California Personal Injury Lawyers Blog

Does Glyphosate Detrimentally Affect the Nervous System in Humans?

July 17, 2024 | by Gary Walch

Does Glyphosate Detrimentally Affect the Nervous System in Humans?

Yes, Glyphosate Is a Detrimental Chemical to the Human Nervous System

The herbicide Roundup uses the chemical glyphosate, which is a strong toxin to the human body. It affects the human central nervous system, and can cause cancers, complications and other breakdown in bodily functions with exposure to glyphosate chemicals. Many people are exposed to glyphosate and don’t realize it, as it can be used in residential and commercial applications to kill weeds in outside environments. If you are exposed to glyphosate or Roundup, you might later develop a cancer or other problems related to serious illnesses on account of that exposure.

Why Do Hernia Repair Surgeries Trigger Depression After the Hernia Repair Surgery?

July 17, 2024 | by Gary Walch

Why Do Hernia Repair Surgeries Trigger Depression After the Hernia Repair Surgery?

People Develop Depression after a Hernia Repair Surgery When It All Goes Downhill on Recovery

Hernia repair surgeries are common procedures, and most people in the United States have either had this surgery themselves or know someone who did have the surgery to repair a hernia. But just because the procedure is common does not mean that it is without risks. You might have the unfortunate issue of developing depression after a hernia repair surgery. The pain after a surgery may be expected, but not when it is drawn out and seriously affects the normal healing process after a hernia surgical procedure.

Why Are There So Many Complications for a Surgical Repair of a Hernia?

July 17, 2024 | by Gary Walch

Why Are There So Many Complications for a Surgical Repair of a Hernia?

Many people who have the common procedure to repair a hernia can have serious problems weeks to months after the surgery. For instance, there can be many other complications that can arise after a hernia mesh implantation. Depending on the type of hernia mesh that is chosen, the hernia mesh itself can be defective, damaged or failing in some way after the surgical implantation. Many surgical procedures to repair an elective midline laparotomy use prophylactic meshes, but there are other types of hernia meshes available for every different type of hernia repair procedure. As some of the best Los Angeles hernia mesh lawyers, we know this time can be confusing and overwhelming for you but that all ends and your recovery begins when you hire Walch Law.

Aren’t Hernia Meshes Perfect Before They Are Implanted Into the Body?

Are There Deadlines for Los Angeles Hernia Mesh Lawsuits?

July 16, 2024 | by Gary Walch

Are There Deadlines for Hernia Mesh Lawsuits?

How long do you have to file a hernia mesh lawsuit? It depends on a few things but the one thing you should never hesitate to do is to get in touch with a winning Los Angeles hernia mesh law firm to talk more about your case today. The experienced team at Walch Law is standing by now to take your call and answer all your questinos.

What Are the Deadlines for Hernia Mesh Lawsuits?

Largest Roundup Lawsuit Payouts

July 15, 2024 | by Gary Walch

How much is your RoundUp lawsuit potentially worth? A lot.

Largest Roundup Lawsuit Payouts

Roundup lawsuits are still in full swing and are paying out astronomical monetary settlements on account of class action lawsuits being filed against Roundup manufacturers. Monsanto and Bayer manufacture Roundup herbicide weedkiller, and it has begun to be settled in many areas of the country and in California in multi-district litigation or MDL Roundup class action cases. The recovery or rewards for Roundup exposures that lead to personal injuries are big, because the active ingredient in Roundup glyphosate is a cancer-causing ingredient. If you are accidentally exposed to glyphosate then you have a higher risk of developing a debilitating cancerous disease, or other type of medical condition or complication, based on that exposure. You can call our legal team to review your claim at the winning Los Angeles RoundUp law firm at the Law Offices of Gary K. Walch, at 866-INJURY2 or 866-465-8792.

Recent Result: $300,000 For Disputed Dog Bite Case

June 13, 2024 | by Robert Walch

California dog bite injuries can be very serious and traumatic events. Recently, Robert Walch resolved a Los Angeles dog bite injury claim for $300,000 at Mediation. A lawsuit had to be filed on this case as the other party denied that the bite even occurred, despite the overwhelming evidence. It was clear in this case that the dog owner was not being truthful to try to avoid liability.

Through extensive research, our law firm was able to find a prior incident involving the same dog from many years earlier. The defendants denied that there were any prior incidents and this was just one of numerous lies that defendants represented in this case. It is a shame that the defendant dog owners made this case extra difficult by repeatedly lying, even when under the penalty of perjury. Had they just been truthful, this dog bite injury claim would have been resolved much sooner for our client.

In this particular incident, our client did nothing wrong, but he was bit by the defendants’ dog, which caused not only physical injuries, but also emotional injuries due to the scarring. This is an important element to dog bite claims, as sometimes the victim requires psychiatric therapy to deal with the injuries and their altered appearance.

