Personal Injury Lawyer Blog

Choosing a personal injury attorney can be stressful. You want an attorney who will provide exception service at a reasonable price. You need an attorney who will put your best interest first so that you can rest assured the attorney will fight for maximum compensation for your injuries. You must have an attorney you trust. So, how do you find this attorney? You look for an attorney who has all the characteristics of a great personal injury attorney. The Sacramento personal injury attorneys of The...

When you are injured in a traffic accident, you may not know what to do first. Your first priority should be seeking medical attention. Your health is the most important thing following an accident. However, you must also make it a priority to consult with a Sacramento car accident attorney as soon as you can after the accident. Your time to file a lawsuit to recover compensation is limited; therefore, you don’t want to put off seeking legal counsel. Our Sacramento accident lawyers want to...

A San Francisco woman has filed a lawsuit in the San Francisco County Superior Court for an alleged dog attack near Josiah Avenue in June 2016. The complaint alleges that the woman suffered damages because of the dog, including medical expenses and special damages. She is alleging the defendants are responsible for her damages for their failure to contain their dog under premises liability laws. If you have been injured in a dog attack, you may be entitled to recover compensation for your injuries. Call (916) 999-9000...

There are many reasons for large truck accidents. Some of those reasons involve the driver while other reasons involve the truck or road conditions. Being able to drive a commercial truck takes extensive training and practice. Inexperienced or inadequately trained drivers may not have the ability or the knowledge to handle a large truck’s complex brake and transmission systems. Add to this situation traffic congestion, narrow roads, severe weather, and poor road conditions, and you have a potentially dangerous scenario where others can be severely...

When you are involved in a car accident, you need to seek medical attention immediately after the collision. If you choose not to be transported to the emergency room, you should see your family doctor as soon as possible. In some cases, it is easy to access the injuries, such as in the case of a broken bone or a penetrating head injury.  However, in other cases, it may be more difficult to know how seriously you are injured unless you see a physician. For...

Fox40 News reported on a North Sacramento high-speed car accident that occurred last week in the neighborhood of Del Paso Heights. Witnesses stated they saw a vehicle speed through a stop sign immediately before the collision. The crash occurred near the intersection of Elm Street and Harris Avenue. The Sacramento Police Department was still investigating the accident, but it appears that alcohol may have been a factor in the cause of the collision. Four people were transported to the emergency room for treatment. Two of the...

Fox40 is reporting that a landscaping worker was hit and killed along Del Paso Road last week. Sacramento police responded to a report of a truck crash around 11 a.m. However, when they arrived, they discovered a truck had struck a person, a tree, and a pole. The driver of the truck was transported to the hospital with serious injuries. Charges had not been filed at the time of the new report because the accident was still under investigation. Wrongful Death Claim or Workers’ Comp Claim...

During 2014, there were 9,262 deaths in speed-related accidents, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This represented 28 percent of the traffic fatalities for that year. In California that year, 3,074 people lost their lives in traffic accidents. Of that number, 991 deaths were in speed-related accidents. As speed increases, the chance of being killed in a motor vehicle accident also increases. The same is true for large truck accidents. Truck accidents are extremely dangerous; however, when speed is involved, the risk of a...

When you are a guest on someone’s property, you don’t expect to be injured in an accident. Unfortunately, there are incidents in which guests are injured in a slip and fall accident on private property. When you are injured on private property, you have the same right to recover compensation for your injuries and damages as you do if you are injured on public property. However, you must prove liability in order to receive compensation. If you fail to prove liability, you won’t receive any...

CBS Sacramento reported a story about a wrong-way car crash on Interstate 80 last week. The car crash occurred on the eastbound side of Interstate 80 just east of the Northgate Boulevard exit. It was raining that day; however, there was no rain in the area at the time of the accident. From the report, it appears a woman was traveling the wrong way near the Raley Boulevard exit when she sideswiped a vehicle. She continued westbound in the wrong lane colliding with another vehicle....