# The May Firm > > Last updated: 2026-10-21 ## Search - Search URL: `https://mayfirm.com?s={query}` ## Recent Content - [Attorney Request for Medical Records](https://mayfirm.com/blog/attorney-request-for-medical-records/): An attorney request for medical records is a formal request, backed by the patient’s signed authorization or by a subpoena, asking a hospital, clinic, or doctor to release a patient’s health records for use in a legal matter. Attorneys request medical records whenever a client’s health is part of the case, including personal injury claims, […] - [Comparative Negligence](https://mayfirm.com/blog/comparative-negligence/): Comparative negligence is the rule that splits blame for an injury among everyone who helped cause it, then reduces the injured person’s recovery by their own share. Comparative negligence governs almost every injury claim a Fresno comparative negligence lawyer handles, because California adopted the pure form in Li v. Yellow Cab Co. (1975) 13 Cal.3d […] - [Negligence vs Strict Liability Difference and Examples](https://mayfirm.com/blog/negligence-vs-strict-liability-difference-and-examples/): Negligence and strict liability are the two main routes an injured person in California takes to hold someone financially responsible, and a Fresno personal injury lawyer picks between them before drafting a complaint. Negligence asks whether the defendant failed to use reasonable care, while strict liability skips that question entirely. The choice decides what the […] - [Medical Negligence Definition](https://mayfirm.com/blog/medical-negligence-definition/): Medical negligence is treatment that falls short of the skill and care other reasonably careful providers would have used, where the shortfall injures a patient who would otherwise have recovered. Medical negligence runs on its own rulebook in California, and a Fresno medical negligence lawyer works inside two statutes before any other. Code of Civil […] - [Pain and Suffering Damages Definition and Legal Term](https://mayfirm.com/blog/pain-and-suffering-damages-definition-and-legal-term/): Pain and suffering is the money awarded for what an injury does to a person rather than what it costs them. Pain and suffering carries a formal name in California courtrooms, which is noneconomic damages, and CACI No. 3905A lists its parts as physical pain, mental suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, disfigurement, physical impairment, […] ## Complete Sitemap For a comprehensive list of all URLs, see: https://mayfirm.com/sitemaps.xml --- *This file is dynamically generated and highlights our most important content.*