After getting a call from a friend over the weekend, I realized most folks do not know what to do if they are a passenger in a car that is involved in a car accident. If you are the driver,…
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Types of Damages in a Personal Injury Case
So you have been injured in a car wreck (although I prefer collision and some people still call it a car accident) and you don’t know what you can recover from the other party’s insurance company. Here is a short…
Free legal reports
It has been a while since I have shared this so I thought I would put it out there again. I have written a TON of free reports about the legal system, the law, insurance companies and personal injury cases….
I’ll Say it Again: Don’t Post Damaging Information Online!
On this blog, I have warned before about the dangers of posting personal information online when involved in a personal injury lawsuit. I have also warned about debt collectors using social networking sites to find debtors. If you are involved…
“Crash Tax” Still Being Considered in Sacramento
The Sacramento City Council was set to vote on a controversial “crash tax” earlier this week, but it was removed from the council’s agenda hours before the vote was to have taken place. The crash tax would have charged individuals…
New Standards for Metal Bats in California High Schools
Beginning in January, high school baseball teams in California will be required to use new safety-tested metal bats. The new requirements were prompted by a 16 year old California pitcher who suffered a major head injury in the spring when…
Keep Safe While Biking this Summer
Some tragic bicycling accidents in California this summer have highlighted the need for bicyclists and motorists to exercise extra caution when sharing the road. Last month, a sailor riding a bicycle on Camp Pendleton was struck by a car and…
Avoiding Injuries at Amusement Parks
Last month, a state investigation into a 2009 roller coaster accident at Knott’s Berry Farm that injured two riders has concluded that the accident could have been prevented with proper maintenance. The accident was captured by a video camera and…
Think Twice Before Posting Personal Information Online
In 2006, Eric Sedie of Corte Madera, California, suffered injuries in a crash with a U.S. Postal Service truck. In 2008 he sued the Postal Service for $2.5 million, claiming that because of his injuries, every aspect of his life…
Staying Trim Helps Men Avoid Serious Bodily Injury in Auto Accidents
Scientists at the Medical College of Wisconsin’s Injury Research Center studied 11,000 drivers between 2001 and 2005 and recently concluded that in car accidents, obese men are much more likely to sustain serious upper body injuries than are normal weight…