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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 an insurance adjuster, the adjuster will likely tell you that you do not need an attorney and hiring an attorney will only mean less money for you. However, if you ask a personal injury lawyer, the lawyer is likely to tell you that you should...

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 include: Car Accidents Motorcycle Crashes Commercial Vehicle Accidents Bus and Truck Accidents Slips and Falls Accidents Involving Defective Products DUI Accidents Bicycle Accidents Pedestrian Accidents Dog Attacks Elder Abuse and Nursing Home Abuse The Sacramento personal injury lawyers of The [firm-name] handle a variety of...

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 become due, and medical providers will look to the accident victim for payment. If you are facing mounting medical bills from an auto accident that was not your fault, we want to help. The Sacramento car accident attorneys of The [firm-name] can help you file...

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, especially if you travel near airports, train stations, hotels, resorts, and tourist attractions. Unfortunately, a recent study claims that rental car drivers can be more aggressive, more inattentive, and display poor driving skills. Because you could be in an accident involving a rental car, it...

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, and other large trucks cause catastrophic injuries and life-threatening conditions for occupants of other vehicles. Statistics for large truck accidents reveals that only 17 percent of the deaths in large truck accidents are occupants of the trucks. The remaining 83 percent of deaths in large...

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 outward signs of injury or trauma. They may tell medical professionals at the accident scene that they do not need any assistance. However, some injuries may not present symptoms immediately after a crash. An accident victim may not experience symptoms of an injury for several...

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 limited range of motion. In addition, neck injuries can also cause dizziness, headaches, shoulder pain, numbness in the arms and hands, and problems with memory and concentration. It is Important to Seek Treatment for Your Neck Injury Neck injuries typically do not have outward signs...

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 decrease the risk of being involved in a car accident. Don’t Allow Yourself to be Distracted. Distracted driving is a very common cause of car accidents. When a driver is distracted, he or she is more likely to cause an accident. While you cannot control...

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 the dog does not have a history of being aggressive or vicious and has never bitten anyone before this incident. Therefore, victims in dog bite cases can usually recover compensation for their medical bills, lost income, physical injuries, and emotional suffering. However, some mistakes you...

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 to convince you that the insurance policy does not cover your soft tissue injury, or your claim is worth very little. Our Sacramento personal injury attorneys handle soft tissue injury claims. We can help you recover compensation for an injury sustained in a fall, motor...