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Birth Injury/Trauma
There is a large fear of the unknown for what delivery may bring for the mom and the baby. But this fear is reasonable and valid. The birthing process is risky and can lead to injuries to the mom and the baby. While it is true some of the injuries are unavoidable, many injuries are due to negligent care provided by the doctor, the nurses, the midwife, and/or the hospital. Unfortunately a birth injury can result in death of the baby, or long lasting and likely permanent disabilities for the baby, such as Erb’s Palsy, Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) or Hypoxia, Seizures, Birth Asphyxia, Cerebral Palsy, Bruising, Paralysis of the Face, Injury to the Brain, Spinal Cord Trauma, Skull Fractures, or other Birth Injuries.
If a child is born with one of these injuries, they may require long term health care for which they deserve to be compensated. As a mom and a woman, I am passionate about being the voice to children injured at birth, and their parents. Babies are so innocent and deserve a full and uninhibited life. Parents already have so many changes in life with a new baby, that the idea of a future of never-ending medical bills is frightening and overwhelming. My job is to relieve the pressure of the impending medical bills they are about to endure. I fight for families so they can focus on being a family. No money will replace the fact that a baby may have a permanent disabling injury, but hopefully I can make the imposition it places on every day life easier.
If you believe your baby suffered an injury from birth, call me and we can walk through the process. It is my pleasure and honor to stand up for the injured. Anzalone Law Offices’ mission is to balance the compassion for clients with the fight for justice.
Having a baby is typically joyful, exciting and happy, but it is also scary and stressful.
Medical Malpractice
Medical providers are held to a higher standard and they must abide by that standard when caring for patients. If a medical provider fails to perform their job, they can cause very serious injuries and even death. Medical Malpractice can include: Failure to Diagnose or Delay in Diagnosis of Medical Conditions, Misdiagnosis or Mismanagement of Medical Conditions, Surgical Malpractice, Birth Injury and Birth Trauma, Brain Damage, Mismanaged Hospital Care, Medication Errors, Failure to Observe/Identify Fall Risks, Wound Care, Negligent Assembly or Maintenance of Surgical and Hospital Room Equipment/Tables, and many other circumstances.
Proving a medical provider was negligent requires a legal team with experience talking to doctors, nurses, hospital administrators, or any other type of medical provider necessary to prove your case and not being afraid to go to trial. Anzalone Law Offices is passionate about representing those who have been injured or are victims of medical negligence or medical malpractice, and is honored to be their voice against large insurance companies who insure the medical providers or hospitals.
If you believe you have been injured as a result of medical malpractice, call me and we can walk through the process. It is my pleasure and honor to stand up for the injured. Anzalone Law Offices’ mission is to balance the compassion for clients with the fight for justice.
When you are under the care of a medical professional, it is human nature to trust them to do their job responsibly, appropriately, and to take care of their patients. Unfortunately, many people fall victim to substandard medical care and negligent conduct by a doctor, hospital, nurse, or any other healthcare provider.
Nursing Home Abuse
While the majority of elder abuse often occurs within families, seniors who live in nursing homes and other long-term healthcare facilities are also at risk of experiencing abuse and neglect. Researchers estimate that 43% of the American population will be admitted to a nursing home at some point in their lives.
All forms of elder abuse are deplorable. Reports of abuse committed by family members and financial crimes committed by strangers are usually addressed by law enforcement and social services agencies. Abuse committed within a nursing home or by healthcare providers can often be remedied only with the help of nursing home abuse lawyers.
Nursing homes and other facilities and services that provide healthcare to seniors have a sad history of abusing their patients. A 2012 survey of elderly nursing home residents in Michigan found that almost 25% of nursing home residents had experienced at least one incident of physical abuse inflicted by staff members. A study of nursing home residents in 2000 found that 44% of the residents who were interviewed reported that they had been abused.
