Category: safety

Millions of Americans take cruises each year, and thousands of these individuals sustain injuries or even lose their lives as a result of cruise ship accidents. Before you book your next cruise, it is important to look at some of the most common accidents and injuries that occur on cruise ships as well as whether…

If a person sustains an injury or property damage in a boating accident caused by the negligent or intentional actions of another party, they should be able to recover economic and non-economic compensation for their losses. However, there are various steps that boat accident victims should take both immediately following the incident as well as…

Slip and fall injuries can happen anywhere and to anyone. However, there are some parts of the population that are more susceptible to slip and fall injuries than others. Here, we want to discuss how slip and fall injuries affect certain populations, including older individuals as well as those who work certain types of jobs….

If you or somebody you care about has been injured in an accident as a result of a dangerous or defective property condition, you should be able to recover compensation from the property owner or their insurance carrier. However, recovering compensation involves determining fault for the incident. Here, we want to review the four elements…

The last thing any person expects when they go into a store is that they will slip and fall on a hazard caused by the careless or negligent actions of a property owner or employee. However, slip and fall injuries occur regularly inside stores in California. Here, our Sacramento personal injury attorneys want to discuss…

A 2019 study ranked Sacramento as the fifth-worst city in America when it came to its drivers, but are we really that bad here? If so, where? In 2020, the Sacramento Police Department received 6,168 calls in driver-related crimes, including hit-and-run accidents, drunk driving, reckless driving, and driveway blocking. Out of those: 1,839 calls were…

All drivers have a responsibility to follow the rules of the road, drive safely, and maintain safe practices for current conditions. Every driver will inevitably need to drive in inclement or unpleasant weather at some point. While many drivers dread the thought of driving through snow, many others find it equally unbearable to drive in…

Signs point to a relaxing of truck safety rules and regulations in the months ahead. In early December the Obama administration presented proposals requiring stricter rules about truckers being rested. Congress said No. With Republicans in charge of Congress and the White House starting January 20, we should probably expect a major rollback of trucking…

We all say that we like streets to be brightly lit for greater driving safety at night. In the past few years many cities, including Sacramento and Davis, rushed to install LED street lamps. The new-era lamps were brighter, they reduced energy costs, and they lasted longer than their predecessors – about 15 to 20…

A question we are often asked is, Is it getting any better out there? For all the innovations in safety equipment, and heightened consciousness on the part of drivers – are our roads and highways actually safer? It’s an excellent question, and the answer is yes, a little bit. But it’s a complicated trend to…