Recent Result: $100,000 For “Minor” Riverside Truck Accident

May 23, 2024 | by Robert Walch

Our California personal injury lawyers were referred a case from a lawyer in Texas who attempted to handle a Riverside freeway truck accident, where one truck side swiped another truck. The client originally hired a law firm in Texas as he lives in Texas and received his medical treatment there. The insurance for the truck denied the claim and said that there was no injury as the police report listed the damage to the vehicles as “minor”. Since the prior attorney was not able to get an offer from the truck company, he referred the case to our firm.

Our firm filed a lawsuit against the truck company that caused the accident and we litigated the case. After some litigation, our attorney was able to settle the case at Mediation for $100,000.00 for our client. There are certain situations where the insurance company for the responsible party doesn’t take a case seriously until a lawsuit is filed and they realize that they face exposure at trial. This was one of those cases and the mediator helped bring all the parties together towards a fair resolution for our client.

We do not handle Texas injury and wrongful death claims, but we do have friends in Texas who can help with any Texas accident injury or wrongful death claim. If you are injured in Texas, contact us right away and we will guide you in the right direction towards an attorney who will fight hard for you to get you the best result possible. Handling a case in Texas is different from California for many reasons. Knowing the local system and rules is important. We can help you get the guidance you need for your Texas injury or wrongful death claim.

Recent Result: Policy Limits for Beverly Hills Car Accident

May 22, 2024 | by Robert Walch

Our California personal injury law firm has been handling serious injury and wrongful death cases for over 45 years. We have gotten many results over $1,000,000.00 for our clients and have helped thousands of injury victims and the families of wrongful death victims get the justice that they deserve. Sometimes it is not always the biggest results that make us happy, but the particularly good results.

Recently, our client was driving in Beverly Hills when she was t-boned by another vehicle. Her side airbags went off and she suffered numerous injuries. The insurance company for the other driver made things difficult and we had to file a lawsuit. Fortunately, the Beverly Hills car accident was caught on video and the video shows that the other party ran the red light!

By fighting for our client in litigation, the insurance company for the other party offered its policy limits of $50,000.00. Of course we have many higher settlement amounts, but when we get the full policy limits from the other party’s insurance, it always feels nice. Fortunately, on this particular case, our client has $100,000.00 in uninsured / underinsured motorist coverage. In California, that means that our client’s own insurance gets a write off for the $50,000.00 that is obtained from the other party and that $50,000.00 additional underinsured motorist money is available for our client. Accordingly, a total of $100,000.00 will be the maximum gross obtainable settlement on this case.

Recent Result: $550,000 Riverside Car Accident Injury Settlement

May 21, 2024 | by Robert Walch

Mediation is a very important tool for resolving California car accident injury and wrongful death claims. Recently, we settled a Riverside rear end car accident injury claim at mediation for $550,000. Robert Walch was the attorney handling this matter in our firm. We used an experienced former judge as our mediator in this case. If you need help with a mediation, let us know.

Usually mediations are a tool used during the litigation process for resolving disputes. However, sometimes, as was the case in this particular matter, no lawsuit was filed and this was considered a pre-litigation mediation. By doing the mediation pre-litigation, both parties were able to save a lot of money in litigation costs, which was beneficial to our client.

Also, nobody knows what will happen in litigation or in a trial. By settling without litigation, the client also saves the time that would have to be used for responding to discovery, preparing and having his or her deposition taken, appearing at a Defense Medical Examination, etc. Our approach to resolving claims is that if we can get full value from our client without the time and expenses of litigation, we will happily do that for our client, but it must be full value. If the insurance company thinks that they will get a discount for resolving a claim before litigation, then they are mistaken.

Recent Result: $275,000 Los Angeles Rear End Collision

May 20, 2024 | by Robert Walch

We will be publishing some of our notable recent successful results that we have obtained for some of our clients on this blog. Of course, we will keep all of the private details confidential. If you would like to see a list of many of our notable settlements and verdicts, please click here for our Case Results page on our California personal injury lawyers website.

Our client, who is in her 80s, was driving her vehicle when she was rear ended in Los Angeles. Our firm helped our client obtain the medical care that she needed, including chiropractic care and pain management. Our managing partner, Robert Walch, was able to negotiate a $275,000 settlement for her, without litigation, as she did not want our firm to file a lawsuit due to her age.

Sometimes filing a lawsuit is absolutely necessary on a case, while sometimes it can be avoided by way of a fair settlement pre-litigation. In this case, given our client’s age, we agreed that settling for $275,000 was the right move for our client. Since our client’s medical bills were not very high, she ended up with a very nice check and was very happy with the result and her net financial recovery.