Sacramento Personal Injury News

If you are a passenger in a car crash in California, you have the right to sue any party who is responsible for your injuries. As a passenger, you are not at fault for the car crash because you were not driving either vehicle involved in the motor vehicle accident. However, determining who you should sue can be complicated depending on the facts surrounding the crash. In some cases, you may be entitled to sue several defendants to maximize your chance of receiving a full...

Riding bicycles is an excellent form of exercise and recreation for individuals and families. Many people have started riding their bicycles to work and to run errands to reduce their transportation costs. Unfortunately, riding a bicycle can be extremely dangerous. Bicyclists have a greater risk of catastrophic injuries because they are virtually unprotected in a collision with a motor vehicle. Passengers in vehicles are protected from the impact of a collision by the vehicle’s frame; however, a bicyclists takes the full impact in a collision....

Even though the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) report a slight decrease in pedestrian accidents from 2012 to 2013, even one pedestrian accident is too many for the family of the accident victim. Pedestrians are virtually unprotected in a collision with a motor vehicle. The pedestrian takes the full impact of the accident; therefore, the driver of the vehicle is rarely injured in a pedestrian accident. Common injuries sustained by pedestrians in a motor vehicle accident include:...

Riding a motorcycle in Southern California can be breathtaking with the beautiful landscapes lining our highways; however, riding a motorcycle can also be extremely dangerous. For one motorcyclist, this is more than true. Jamie Rico has been in five motorcycle crashes since he began riding motorcycles with one accident breaking his spine. According to a statement provided to a local news channel Rico said, “It’s not if you are going to be in an accident, it’s when.” According to the news report, motorcycle crashes and...

Social media connects us to the rest of the world 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There is never a time when we cannot connect with friends, family, co-workers, and complete strangers through various social networks. We post our entire lives on the internet for other to see. Some of us use social media to keep in touch with relatives and friends that are both near and far away. Others use social media to improve their career through networking. Social media touches our...

According to Sacramento police, the driver of a sedan crashed into a Hummer at the corner of Northgate Boulevard and Tenaya Avenue in north Sacramento causing the death of one person and injuring three others, including herself. The driver, Antoinette Stewart, was charged with felony DUI after one of the passengers in her car died from injuries sustained in the accident. Stewart and the other two passengers were transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Due to the severity of the injuries and the circumstances of...

If you ask most people, they would say liability insurance is the most important type of automobile insurance coverage you should carry to protect yourself in an accident. While this is true if you cause the accident, it is not necessarily the case if you are the victim of another driver’s reckless, negligence, or careless driving. Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage is the most important insurance coverage you can have if you are in a motor vehicle accident caused by another driver. Why is Underinsured...

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, wearing a motorcycle helmet is about 37% effective in preventing deaths and 67% effective in preventing brain injuries in a motorcycle crash. Head injuries are one of the most common types of injuries sustained by motorcycle riders in a crash. Therefore, 19 states have a universal helmet law, including California, requiring all riders to wear a motorcycle helmet. Because California is one of the states with a universal motorcycle helmet law and California has a comparative negligence law, choosing...

What is a Spinal Cord Injury? According to the Mayo Clinic, a spinal cord injury is damage to any part of the spinal cord (vertebrae, ligaments, or disks) or the nerves at the end of the spinal cord. Because of the potential for permanent damage that affects a variety of bodily functions or causes paralysis, a spinal cord injury alters a person’s life forever. Common causes of spinal cord injuries include: Motor vehicle and motorcycle accidents Falls Acts of violence Sports and recreation injuries Alcohol Diseases Approximately 35%...

As a motorcycle rider, you may not be able to avoid a motorcycle accident caused by another driver; however, there are steps you can take to reduce your risk of being involved in a motorcycle accident. As Sacramento motorcycle accident attorneys, we see how much damage a motorcycle crash can cause. Motorcyclists who suffer catastrophic injuries in a motorcycle accident often have permanent conditions that change their lives forever. How Can You Reduce Your Risk of Being in Injured in a Motorcycle Accident? Take a Motorcycle...