Personal Injury Blog

If you are involved in a California accident involving injuries, you are legally required to report the accident to the police. When a police officer comes to the scene of an accident, the officer performs an accident scene investigation to prepare the accident report. The police officer will determine who is at fault for the accident a may issue the at-fault driver a traffic ticket. Both parties should receive a copy of the report for his or her records. Even though an accident report is...

There are many dangerous driving decisions that driver make each day as they travel on our roads and highways. Dangerous driving decisions result in thousands of deaths and injuries each year. Do not fall victim to dangerous driving decisions like these. Distracted Driving Distracted driving has become a serious problem in California and throughout the United States. In fact, distracted driving has become almost as big of a problem as drunk driving. According to Distraction.Gov, 3,154 people died during 2013 due to accidents caused by distracted...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that beginning in 2018, vehicle manufacturers who want a top rating by NHTSA must provide automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems on their vehicles as a standard option. The NHTSA hopes that this will reduce the number of rear-end crashes. According to a Special Investigation Report by the National Transportation Safety Board investigating the use of forward collision avoidance systems to prevent and mitigate rear-end crashes, the NTSB investigated nine rear-end accidents. The result was 90 injured people...

Bicycle accident cases can be complex and difficult to prosecute. In order to collect damages in a California bicycle accident lawsuit, the accident victim must establish negligence on the part of the driver who caused the bicycle crash. In some cases, negligence may be difficult to determine depending on the facts of the case. This was true in the case of Bermudez v. Ciolek. Elements of Negligence In a case seeking damages for negligence, the plaintiff must prove that the other driver had a duty of...

Nursing home facilities are unprepared for the number of obese patients entering facilities throughout the United States. The average nursing home patient weighs more than in previous decades and that trend is expected to continue. Some nursing home facilities are turning obese patients away giving rise to potential lawsuits for violations of the federal anti-discrimination laws. A news report by Kaiser Health News details the severity of this problem. Obese residents are not only difficult in terms of their weight. Obesity often results in other medical conditions such...

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...