Seniors who reside in nursing homes tend to be less independent, and therefore less able to protect themselves from abuse, than seniors who have greater mobility and more contact with the outside world. In addition, the physical and mental condition of many nursing home residents often limits their ability to complain about abuse. Since they are dependent upon nursing home staff for meals, medication, and other assistance, elderly residents may fear retaliation if they complain about being mistreated. Nursing home patients are therefore particularly vulnerable to abuse.
Elder abuse is a growing problem in the United States. Its full extent is unknown because elder abuse often goes unreported. We do know, however, that the problem is likely to worsen as the American population continues to age. By the year 2050, people who have attained the age of 65 will constitute 20% of the nation’s population.
Car Crash
If it happens to you it may be physically, financially and psychologically devastating. Resulting injuries, pain and suffering, and lack of understanding of the laws can be frustrating and overwhelming at a time when you are most vulnerable. You’ll want someone to looking out for you and your best interests. Our team of experienced car accident lawyers are prepared to fight for your rights and make sure you are treated justly.
Automobile accidents occur for a variety of reasons. Driving too fast, intoxication from alcohol or drugs, driver exhaustion, poor weather, mechanical problems and distracted drivers are only some examples of many possibilities. The stats are scary and the effects life altering. Don’t let your or your family’s lives be ruined by the carelessness of another person.
Car crashes are always unexpected, and it’s difficult to be prepared when one occurs.
Many more are hurt. The trauma is often severe and too often deadly. Surgical procedures, hospital stays and rehab treatments lead to tremendous financial costs. With the growing amount of cars on the roads every year, car and truck accidents are sadly becoming far too frequent.
The US averages six million car and truck accidents every single year. Over three million individuals get hurt, and over two million of these injuries end up permanent. We receive calls every day from people who’ve endured pain and suffering because of the negligence of another person. The Anzalone Law Offices believe that if motorists drive more responsibly, the vast majority of these accidents could be prevented.
Tens of thousands of individuals are killed in car crashes annually.
Truck Crash
Also known as a semi-trailer or a “big-rig,” the tractor-trailer is the heavy truck most commonly used for long-distance deliveries of goods and materials on American roads. Other trucks that are classified as “heavy” or “large” include dump trucks, cement mixers, and garbage trucks. Drivers are required by state and federal law to possess a commercial driver’s license (CDL) before they can legally operate a heavy truck.
A typical semi consists of a tractor (or “cab”) that pulls one or more trailers. Tractor-trailers are sometimes referred to as “18-wheelers” because the combination of tractor and trailer often travels on 18 wheels, but the number of wheels may vary, depending on the truck’s configuration. The maximum gross weight of a tractor-trailer is usually 80,000 pounds, but states can issue permits to allow heavier trucks to use their roads.
Large trucks (generally classified as those weighing more than 10,000 pounds) were involved in more than 342,000 crashes in 2013, resulting in 95,000 injuries and almost 4,000 deaths. Nearly three-quarters of the injury victims in those crashes (including victims who died) were occupants of passenger vehicles. Another 11% of fatalities caused by large truck crashes were pedestrians or bicyclists.
Large trucks account for only 4% of registered vehicles in the United States. They were nevertheless involved in 9% of all fatal crashes in 2013, as opposed to 3% of all crashes that did not produce fatal injuries. Those statistics make clear that passenger vehicle occupants are exposed to a substantial risk of death when they are victims of a collision with a big-rig.
Large trucks are also disproportionately involved in multiple-vehicle crashes. The size and weight of a semi makes it more likely to initiate a chain reaction than, for example, a rear-end collision caused by a Toyota Prius.
Heavy trucks play a substantial role in the American transportation industry.
Premises Liability/Slip-Trip and Fall
I hear many clients come into my office and say “the last attorney I spoke to told me my case is very difficult and will most likely be unsuccessful” because there is a misconception that someone who is injured as a result of a slip and fall or a trip and fall is not a good case. I have never believed that to be true. If someone is injured because of a hazard on another person’s property, they may be entitled to compensation for their injuries.
