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Personal Injury Lawyers, Personal injury law is a broad area of legal practice that attempts to protect the rights of an individual who was injured as the result of another's negligence. In California, personal injury claims can include a car accident, truck accident, motorcycle accident, boat accident, bus accident, aviation accident, or helicopter accident, dog bites, slip and falls, dangerous premises accidents, construction accidents and toxic tort cases.

If you or a member of your family is injured in an accident, our law firm specializes in personal injuries. A personal injury lawyer can be instrumental in helping you collect much-needed compensation to help your family recover. It is the duty of a skilled attorney to prove that your accident was caused directly by another.

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With over 70% of the U.S. population licensed to drive, a car accident is almost inevitable in our lifetime. All parties involved in an accident, as well as their families, can be deeply affected by an injury. In Orange County and Los Angeles vehicle collisions are also very common due to the high concentration of people, access to automobiles, gridlock and long commutes. Many accident victims will suffer debilitating injuries that restrict their daily lives, and others will lose their lives. A majority of these people will require ongoing therapy and long-term care. With serious injuries, victims lose essential income from missed work and family responsibilities may become stressed.

With one of our experienced auto accident lawyers we can help guide you through this process. Our team strives to help take some of the pressure off you and your family, which allows you to concentrate on recovery.  At Ledger Law & Associates our lawyers aim to get you the financial compensation you deserve and to help you through the legal process as simply as possible.

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Finding the right wrongful death lawyer can be difficult during this emotional time. Not all wrongful death attorneys fully understand the grieving process that families go through when they have suddenly lost a loved one. During this extremely painful, traumatic and emotional time, families need more than just assurance of financial gain. They need the compassionate support and understanding of a competent and experienced wrongful death attorney that can step in and handle the situation.

At Law Offices of Ledger & Associates, we make sure that all of our clients feel understood and supported in their time of need. We deal with your situation from a legal standpoint, act fast to intercede with insurance companies, cut through the red tape and handle the details so you and your family can focus on healing. We are here for you. Please contact do not hesitate to contact us and let us get the compensation you and your family are entitled to.

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If you have recently been diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer, then among the range of emotions and thoughts that you are undoubtedly wrestling with is the question “Who is responsible for this?” The answer to that question may very well take you back a few decades.

Until the last few decades, mesothelioma was considered a very rare cancer. Over the past few decades, however, mesothelioma diagnoses have increased at an alarming rate. Experts believe that the reason for the increase in people diagnosed with mesothelioma is a combination of better diagnostics and the fact that mesothelioma has an extremely long latency period – sometimes as long as 40 or 50 years. While mesothelioma was once considered a rare form of cancer, its main cause has been known since the turn of the century.

As many as 80-90% of all occurrences of mesothelioma cancer are thought to be the result of exposure to asbestos. As far back as the early 1900’s, doctors noticed a link between patients that had worked around asbestos and early deaths due to cancer of the lungs. For years, the link between asbestos and cancer was kept as quiet as possible due in large part to the fact that so many industries were dependant on asbestos laden materials for their livelihood. Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral fiber mined from the earth. It was favored by many industries because it is strong, flexible, and resistant to heat, chemicals and electrical conditions. Asbestos was used in over 3000 products that spanned many different industries. Asbestos was turned into a woven form for use in the textile industry, mixed with a binder to make cement products and widely used as insulation for decades. You could also find asbestos in the automotive industry in the making of breaks and even in shipbuilding by the U.S. Navy.

Because of its long incubation period, many of the workers that were employed in industries that regularly used asbestos products in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s are just now developing symptoms or being diagnosed with mesothelioma. The way asbestos causes mesothelioma is rather simple. Anywhere that asbestos products are being used tends to have asbestos particles in the air. Workers then inhale the asbestos particles. These particles, over time, attach to the mesothelium – a sac of sorts that covers and protects many of out internal organs. As the years pass, those particles begin to change the cells of the mesothelium. As the cells change, they divide and turn into cancerous cells. This process frequently takes place over 20 to 30 years but can take as long as 50 years or more. There is no cure for mesothelioma and the cost of care can be extremely expensive. So who is responsible?

According to California personal injury lawyer Emery Ledger of Ledger & Associates, under the laws of negligence in the State of California, it may be that the manufacturers of the products used or even the employers that were using the products may be responsible. Unlike most personal injury negligence cases, in the case of negligence caused by the use of asbestos, the plaintiff may still file a lawsuit despite that fact that the exposure to the asbestos was decades ago. California law essentially starts the statute of limitations running when you suffer from a disability as a result of the exposure or should have known you were suffering a disability as a result of the exposure. California has taken into account the long latency period of asbestos damage and allowed a mechanism for victims of asbestos exposure to be justly compensated.

If you think that your mesothelioma may be the result of exposure to asbestos in the workplace, contact California personal injury attorney Emery Ledger of Ledger & Associates for a free and detailed evaluation of your situation at 1-800-300-0001 or visit him online at www.ledgerlaw.com