Accident Attorney Blog

If you are involved in a California accident involving injuries, you are legally required to report the accident to the police. When a police officer comes to the scene of an accident, the officer performs an accident scene investigation to prepare the accident report. The police officer will determine who is at fault for the accident a may issue the at-fault driver a traffic ticket. Both parties should receive a copy of the report for his or her records. Even though an accident report is...

Bicycle accident cases can be complex and difficult to prosecute. In order to collect damages in a California bicycle accident lawsuit, the accident victim must establish negligence on the part of the driver who caused the bicycle crash. In some cases, negligence may be difficult to determine depending on the facts of the case. This was true in the case of Bermudez v. Ciolek. Elements of Negligence In a case seeking damages for negligence, the plaintiff must prove that the other driver had a duty of...

A Sacramento CA injury attorney might be able to help you get medical treatment if you have no health insurance coverage. If you have been in an accident and you are experiencing pain, discomfort, dizziness, disorientation, numbness, tingling, or any other symptoms you need to seek medical treatment right away. This includes going to the hospital emergency room and undergoing a medical evaluation by a doctor. Your health depends on it. Once you have received emergency medical treatment in an emergency department, you may find...

Can I Be Held Responsible if My Tenant’s Dog Bites Someone? It is estimated that 4.5 million dog bites occur each year in the United States. Dog bites are not a minor injury. One in five dog bites become infected requiring painful, long-term treatment. Victims of dog bites suffer great physical pain, scarring, disfigurement, permanent disabilities, and mental anguish. In 2014, the Los Angeles Times reported that California insurance companies received 1,919 dog bite claims for the previous year, which placed California as the top...

December 2015 has already been a deadly and dangerous month on highways, interstates, and roads in and around Sacramento. Our motor vehicle accident attorneys hope that you have had a safe and enjoyable December; however, we are here to assist you with a personal injury claim if you or your loved one has been injured in a motor vehicle accident. Hit-and-Run Accident Claims One Life in Rio Linda, CA On December 14, a man was killed in an apparent hit-and-run accident in Rio Linda according to the...

Fans of the Fast & Furious movie franchise were devastated in November 2013 when one of its major stars, Paul Walker, lost his life in an automobile crash in Santa Clarita, California. According to reports, Walker was a passenger in a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT that was traveling at a speed of 100 mph or more when the vehicle spun out of control, hit a light pole, and hit two trees before bursting into flames. The actor and the driver both died in the collision. Walker’s family have...

Distracted driving is a huge problem in California and throughout the United States. In 2013, 3,154 people died due to a distracted driving accident and another 424,000 people were injured in a distracted driving accident. When you think about distracted driving, you probably think about a driver texting while driving or talking on a mobile device; however, distracted driving includes any activity that takes your eyes off the road and/or your hands off the steering wheel. Distracted driving includes: Eating Putting on makeup Reading a map...

In most motor vehicle accidents, the at-fault driver is the person you sue if you cannot settle your accident claim with the insurance company representing that driver. However, in a truck accident, the person at fault may not be as clear. A car crash involving a large truck is far more complex than a collision involving two passenger vehicles. You may have several parties who share fault for the accident in a truck case rather than one person. A detailed truck accident investigation is the...

When you are injured in an accident caused by another party, you incur financial damages such as medical bills, lost wages, property damage, and other out-of-pocket expenses. These are typical losses that most people experience when injured in a slip and fall accident, car crash, truck accident, medical malpractice, bicycle crash, pedestrian accident, defective product case, and other types of personal injury claims. Insurance companies for the at-fault party should reimburse you for these amounts.  Insurance companies should also compensate victims for their pain and...