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Being injured in a vehicle accident can be devastating not only physically but also emotionally, sparking distress in those suffering injuries. It can also pose financial hardships if an injured party is unable to work for a time following the car accident. Unfortunately, two people recently were hurt in a vehicle crash in California. This…

Last week, we discussed the fatal charter bus accident in northern California that left a 33-year-old man dead and 30 others injured. Since then, federal officials have been investigating the crash to determine what caused the bus to drift off of the freeway and flip on the morning of Nov. 23. The bus, which was…

In our last post, we discussed a new study on head injuries in children that was conducted by researchers at the University of California’s Davis School of Medicine and published recently in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study showed that falls, car accidents and bicycle accidents are predominant causes of head injuries in…

Parents have to accept that they can’t keep their children safe from all injuries; bumps, bruises and scrapes are just a part of growing up. However, new research shows that more serious accidents, such as falls and car accidents, can lead to serious head injuries. The research, which was gathered by University of California’s Davis…

  Helmet laws for motorcyclists are decided by the state governments, not the federal government, so they can differ vastly from one state to the next. They are also subject to change at times; for example, Michigan used to have laws dictating that helmets had to be used, but the state recently dropped that law…

One person was killed and 30 others were injured, some critically, in a tour bus accident in northern California on Sunday. The tour bus was reportedly on its way from Los Angeles to Pasco, Washington, when it coasted off of the freeway and overturned around 7:30 a.m. about 100 miles south of the Oregon border….

A recent crash led to an injury and fatality in California recently. The car accident took place on a Friday in the area of Highway 41 in Fresno County, according to authorities. It began when a 19-year-old woman was driving her vehicle southbound on the highway at night, police said. The woman ended up going…

Welcome back. In our last post, we discussed how, despite strict laws against it in many states, the percentage of drivers who admit to emailing, surfing the Internet and checking social media is increasing while the percentage of drivers who admit to texting is staying roughly the same. Only the percentage of drivers who say…

Ever since cellphones became a staple in American culture we have seen an increase in car accidents caused by distracted driving. In response many laws have been enacted throughout the country in effort to convince people to put down their devices and drive. Unfortunately, though, this has proven to be an extremely difficult task, especially…

After a motorcycle accident in California, you may have the ability to claim certain damages in a lawsuit, especially if the other driver caused the crash — perhaps by turning left in front of your bike, for example. It is very important that you know what damages you can claim and when you have a…