The Dixie Fire, caused by malfunctioning PG&E equipment, has damaged over 1,500 square miles of land in Northern California including the communities of Chester, Susanville, and Greenville. Self-employed small business owners ask us about the damages that they can claim in a legal action against PG&E. A sole proprietorship is unique in that business operations…
The damage to forested property doesn’t stop when the fire is put out. Rather, the property often continues to deteriorate, especially during the first winter following a wildfire such as the Dixie Fire. The land will look in the spring much different than it looks now. So will the surviving trees, roads, and community infrastructure. …
In what could be a ground-breaking study, researchers from the United Kingdom produced a spit test that may be able to quickly and accurately diagnose concussions. Published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, the exposé stated that the spit test successfully and reliably detected concussions for more than a thousand male rugby players. This…
Victims of fires and other burn injuries are often left with not only expensive medical bills and lost wages but also long-lasting physical and psychological scars. Burn injury survivors can face a challenging recovery period, particularly in the cases of deep partial and full-thickness burns. If you or a family member suffered a severe burn…
The overwhelming majority of the nearly one million acres burned by the Dixie Fire so far has been forest land. To those from outside the area, a burned forest equates to no damages. But to anyone who has spent any time the area, it’s clear that the trees lost to the Dixie Fire hold great…