First, it is important to make sure there is a RIGHT to be on the property and you aren’t trespassing. If you have a right to be on someone else’s property, and you are injured, we must then determine if the owner of the property had notice of the hazardous condition that caused the fall, whether it was an icy sidewalk or a broken stair. Depending on why you are on the property triggers the extent of notice the property owner must have. For example, if you are at a store or a business to spend money, or invited to make that person money, the property owner has a duty to remedy any hazard they knew or should have known existed through reasonable inspection. But if you are injured on property where, say for example, you are visiting a friend or walking on a public sidewalk, the property owner has a duty to remedy a hazard they actually knew about.
If you have been injured while on another person’s property that you were permitted to be on, call me and we can discuss the process of pursuing your case. Anzalone Law Offices is not afraid to take a risky case to trial. It is my pleasure and honor to stand up for the injured. Anzalone Law Offices’ mission is to balance the compassion for clients with the fight for justice.
Laser Aesthetic Burns
Medical Aesthetic Service include the use of lasers, radio-frequency devices, intense pulsed light, or other technique that results in the revision, destruction, incision, or other structural alteration of human tissue and/or for hair removal; and the performance of injection(s) of any substance into he human body. RULE 800 3 CCR 713-30. This includes any type of facial using lasers, tattoo removal, and laser hair removal. It also includes injection of Botox, Dysport, filler, Juvéderm, or any other injectable dermal fillers. Id.
Colorado does not require a technician to have a license to perform such medical aesthetic services. Even though the technician must be given detailed written instructions from the medical director, the medical director does not need to be on site. This leads to frequent error regarding assessing skin types and energy settings.
Colorado has a “delegation and supervision” of medical services law that allows unlicensed persons to perform “medical aesthetic services” without a physician on site.
Prior to performing a laser procedure, the technician should evaluate the patient’s skin type using a Fitzpatrick scale. The Fitzpatrick scale identifies skin type in six classifications (Type I – Type VI). Individuals with skin types ranging in Type IV have an increased risk of being burned by a laser, which makes it imperative that the energy settings are low and more treatment sessions expected. Often, facilities want to accomplish a patient’s goals quicker and will use a higher setting without first performing a test spot, however, this creates a higher risk of burn and likelihood of permanent scarring.
When choosing a provider to perform medical aesthetics, such as laser hair removal, IPL facials, BBL Facials, tattoo removal and more, be sure to read reviews and ask questions about how frequently the medical director supervises the procedures. The law provides too much flexibility leading to an inherent lack of supervision. If you have been burned because of one of these procedures, please call me and we can walk through the process of whether you have a case against the facility.
The Fitzpatrick Scale
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Wenwen X.
“Alana is amazing! As a foreigner, I didn’t know what to do at all after the car accident. Alana patiently explained to me the whole situation, professionally analyzed every possible outcome of different actions during the process and finally fought hard for me in front of the insurance company to get my target compensation. ”
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Tiffany P.
"Alana was very professional, and I felt confident in her abilities and expertise, allowing me to trust that she had my best interest at heart. She also helped me feel confident going through the different stages of litigation, especially the deposition.”
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Ralph G.
“I had the pleasure of working with Alana Anzalone, I was impressed with her level of commitment and time dedicated to my case. Very happy with her level of professionalism, and always friendly to work with. I had a successful outcome, and it was a great experience to work with Alana, I would recommend the firm highly.”
I was impressed with her level of commitment and time dedicated to my case.
Tyler C.
“Alana is very helpful and professional. She’s always prompt to reply to any emails. I’m very fappy her name came up when talking to friends about my car wreck. She did the best job I can imagine, And got me what I feel I deserve. I’m very grateful for our service and now consider her a friend.”
She did the best job I can imagine, And got me what I feel I deserve.
“Alana helped me with a very personal and emotionally charged case. In addition to a positive outcome that required dedicated perseverance over quite a long period of time, Alana was wonderful to work with along the way. She is professional and responsive. I really couldn’t have asked for more in an attorney and am so grateful I found her. I highly recommend working with Alana if you have the chance.”
- Jessica L.
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