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Israel illegally fired shrapnel bombs into children playing
Israel called the children militants. “She came in through and it wasn’t clear she was injured. Suddenly a lot of blood came from her nose and she vomited. All of the family saw this — her little brothers were very scared. She had just been playing in the front of the house.”
This is a mother describing to us her daughter, 9-year-old Sammah as she came in to her home at 4pm after the Israeli army reportedly shelled and fired four bombs into and around a residential area in Beit Hanoun, Northern Gaza. She is now in a semi-critical condition in hospital, suffering extensive blood loss and very low haemoglobin. She was hit by shrapnel and ‘flechettes’ from a nail bomb that landed 100m away, causing internal bleeding to the chest, severe head trauma and nails embedded in her body. Shells containing flechettes are illegal under international law if fired into densely populated civilian areas and SamahEid El-Massry is one of four children injured in the attack yesterday, July 21st.
Two young men were killed: Mohammad Al-Kafarneh, 23, from severe shrapnel injuries in his back and chest and Kasim Al-Shinbary, 19, caused by injuries from nails embedded in his skull and shrapnel wounds to the back. It was unclear earlier whether they were resistance fighters or if they were civilians — the Israeli Occupation Force called them ‘militants’ — just as they called the four children, aged between 4 and 11, who were left hospitalised by their injuries ‘militants’. Their parents could be found weeping over their loved ones in Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City last night.
We first visited Haitham Thaer Qasem a four year old boy and a first and only child. He was sleeping on the hospital bed, occasionally gasping for breath through the strapping around his nose. He had suffered deep nasal trauma, and flechette darts from the nail bomb were still embedded in his tiny body, where they had pierced his back, right elbow and right leg. He was 200m from the impact of the bomb.
In his hospital ward his mother was standing to one side crying quietly and another relative at Haitham’s bedside explained what had happened.
“We had asked Haitham to get shopping for her from the market…then we heard the bombings and somebody came to our home and told our family that he was in the hospital and was injured in the bombing. We came quickly to the hospital.”
In a nearby ward we then visited 9-year-old Sammah Eid El-Massry who was in a worse state. The doctor told us she was in a ’semi-critical’ condition with severe chest, head and abdominal pain. Her blood-loss was a major concern, arriving at the hospital with 7.5 haemoglobin levels, 4-6 below the normal levels, the problem exacerbated by the fact that she, like three of her brothers, already suffered from a blood condition known as Thalassemia for which the drug Exjade is in extremely short supply due to the Israeli blockade. She was clearly in pain and confused, trying to remove the nasal tubes. Her mother showed us the bandages on her chest.
“She was in a very bad condition when she arrived — it’s difficult for children and very traumatic to insert a chest tube. Very painful. Blood was mainly coming from the chest. We will have to perform surgery and we will further explore her abdominal pain”, the doctor tells us.
This is not the first time the family was attacked, Sammah’s 4-year-old brother Ryad Eid El-Massry was injured during Operation Cast Lead, the three week Israeli assault over the New Year of 2009 period, during which over 400 Palestinian children were killed.
“Our house was hit during the war, a neighbour sheltering inside was killed and our son suffered severe head injuries. He wasn’t able to access the care he needed and because of this his sight is now permanently damaged.”
As we left Sammah, she had begun to cry, moaning in serious discomfort and confusion. There were two more injured children in the hospital following the attack: Azzam Mohammed El-Massry (aged 11) has a severely fractured left elbow and Ebrahim Wasseem El-Massry (aged 4) has light injuries to his abdomen.
It’s not just the siege. Criminal Israeli violence continues unabated, resulting in Palestinians in Gaza — children like Sammah, Haitham, Azzam and Ebrahim — and their families experiencing horrific pain and suffering. Last week it was the Abu Said family, attacked in their home on the border East of Gaza city; they lost Nema, a 33-year-old mother of five as she went outside to look frantically for her youngest son. Three more family members were also injured, again by the thousands of ‘flechette’ darts unleashed by the nail bomb assault. Many of these darts will remain permanently embedded in their bodies.
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Settler Violence against Children in OPT: Jameel’s Story
On 13 July 2009, Jameel (16) and two electricians were to his home when they heard the sound of weapons being cocked and an Israeli soldier saying stop, you mother***r. The four Israeli soldiers verbally abused Jameel, took his ID and broke his mobile phone. Family members soon arrived as they had heard the bews. After several minutes the soldiers marched Jameel toward Ramat Yeshai settlement and told his mother and cousin that it was a closed area and they would be shot at if they followed them, after telling them moments before “go back you whores.” At a checkpoint near the settlement. Jameel was blindfolded and had his hands tied with plastic cords. He was forced to stand near the checkpoint as 40-50 settlers threw stones and brutally beat him, including punching him in the neck, causing the boy extreme pain and nausea. They also verbally abused him calling him a son of a whore and a motherf***er. Soldiers also brutally beat him. His head was smashed into the ground knocking him unconscious. Jameels family witnessed some of the abuse and his father captured part of the incident on a camera given to him by BTselem. A BTselem fieldworker was also present. Eventually an officer cut the plastic ties and told Jameel that he could go. He walked away and then was ordered to stop. Grabbing Jameels chin, the officer said: “If you tell the Israeli police or the press or human rights organizations about what happened, I’ll kill you or shoot you from a distance if I can’t reach you.” Jameel went to Ahlia hospital for medical treatment. After leaving the hospital he and his father went to file a complaint at the police station in Kiryat Arba settlement. They were told to come back the next day which they did. They met with an interrogator and signed a paper in Hebrew that allegedly contained what they had said. Following the attack, Jameel suffered from insomnia and feels scared and unsafe around his neighbourhood.
