Personal Injury Blog

66-year-old Margaret Bengs was struck on her bicycle this month on Fair Oaks Boulevard about 100 feet south of Kenneth Avenue. She died at Mercy San Juan Hospital two days after the accident. Bengs was a speechwriter for former Gov. George Deukmejian and former Attorney General Dan Lungren, and she was an op-ed contributor to the Sacramento Bee. According to police, the vehicle that hit Bengs was a 2014 Toyota Tundra driven by Matthew Gary, a Sacramento Superior Court judge. Although California Highway Patrol spokeswoman...

California motorcycle accidents result in traumatic injuries for the rider and, in many cases, motorcycle accidents result in death. Since the end of the recession, the number of accidents and the number of deaths from crashes in California have increased statewide. One reason for the increase in the number crashes and fatalities on California roads is that the number of motorcycles on our roads has increased because of the growing interest in motorcycles during the past few years. Due to the nature of the vehicle, injuries are...

According to one report, California has two of the top ten deadliest interstates in the country. Only the state of Georgia had a deadlier stretch of interstate than California. This is probably no surprise to California motorists who travel our interstates each day. Accidents and traffic backups on California’s I-710 and I-215 are frequent daily occurrences on these known trouble spots for car crashes in our state. During 2013, Interstate 710 had the most fatalities with seven accidents resulting in eight fatalities, approximately three accidents...

On this blog, it is rare that we get the opportunity to report on good news relating to personal injury cases in and around Sacramento CA. However, the return of Omar Rafi to his home after a three-month hospital stay following a catastrophic accident is one such piece of positive news. The 10-year-old Rafi was seriously injured after he and his father were hit while riding their bikes close to their apartment building on Edison Avenue in Sacramento. The crash happened when a car driven...

Sacramento medical malpractice lawsuits are intended to help injured people and their families recover the necessary financial compensation that was caused by the negligence of doctors or other medical professionals. As a Sacramento CA federal judge proved this week, the amount of recovery called for is often quite large in cases requiring ongoing care: $9.6 million. On October 28, 2015, U.S. District Court Judge John Mendez ruled that Dr. Paul Davainis had waited too long to perform a C-section during a young child’s birth, despite...

Roseville CA Man Killed in Boating Accident On Monday, 55-year-old Ananiy Malinovsky, of Roseville, died in a boating accident on Tomales Bay on the north coast, according to the Marin County Sheriff’s Department. Malinovsky had gone fishing near the tip of Tomales Point when his boat was hit by two huge and unexpected waves. One of the passengers, Alex Tupinov, managed to swim ashore and told family members about the wreck. “As soon as they came around some rocks, it was coming out of a...

Sacramento Residents Killed in Highway 99 Crash A motor vehicle accident on southbound Highway 99 has resulted in the death of two Sacramento residents, according to the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office. The fatal wreck that killed the two people happened on Friday morning. Tevis Haggard and Rosemary Haggard were driving a sport-utility vehicle (SUV) southbound on Highway 99 when the vehicle crashed hard into the center divider on the highway north of 47th Avenue. According to the California Highway Patrol, witnesses said the SUV was speeding and officers said...

Experts Only: Testimony in Sacramento Medical Malpractice Cases In Sacramento medical malpractice cases, people injured by the negligence of medical professionals or hospitals bring a civil cause of action in order to recover financial compensation as a result of their injuries. This money is intended to compensate them for additional medical treatment required, permanent disability, or in some cases the loss of a loved one. The legal theory behind medical malpractice cases in California is somewhat simple: all medical professionals involved in your care owe you a duty to...

Burglary, Car Chase Results in Folsom Wreck A bizarre chain of events occurring Monday morning led to one person being arrested, two being taken to the hospital, and traffic backed up behind a motor vehicle accident in a busy Folsom, CA intersection. The chain of events began when a wanted felon burglarized two businesses—a salon and clothing store—around 8:00 in the morning on Monday in Folsom. “The break-in was discovered by an employee of one of the businesses,” said Andrew Bates with Folsom Police Department. A police chase...

Accidents happen. But when you or a family member is involved in an accident that results in injuries—such as a car accident, slip and fall, or products liability—you may feel scared and unsure of where to turn. However, you should know that you have the legal right to file a personal injury lawsuit against the negligent party who harmed you in order to recover the financial compensation needed to put your life back together. If you are considering filing a California personal injury lawsuit after...