Sacramento Personal Injury News

Losing a loved one is a traumatic event. Nothing can ease your pain or make the loss easier to understand, especially if the loss is due to a preventable accident. When a loved one is killed due to another person’s negligent, reckless, or careless actions, a wrongful death attorney can help you find the justice your loved one deserves.

Why is a Truck’s Black Box so Important in a California Truck Accident Case? Have you been injured in a truck accident in California? Have you lost a loved one in a California commercial truck accident? If so, you need an attorney who understands that truck accidents cannot be handled in the same way as an accident involving passenger vehicles. Some attorneys do not have the experience necessary to represent your interests in the best possible manner. For example, if an attorney is not familiar...

Five Moves That Can Hurt Your Accident Claim Have you been injured by a distracted driver? Are you the victim of medical malpractice? Was your loved one killed in a truck accident? If so, the steps you take now could have a substantial impact on your ability to seek damages from the person who is at fault. Before you make a mistake that could lower the compensation you are entitled to receive, we encourage you to contact our office to discuss your accident claim with...

A Sacramento CA injury attorney might be able to help you get medical treatment if you have no health insurance coverage. If you have been in an accident and you are experiencing pain, discomfort, dizziness, disorientation, numbness, tingling, or any other symptoms you need to seek medical treatment right away. This includes going to the hospital emergency room and undergoing a medical evaluation by a doctor. Your health depends on it. Once you have received emergency medical treatment in an emergency department, you may find...

Can I Be Held Responsible if My Tenant’s Dog Bites Someone? It is estimated that 4.5 million dog bites occur each year in the United States. Dog bites are not a minor injury. One in five dog bites become infected requiring painful, long-term treatment. Victims of dog bites suffer great physical pain, scarring, disfigurement, permanent disabilities, and mental anguish. In 2014, the Los Angeles Times reported that California insurance companies received 1,919 dog bite claims for the previous year, which placed California as the top...

Who is Responsible for a California Accident Caused by Road Debris? Debris on California roads is hazardous and dangerous. Accidents from debris cause traumatic injuries each year. In October 2015, fencing that fell from the 23rd Avenue overcrossing caused at least eight vehicles to crash on I-880 in Oakland. Road debris related crashes have been a problem for many years. A story in the LA Times from 2002 spoke of the dangers of falling and flying debris on roads in Southern California. The news story reported that debris falling off...

Hit and run accidents are becoming more of a problem in California and throughout the United States. The reasons why a driver would leave the scene of a California hit and run accident vary; however, the damage and destruction are the same — you are injured and you suffered losses without anyone to sue for the damages. According to a Los Angeles councilman, Los Angeles is the “hit and run capital” of the nation. In order to fight the hit and run accident battle, Los...

December 2015 has already been a deadly and dangerous month on highways, interstates, and roads in and around Sacramento. Our motor vehicle accident attorneys hope that you have had a safe and enjoyable December; however, we are here to assist you with a personal injury claim if you or your loved one has been injured in a motor vehicle accident. Hit-and-Run Accident Claims One Life in Rio Linda, CA On December 14, a man was killed in an apparent hit-and-run accident in Rio Linda according to the...

Fans of the Fast & Furious movie franchise were devastated in November 2013 when one of its major stars, Paul Walker, lost his life in an automobile crash in Santa Clarita, California. According to reports, Walker was a passenger in a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT that was traveling at a speed of 100 mph or more when the vehicle spun out of control, hit a light pole, and hit two trees before bursting into flames. The actor and the driver both died in the collision. Walker’s family have...