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Car Accidents,Our Blog | March 2, 2015
Have you heard about the Fitbit device? If you live in California, chances are that you have. Fitbit is a line of wearable activity trackers that measure data, including the number of steps you have walked during a day. The trackers can be great for people who are trying to lead healthier lives, but soon…
Read More Car Accidents,medical expenses,Our Blog,personal injury | February 26, 2015
Several individuals, including a child, unfortunately suffered injuries in a recent California car accident. The afternoon car accident took place on a Friday. Police said it occurred when one person driving a vehicle ended up losing control of the car while exiting a car wash. Several minutes past 3:30 p.m., the driver of the vehicle…
Read More Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents,Our Blog | February 25, 2015
This week, we have been discussing the two different kinds of cases that can be filed under our legal system: criminal cases and civil cases. In our last post, we explained the main differences between the two types of cases, and we also stated that it is possible for a defendant to face both types…
Read More Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents,Our Blog | February 24, 2015
As we began discussing in our last post, it is often possible to hold people accountable in civil lawsuit even when criminal charges are not successful because the standard of proof is different in each type of case. Criminal charges must usually be proven “beyond a reasonable doubt,” which is a very high burden on…
Read More Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents,Our Blog | February 23, 2015
Bruce Jenner, who is perhaps more famous for being their former patriarch of the Kardiashian clan than winning the gold at the 1976 Olympics, was involved in a fatal car accident earlier this month and could face some major consequences as a result. We reported in a past post on our blog that the chain-reaction…
Read More Motorcycle Accidents,Our Blog | February 20, 2015
Of course, being involved in any sort of accident in California can be quite dangerous, but you often hear people talk about the added danger of motorcycle crashes due to the lack of protection for the rider. On a bike, you don’t have a seat belt, airbags or a roll cage. You can take…
Read More Car Accidents,Our Blog,personal injury | February 20, 2015
One person died and three people were injured in a vehicle crash that took place on a recent Friday morning. The wrong-way car accident took place along California’s Interstate 880. The authorities reported that they received a call after midnight regarding a driver who was going north in the southbound lanes. When police got to…
Read More Bicycle Accidents,Our Blog | February 19, 2015
A California city has settled a personal injury lawsuit stemming from an accident involving a bicyclist and a city refuse driver. The bicycle accident took place on July 1, 2013 when a female bicyclist was traveling down the road and the driver of a refuse truck allegedly made a U-turn in front of her, causing…
Read More Injuries to Children,Our Blog | February 18, 2015
California Law enforcement officials are reminding drivers to use caution in school zones. Interestingly, they say it is often parents who drive too fast or are distracted after picking up or dropping off their children. In fact, an officer with the California Highway Patrol said parents cause most of the safety problems in school zones….
Read More Car Accidents,Our Blog | February 17, 2015
Distracted driving leads to more than nine deaths and more than one thousand injuries every day in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and cellphones are one of the main sources of distraction. If you are the parent of a teenage driver, chances are that you have talked to…
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