When another party injures you, you may sustain one or more physical injuries. You may also incur substantial financial losses, such as loss of income, travel expenses, cost of medical treatment, and personal care costs. You also experience pain and suffering because of the accident and your physical injuries. You deserve to...
What Is Negligence?
Personal injury lawsuits grow from the perspective that someone, or some entity, was negligent in their duty of care toward others.
Negligence is the kingpin in almost all California personal injury claims. As such, California personal injury attorneys must establish and...
What Happens If I am Injured at a Friend’s House?
Every day, thousands of people suffer slip and fall or other injury accidents on someone else's property.
If you’ve suffered an injury accident, take heart. Premises liability laws provide recourse against negligent property owners and help victims get much-needed...
Motorcycle Passenger Injury Claims After an Accident
If you got hurt in an accident as a passenger on a motorcycle, you need information about injury claims in this situation. For example, you need to know who you can sue, how you prove the careless person was at fault, and when the deadline is for filing a lawsuit.
Fatal Truck Accident: Filing a Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Traffic accidents involving large trucks can cause life-threatening and catastrophic injuries. Roughly three-fourths of the injuries and deaths sustained in large truck accidents are people in other vehicles. For the families who lose a loved one in a truck accident, the emotional and financial impacts can...
How Long Will It Take My Motorcycle Accident Case to Settle?
It is impossible to say how long it will take for your motorcycle accident case to settle because there are so many variables, but we can explain the factors that can affect the timing of your injury claim. Cases generally take from a few months to a year or longer. A...
What Are the Odds of Being Injured in a Car Crash?
Last updated May 11, 2023
More than two million people are injured in car crashes in the United States every year. US Census data shows that your chances of getting into a car accident are one in 366 for every 1,000 miles driven.
What Are Economic Damages in a Personal Injury Case?
Chances are, if you’ve been injured in a California personal injury accident, you are suffering a financial burden as a result. The best way to recover expenses and monetary losses after an injury accident is with the help of a personal injury lawyer.
Whether...
Filing a Claim for California Skull Fracture Injuries
Every year, California slip and falls and car crashes result in serious injuries to victims. These injuries often include skull fractures and traumatic brain injury, requiring ongoing medical care and carrying a heavy financial burden.
If you are the...
How Can a Helmet Improve Your Survival Chances in a Motorcycle Accident?
Motorcycles have long held an allure of freedom on the open roads. For many, that freedom includes resistance to wearing protective gear, including a helmet.
However, motorcyclists are especially vulnerable to wrecks resulting in severe head injuries. Many states such as California have enacted laws requiring all riders to...
How Can Truck Driver Negligence Cause a Jackknife Accident?
Jackknife truck accidents are terrifying because these incidents involve a massive tractor-trailer weighing about 35,000 pounds when empty and up to 80,000 pounds when carrying cargo is out of control, potentially wiping out everything and everyone in its path. Severe injuries and fatalities are common in...
Ride Sharing Services May Be Driving Up Traffic Deaths
Rideshare services such as Uber and Lyft are putting more cars on the road and contributing to more traffic problems as a result.
Not only do rideshare services increase traffic congestion and pollution, but recent studies have shown that ride-sharing services may be driving...
What to Do After Getting Into a Rideshare Accident
Recent statistics report that nearly 15 million Uber rideshares occur each day, with nearly 50,000 new Uber drivers being hired monthly to meet growing transportation demands.
Rideshare transportation is increasingly popular among Californians. But, if a passenger gets hurt in a rideshare accident, compensation...
Construction Zone Accidents With Trucks and Buses
When there is an accident in a construction zone involving a large vehicle like a bus or tractor-trailer, the victims could include construction workers, drivers, and passengers in motor vehicles, pedestrians, and people riding bicycles. If you got hurt in a collision like this and it was not your fault, a...
Defective Tires in a Truck Accident
Nearly all auto accidents beg the same question, “Who is a fault for the collision?” This answer often includes a detailed list of at-fault parties, particularly in California commercial truck wrecks.
Truck drivers bear a great responsibility to maintain their rigs in safe, operational conditions. Sometimes, however, no matter...
Can My Car Accident Lawyer Get Camera Footage of My Crash?
Between personal cell phones, security, and home surveillance cameras, it seems just about everything these days is caught on video. When it comes to proving negligence and seeking compensation following a California car accident, being caught on tape can be a good thing.
If you’re involved in a car...
How Does Motorcycle Insurance Work After a Crash
The same financial responsibility rules apply to motorcycles and passenger cars in California, according to the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). If you own or operate a motorcycle, you must maintain motorcycle insurance. Your automobile insurance does not cover your motorcycle.
If you...
What’s Causing Neck and Lower Back Pain After a Car Accident?
California roadways are some of the busiest in the nation. While the majority of drivers on the road remain focused and attentive, many are reckless and negligent. Encountering a negligent driver may result in a major crash or a mild fender bender, at least.
If you are involved in...
California RV Accident Lawsuits
Recent statistics support RVing as an increasingly popular means of travel among Americans. It is reported that nearly 11% of American households now own an RV.
And, as the Covid-19 stay-at-home orders begin to lift, those with access to RVs are setting out across...
Is There a Time Limit to File a Lawsuit After a Truck Accident in California?
You only have two years to file a lawsuit after a truck accident in California. California, like every other state, limits the amount of time you have to file lawsuits, whether for personal injury, breach of contract, property damage, and other kinds of lawsuits. A truck accident injury case is a...