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Rear End Collision — Heather’s Car Accident Lawyer Testimonial for Michigan Auto Law
This is a video of Heather, a car accident victim from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, who describes the traumatic and painful experience of being rear-ended in a crash so badly, that she needed emergency surgery on her neck. Heather discusses her experience with her law firm, Michigan Auto Law; http://www.michiganautolaw.com, and how her personal injury attorney Steven Gursten supported and protected her throughout the experience by obtaining a settlement large enough to provide for her care and pain and suffering; by communicating with her in a thorough, responsive and caring manner; and by holding her insurance company accountable for the No-Fault medical benefits she was owed in her lawsuit.
Here’s what Heather says: “I was stopped at a red light. And, out of nowhere, I was rear-ended at about 50 miles an hour. I needed to get a lawyer. I went to one of my close family friends, who happens to be a partner at one of the largest defense firms in the Detroit area. He told me that Steven Gursten was the best. My first impression of Michigan Auto Law was that everyone was very laid back, warm and friendly. I felt comfortable there right away. In my car accident, I broke my neck and damaged both my shoulders and my jaw; resulting in multiple surgeries to fuse my neck. I was ultimately fighting my own insurance company because the individual that hit me didn’t have good insurance. If it wasn’t for Steve, on the phone with them every single day, I sometimes wonder if I’d even be where I’m at right now. Not only did Steve answer my questions, but he answered all of my family’s questions and concerns. I’ve referred him to strangers already. I’m more than satisfied with the resolution of my case. Steve went out of his way to try to get to know you on a personal level, so he could fight for you, and your well-being, not just the case.”
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I was in a car accident how much pain and suffering money would gico give?
just for pain n suffering under a settlement what is a average amount not including medical bills reimbursement.
Not to be a smart ass, but it depends on how much pain and suffering you went through. If you felt better in a week, then your claim is really small. IF you have some permanent lasting injuries that cause you chronic problems, then your claim is worth more. Do not believe the 3 times the medical bills argument anymore. Tort reform has drastically reduced the amount that jury’s and insurance companies give for settlements.
Auto accident, insurance adjuster and pain and suffering compensation?
My friend got T-boned by a driver going full speed running a red light. The driver that ran the light was driving a company car. The company insurance is Hartford. The impact was pretty severe, but her injuries were luckily minor. Although she was in pain for a few weeks after the accident, she basically got some soft tissue strain on her right arm and towards her upper back and neck.
Immediately after the accident, paramedics took her to E.R. on a backboard. The E.R. did not take any x-rays but prescribed her with pain pills and gave her a tetanus shot for the superficial glass cuts. However, she had to go through the urgent care with a total of 4 visits (follow ups) and also through 5 sessions of physical therapy. She also missed several days at work(about 4-5 days) after the accident.
When the insurance adjuster finally had a quote and mention the pain and suffering compensation, she acknowledged the traumatic effect of the accident(as a result of the recklessness of the driver at fault) and the pain she went through and such…but it seemed very low ball. The settlement for pain and suffering alone was only $2,500. It was a real shock for my friend considering everything from the pain, inconvenience, the mental anguish, etc. She neither accepted it or denied yet.
What are the best ways to come back at this adjuster in an effort to get her to raise the compensation for pain and suffering….whether it be a letter of demand and/or verbally countering the adjuster? My friend was expecting a minimum of $6500, to a max of $10,000 for pain and suffering only(aside from medical bills and wage loss)… thanks.
As a former auto injury adjuster for 10 years, I will give you my prospective based on the details given.
Hard hit accident not in question and Hartfard has admitted fault.
Paramedics will always put someone on a backboard if suspect serious injuries. ER on the other hand after examining her did not take x-rays, so as you said soft tissue strain on right arm/back/neck. They treated her and released her with pain meds which is standard also. The 4 follow up visits to urgent care I suspect was for more pain meds, since many urgent care will not write RX or just give you possibly a few day supply each time you visit for fear that someone is abusing the system for pain meds. She also had minimum physical therapy of 5 sessions. As for lost work, unless the doctor at the ER or urgent care said she should not work due to her injury, they will most likely consider 1 or 2 days most.
So what she has is a strain, glass cuts that healed and a little bit of pain from this accident. Even though this was a hard hit, she sustained minor injuries period. If your friend expects that somehow she could get $6.500 to $10,000, she will be waiting 2 years from now with the original $2,500 offer.
All adjusters have "ranges" which mean a high/low of the value of a settlement. So my guess is that the range is $2,000 to $3,000 max. She does not have to take this settlement, but she can counter her offer. So say she counters $6,500, they might counter $2,600 and so forth back and forth, or the adjuster might say the maximum we value your injury is $3,200 and that is it. She can get a lawyer to fight it, but the lawyer will take 1/3 and if he were to file suit, then can take 40%, so even if they were to go as high as $4,000, then subtract out 1/3 or 40% and guess what, she ends up with less than the original $2,500.
Pain/suffering is calculated on the injuries period. If she had had surgery, PT for months, broken bones etc, then her idea of $6,500 to $10,000 would be expected.
good luck
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Medical Expenses due to Auto Accident Injury
Medical expenses and wage loss benefits due to an auto accident injury are considered by your insurance as “no fault,” and each insured looks to his/her own automobile policy for benefits, regardless of the cause of the accident or whether the insured was personally responsible for his injuries. Regarding pain, suffering, and other non-economic loss, benefits are “fault” based, and the person who acted negligently and caused another’s injuries is responsible for compensating the injured person for his/her damages.
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DC Area Accident Attorney Better Offers From the Beginning
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