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It is estimated that 25 percent of senior adults 65 years of age and older will experience a fall this year. Falls are the leading cause of injury for elderly adults in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC): About 20 percent of falls cause a severe injury; Roughly 2.8 million seniors go to emergency rooms for falls each year; Hip fractures result in about 300,000 hospitalizations annually; Falls are the most common cause of TBIs (traumatic brain injuries); A fall...

Not all injuries caused by a motor vehicle occurred in a traffic accident. Thousands of children have been injured and killed in the United States in non-traffic motor vehicle accidents. Backover accidents are a type of non-traffic accident that claims the lives of children each year. According to Kids and Cars, 1,366 children have died in backover accidents since 1994. In 2016, 59 children lost their lives in backover accidents. It is estimated that 50 children are involved in backover accidents each WEEK in the United States....

If you told the other driver or anyone else that you were sorry for the accident, the insurance company for the other driver may use that against you when you file your accident claim. While saying you are sorry for an accident is not an admission of fault, it can make your accident claim more difficult. If you believe you may have inadvertently admitted fault for an accident, you must begin protecting yourself now by contacting our Sacramento car accident attorney. Our lawyers can help you...

It is almost that time of year again when the little ghouls and ghosts come out to collect candy from their neighbors and friends. Halloween is a great holiday for children and adults. However, Halloween can also be a very dangerous holiday for children. According to  Safe Kids Worldwide, children are more than twice as likely to be killed in a pedestrian accident than any other day of the year. Below are safety tips that can help keep you and your family safe while you are...

You may have heard or read that you cannot trust an insurance adjuster for the other driver for various reasons. The truth is that most insurance adjusters are honest men and women performing their job duties. They are not “out to get you” or deprive you of the money you deserve for an accident claim. However, the adjuster works for the insurance provider, and the insurance provider does not make money by paying large insurance claims. Therefore, to perform their job, adjusters do put the...

When you are injured in a car accident because of another driver’s negligence or recklessness, you expect the insurance company for the other driver to pay your damages. In some cases, if liability is very clear, an insurance company will pay the claim without a fight. In other cases, an insurance company may offer a quick settlement if it believes it will be on the hook for a much larger amount if the victim contacts an attorney or waits to settle the claim. However, some...

Tailgating is dangerous regardless of the vehicles involved.  However, when you are tailgating a commercial truck, you are increasing your risk of a deadly car crash. You may have seen signs on large trucks advising you to remain several hundred feet from the rear of the truck. You should take these warning very seriously and avoid following a truck too closely to reduce your risk of being severely injured in a large truck accident. Consequences of Tailgating a Large Truck According to information from the National...

Every driver in California is required to maintain minimum insurance coverage. Drivers are required to have $15,000 in liability insurance for bodily injury or death ($30,000 per incident) and $5,000 in liability insurance for property damage. Liability insurance pays compensation to victims when you cause an accident. To meet your financial responsibility, you can purchase an insurance policy from a licensed insurance company, place a cash deposit of $35,000 with the DMV, apply for a surety bond of $35,000, or obtain a DMV-issued self-insurance certificate. Most...

Depending on what you post, using social media after an accident can impact your ability to recover full compensation for your injuries. Regardless of your privacy settings, the information you post online may be used in a court action. A judge could order you to turn over information related to social media posts if the information is relevant to your claim. Privacy settings are not the same as privilege of information. Therefore, you must be very careful when using social media after an accident. Even...

A spinal cord injury can result in permanent loss of body functions or loss of sensation below the injury site. Victims who suffer spinal cord injuries can suffer partial or total paralysis. With total paralysis or quadriplegia, the person loses the ability to move any of his extremities or trunk while partial paralysis or paraplegia only affects part of the trunk and legs. In addition, you also have complete and incomplete injuries. When a person loses all sensation and ability to control movement below the...