DO I NEED TO HIRE A SACRAMENTO INJURY ATTORNEY TO FILE INJURY CLAIMS?
Many people file injury claims each day for accidents involving motor vehicles, falls, defective products, wrongful deaths, bicycle accidents, or dog attacks. However, should accident victims hire a Sacramento personal injury attorney to handle their injury claims? If you ask...
BENEFITS OF SETTLING A PERSONAL INJURY CLAIM WITHOUT A TRIAL
When you are injured through no fault of your own, California’s personal injury laws provide a way for you to recover compensation from the at-fault party. Examples of incidents that often give rise to a personal injury claim in California...
CAN I USE MY HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE TO PAY ACCIDENT BILLS?
Paying medical bills is not a top priority for many accident victims. Accident victims are more concerned about their injuries and the medical treatments needed to help them heal from those injuries. Unfortunately, the costs of those medical treatments will...
HAVE YOU BEEN HIT BY SOMEONE DRIVING A RENTAL CAR IN SACRAMENTO?
With over a million people calling Sacramento County home and hundreds of thousands of people visiting Sacramento County each year, the rental car industry is very busy. It is likely that you share the road each day with several rental cars,...
TRUCK DRIVER FATIGUE CAUSES CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENTS
Millions of commercial trucks are on our roadways each year, including California roads, to transport goods throughout the country. We share the roads with these large, heavy vehicles each day in Sacramento County. Sadly, truck accidents involving semi-trucks, tractor-trailer trucks,...
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR MEDICAL TREATMENT AFTER AN ACCIDENT?
If you are injured in a car accident in Sacramento, it is important that you understand the importance of medical treatment after an accident. Many people count themselves lucky if they can walk away from a car accident without any...
SEEKING THE BEST TREATMENT FOR A NECK INJURY AFTER A CAR ACCIDENT
Even though many people associate neck injuries with rear-end crashes, you can sustain a neck injury in any car crash that causes your head violently snap in any direction. Neck injuries in car crashes can result in chronic pain and...
DEFENSIVE DRIVING TIPS THAT MAY HELP YOU AVOID A CAR ACCIDENT
According to California’s traffic records, 3,435 people were killed, and 254,561 people were injured in traffic accidents during 2015. Many of the accidents that occur on Sacramento roads are not preventable. However, there are some steps that you can take to help...
MISTAKES THAT COULD HURT YOUR INJURY CLAIM FOR A DOG BITE
Under California law, a dog owner may be liable for damages if the dog bites another person. While there are exceptions to the strict liability laws for dog bites in California, a dog owner could be responsible for damages even if...
DON’T LET THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER TELL YOU SOFT TISSUE INJURIES ARE NOT SERIOUS
Insurance companies and some physicians treat soft tissue injuries as minor injuries. However, soft tissue injuries can be very serious resulting in long-term impairments and chronic pain. If another party injures you in an accident, do not allow the insurance adjuster...