Kirtland & Packard's Personal Injury Law Blog

Spinal cord injuries are devastating. In this video, attorney Michael Louis Kelly explains how our firm handles these difficult cases:

If you've suffered a spinal cord injury in the Redondo Beach, California area, you need an experienced personal injury lawyer to handle your case. Please call Kirtland & Packard, LLP today at 310-536-1000 for a...

In the aftermath of intense physical trauma (such as an auto accident), one of the most pressing medical concerns facing victims is the potential of blood clots developing in the lower extremities, then flowing up into the heart and lungs. This can cause a pulmonary embolism, which is often fatal.

To prevent this from happening, medical professionals often deploy IVC filters, which are small devices placed in the inferior vena cava, a large vein that runs from your the lower extremities to the heart and lungs. The IVC filter catches any clots and breaks them up...

Distracted driving is among the most common causes of car accidents in Los Angeles and across the country. Every year, tens of thousands of Americans are killed and many more injured as a result of distracted driving.

With that in mind, the National Safety Council has declared April to be National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The NSC is providing free materials you can share with your social networks throughout the month. You can sign up for these materials here.

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In auto accidents, as in every other area of the law, there's no substitute for evidence. Every statement and claim must be proven before it is accepted by the courts. It's an evidence-driven system.

That's why we always preach the importance of documenting an accident to our Los Angeles-...