CALIFORNIA VEHICLE ACCIDENT CHECKLIST
Being involved in a vehicle accident can be terrifying. Even if you are not seriously injured, the shock of being in an accident can be overwhelming. If you have never been in a vehicle accident, it is difficult to know...
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON TYPE OF MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT?
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), almost one-half of all motorcycle deaths occur in single-vehicle accidents. Speed and alcohol use contribute to a high number of those fatalities. When the fatality involved two vehicles, almost one-half of...
Five Things You Must Never Do after a Car Accident
We spend a great deal of time discussing what you should do immediately after a car accident and in the days and weeks to come. We discuss how you must seek medical attention because your health should be your first...
WHY DO I NEED A COMMERCIAL TRUCK ACCIDENT ATTORNEY?
A commercial truck accident is devastating. The difference in size between a commercial truck and a passenger vehicle often results in horrific injuries or death for the driver and passengers of the other vehicle. During 2013, 71% of the fatalities...
ARE YOU A POLITE DRIVER IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC?
Anyone living in or around Folsom and Sacramento is familiar with rush hour traffic. The Capital City Freeway was once named one of the worst commutes in America. For those of us who still use the freeway for our commute, we know...
The Place of a Waiver of Liability in Wrongful Death Cases
As summer approaches, parents will be signing up their children for various summer camps and other recreational activities. Most providers of sporting activities and recreational activities, including most summer camps, require participants to sign a waiver of liability. For minors,...
HOW TO STAY SAFE ON SACRAMENTO ROADS
Have you sat in a traffic jam on Sunrise Boulevard or Highway 50 at Hazel Avenue due to a traffic accident? Does the stop and go traffic on Highway 99 make your commute frustrating? Anyone who lives or works in...
WHAT ARE SECONDARY CONDITIONS RELATED TO SPINAL CORD INJURIES?
Each year an additional 12,500 new spinal cord injury (SCI) cases are reported in the United States. Right now, approximately 276,000 people are living with some form of spinal cord injury. Motor vehicle accidents and falls continue to be the most common...
7 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW IF YOU ARE HURT IN CALIFORNIA
Being hurt in California because of a motor vehicle accident, medical malpractice, slip and fall accident, pedestrian accident, bicycle crash, or other personal injury accident, is frustrating, frightening, and overwhelming. You must deal with the emotional and financial damages from...
STOP FINANCIAL ELDER ABUSE
It is estimated financial elder abuse costs victims more than $2.9 billion each year. An estimate states that senior citizens lose 12 times more money each year than previously thought. During a five-year period, 37% of seniors are the victims of some...