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A 12-year-old Rancho Cordova girl was struck and killed by a motorist early in the morning on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. The 7th grader was walking across the street en route to Cordova High School to attend summer school when she was struck. (https://eatmeatdistrict.com/) She was a 7th grader at W.E. Mitchell Middle School. Dispatch…

When you’re a pedestrian, it’s usually a bad idea to enter a highway without a reason. Sometimes, people are on the highway because of a vehicle that has broken down or because they need to do work on the roads. These individuals are in danger every moment they’re around the high-speed roadway. If even one…

Imagine you were driving your children home from school one afternoon and a pickup truck hits your car from behind. Not only was the accidents surprising, but it didn’t make sense. You gave the person plenty of time to slow down. Your stop wasn’t abrupt or sharp. The roads weren’t slick. It’s almost as if…

There are many factors that can lead to a car crash, whether it’s the glare from the sun or a sudden stop to try to avoid an animal in the road. When a crash happens, the people in the vehicle have the potential to be injured. (metrodentalcare.com) Car accidents are one of the leading causes…

As a pedestrian, you know that one mistake by a driver could lead to an accident with serious injuries. Even so, this doesn’t mean you should stop walking or biking from one place to the next, especially since both forms of transportation are most congenial to the environment. It’s important to understand the most common…

At Rosenthal Law, we represent Roseville residents in their premises liability claims. Usually, when plaintiffs hear the word “premises liability,” they think of dangerous property conditions that result in a slip, trip or fall, but this category of personal injury law is much broader than slip-and-fall cases alone. Let’s take a look at three examples…

Whenever you get hurt, it’s normal to see bruising. When your skin is impacted, blood vessels below the surface rupture. That causes bleeding, which turns into bruising as it rises to the surface near the skin. While most bruising is not harmful, there are times when it can signify that something is wrong. For example,…

California law is not exceedingly clear about how to treat an unborn baby that dies in a car accident. In fact, if a baby dies in a mother’s womb due to a car crash, the at-fault driver may not be guilty of manslaughter because babies are not seen as “living persons” until after they have…

Personal injuries come in many forms. Some are physical, and others are emotional. Even emotional scars come at a cost, and in this case, those injuries were compensable. While this story is not about the person charged with a rape, it is about what happens when a person tries to cover up something horrible. In…

Any type of brain injury is serious. It does not matter if you have sustained what you believe is just a hard knock to the noggin, even a seemingly minor incident can lead to a traumatic brain injury. Not only can this affect your life right now, but it can also change the course of…