Blog Posts in 2011
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Posted on Jul 29, 2011 By Berglund & Johnson
Some tips from the site include: Check your child's friend lists and make sure he/she knows all friends in person. Teach your child how to set his/her profile to 'private,' so people they ...
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Posted on Jul 7, 2011 By Berglund & Johnson
With summer break here, many working parents will begin to leave their children home alone over the next couple months. Costs for day-care and babysitters can be a suffering cost for many parents, so ...
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Posted on Jun 28, 2011 By Berglund & Johnson
With summer finally here, children are beginning to play in their neighborhood streets and driveways, which increases the risk children face with frontover and backover accidents. In 2010, there were ...
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Posted on Jun 15, 2011 By Berglund & Johnson
The topic of burns in the home is little discussed. However, if you ask any emergency room doctor, you will know how serious & prevalent scalding injuries are. It is important to protect yourself ...
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Posted on Jun 13, 2011 By Berglund & Johnson
Families around the country have been using dehumidifiers for years in their homes to make them more comfortable. These devices are used to draw excess humidity from the air. In addition to making the ...
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Posted on Jun 10, 2011 By Berglund & Johnson
This document fragment was dated July 1, 1850 by Abraham Lincoln's White House secretaries, John Nicolay and John Hay, who collected many of his manuscripts after his death. The note in the ...
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Posted on Jun 1, 2011 By Berglund & Johnson
A branch of the World Health Organization, The International Agency for Research on Cancer has officially linked cellphone usage with being "possibly carcinogenic." It only points out the ...
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Posted on May 9, 2011 By Berglund & Johnson
Every year thousands of children are injured or killed by drivers accidentally backing over them. These accidents usually occur in residential driveways or in parking lots. Because more people are ...
Continue reading "Kids and Driveway Safety" »
Posted on May 5, 2011 By Berglund & Johnson
Wikipedia has several definitions, but we like this one best: an evaluation of a particular individual's moral qualities. Character is the constellation of traits that we demonstrate on a ...
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Posted on May 3, 2011 By Berglund & Johnson
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Organization (OSHA), work-related accidents and illnesses claim over two million lives every year. Over 250 million accidents in the workplace cause ...
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Posted on Apr 28, 2011 By Berglund & Johnson
Over 50 years ago in 1959, a small private single engine plane took off from Clear Lake, Iowa shortly after 1 a.m. bound for Fargo, N.D. It did not get far. A cold northeasterly wind gave way to heavy ...
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Posted on Apr 5, 2011 By Berglund & Johnson
As in any profession, there are those who give others a bad name. For those who practice personal injury law, it's the unscrupulous attorneys who improperly and aggressively solicit the ...
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Posted on Apr 4, 2011 By Berglund & Johnson
Each year, 800,000 Americans seek medical attention for dog bites, half of which are children. Of those injured, 386,000 require emergency treatment and about a dozen die from their wounds. Dog-bite ...
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Posted on Mar 31, 2011 By Berglund & Johnson
A growing number of boating deaths caused by carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning prompted the National Park Service to investigate CO exposures from generators and propulsion engines on houseboats. Studies ...
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Posted on Mar 30, 2011 By Berglund & Johnson
When a person is injured on the job, workers' compensation insurance often provides come coverage for medical and other expenses. However, for serious injuries, workers' compensation benefits ...
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Posted on Mar 24, 2011 By Berglund & Johnson
Bunk beds are one furniture purchase the whole family usually agrees on. Parents love their space-saver convenience; kids love their versatility as a fort, pirate ship or tent. However, their ...
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Posted on Mar 16, 2011 By Berglund & Johnson
As many as 5 people were killed in a recent airplane crash today at Long Beach Airport. Click here to read more about the accident.
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Posted on Mar 14, 2011 By Berglund & Johnson
Nothing beats that new car smell. However, before you revel in the smell and feel of your new ride, there are many things to consdier before buying a car. With more options to choose from, it's ...
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Posted on Mar 8, 2011 By Berglund & Johnson
Airplane crashes are the most unfathomable of disasters, causing trauma to survivors and devastation to families who have lost a loved one. At Berglund & Johnson, we've represented victims of ...
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Posted on Mar 4, 2011 By Berglund & Johnson
How would we get by without cell phones? Many of us use them to keep up with the family, make business contacts or to tell people we are going to be late, often while driving. Drivers are prohibited ...
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Posted on Mar 1, 2011 By Berglund & Johnson
In our last blog, we included information on the dangers of tire delamination. One of Berglund & Johnson's attorneys experienced tire failure first hand: After hearing a rhythmic, whirring ...
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Posted on Feb 28, 2011 By Berglund & Johnson
It's happened to most of us-- we are driving along when we feel unexpected thumping, signaling a flat tire. It may be frightening at first, but often we maintain control of the car and pull safely ...
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Posted on Feb 24, 2011 By Berglund & Johnson
DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. voluntarily recalled their ASR TM XL Acetabular System and DePuy ASR TM Hip Resurfacing System. These systems are used for hip replacement surgeries and for those who need ...
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Posted on Jan 31, 2011 By Berglund & Johnson
Not only can a car accident affect you physically and financially, but there can be serious psychological effects, such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), that can impact your life. Being in a ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2011 By Berglund & Johnson
When you consult with your lawyer, ask to see what fees and charges you will be responsible for. The California State Bar requires every lawyer to explain all of their fees, whether it is before or ...
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