ceiling caving in on your bed! That could make me afraid of going to sleep in that bed again. How do they do that?

Celebrity Renee Zellweger, former wife of Kenny Chesney, and Hollywood winner of American Actress and Producer, Academy Award, Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award was invloved in a car accident in Beverly Hills. Police Lieutenant Tony Lee reports that Zellweger was not injured when a SUV made an illegal U-turn in front of her. Renee Zellweger was driving a Mercedes and damage to her car was minor. This report from The Times dated 09/02/2009

Car Accident can often lead to significant injuries, medical expenses and loss of income. You can seek compensation for your Personal Injuries caused by an accident. Contact Allan Fields, Personal Injury Attorney in San Diego

We can hardly begin to imagine the trauma that Jaycee Dugard must have suffered being held captive for 18 years. How is it possible that such long term kidnappings can still occur in out developed righteous modern western cultured society? Will she be able to pursue compensation for the personal injury that she has suffered? Jaycee was exposed to abuse, neglect, manipilation and who knows what else. Abductees often develop bonding relationships with their captors leading to lingering mental problems, post traumatic stress and depression. As Personal Injury Attorneys we specialize in assiting our clients seeking compensation in many intricate cases. We can help you too. See Union Tribune report dated 09/01/2009

Can anybody tell me how to develop good backlinks from high profile (ranked) sites, using the prime anchor text to my client, www.allanfield.com. I want to increase the search engine rankings by increasing links using the anchor text phrase San Diego Personal Injury Attorney. Is this phrases to long as a search phrase, to optimize pages, or as anchor text? Any constructive comments will be appreciated.

After making a lot of initial changes to the website I was able to improve the websitegrader rating for my clients website www.allanfield.com from 17 to 30! Awesome! That's a 75% improvement. However, competitors that appear on the first page of google results do have higher grading, so... still more to go. Visit Personal injury Attorney to check it out

Content is King. We need to expand the content and then optimize each page accodingly.

So ... how do I post the Blogger blog directly onto the website. I've search and followed some guides buy can't get it to work. I ftp'ed in and created a subfolder called /blog. I go to the Blogger dashbord and change the settings and they get accepted, but blog does not appear, error on site. I think I'm getting stuck with what the address will be:
http://personalinjuryattorneyallanfield.allanfield.com or
http://www.allanfield.com/blog/personalinjuryattorneyallanfield.?
Any assistance will be appreciated.

Allan Field is revamping his website, http://www.allanfield.com/. Allan is an excellent San Diego Personal Injury Attorney and specializes in all Personal Injuries. My name is Louis and I am the webmaster for Allan.
The website has been pretty static since it was created in 2003, and Allan is looking at increasing his visibility on the web in order to maximize that marketing avenue as a source of new business.
I use Google Webmaster Tools and Google Analytics as well as Websitegrader.com evaluation reports as a guide, and search around for any more guides re SEO. I would appreciate any good pointers and links to sources.