The question comes at a time when cheerleading accidents has seen a major increase in the number of disabling injuries since the 1980s. “Right now, cheerleading is out of control,” says the director of the National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research at the University of North Carolina, and the…
The increase in cheerleading personal injuries is taking people by surprise. What was once a fun and spirited activity is now leaving many young cheerleaders disabled. Experts are attributing the dangers of “cheering” to inadequate safety measures, improper training and the increasing competitiveness of the activity. If you’ve seen a…
A high school cheerleader from Marshall High in Los Angeles sustained catastrophic injury while performing a stunt at a football game two years ago. She was thrust into the air and when she came back down, she was limp. Her heart had stopped beating. By the time paramedics arrived and…
When people think of cheerleading they probably remember going out to football games and chanting along with their school’s songs, clapping with the pom pons and bringing out the best of “school spirit.” Though cheerleading still relies on these aspects, things have changed, and in recent years cheerleaders have stretched…
A pedestrian was seriously injured in a San Diego car accident after being struck by a vehicle the night of December 27, 2009, in El Cajon. According to a news report in the San Diego Union-Tribune, the accident occurred near the intersection of Greenfield Drive and Peerless Drive. The pedestrian,…
A Boston resident sustained fatal personal injuries in a skydiving accident near Lake Elsinore, California, The Riverside Press-Enterprise reports. The man was “wingsuiting” the afternoon of November 11, 2009 when he jumped from a De Havilland Otter aircraft and fell on to the driveway of a home near Murrieta. This…
John Bisnar, Senior Partner of the Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys personal injury law firm has been rated “Superb,” receiving a perfect 10 from AVVO, a top lawyer rating service on the Internet. Avvo is a national organization that evaluates attorneys in specific regions. A good Avvo rating is an…
Gloria Levesque was the victim of an Orange County car accident on July 27, 2003. After her car accident, she wasn’t sure where to turn. She didn’t know who to trust to give her advice on how to get her life back. That’s when she found an Orange County car…
As California personal injury lawyers, we strongly believe in the rights of consumers to seek compensation for injuries that are caused by the negligence or wrongdoing of another. Be it an individual who drove drunk and injured someone or a large corporation that manufactured a dangerous and defective product, we…
Kushan Bhandari, a 5-year-old boy was killed and his mother and brother were seriously injured in a San Bernardino car accident when the family was hit crossing a street in Big Bear Lake. According to an Associated Press news report, Sujana Bhandari, the mother, and her two sons–Kushan and 11-year-old…