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What are the common causes of truck accidents?
Accidents involving large trucks are almost always very serious. If they do not claim a life or cause a serious injury, they at least hold up traffic and cause a major disruption on the roadway. Preventing truck accidents is something that everyone on California roads...
What do you do if your rideshare driver is drunk?
For those nights when you head out to a California bar with your friends, or if you simply do not feel like driving, you may hail a Lyft or Uber. What do you do if you think your driver is drunk, or if you are in an accident because the driver is drunk? Observer...
California Appeals Court Rules Excess Uninsured/Underinsured Insurance Policy Did Not Provide Coverage Without Express Endorsement
The California Court of Appeal Second Appellate District Div Two on Feb 3, 2016 held that even though an underlying primary policy provides uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage an EXCESS policy will not cover UM/UIM UNLESS it is expressly endorsed to cover same....
Accident at Dangerous Intersection Near Monte Vista Elementary School Injures Boy and Father
Schools are supposed to be safe havens for our children. Most have crossing guards, security guards, and other staff whose job is to ensure maximum protection. Driving onto or around a school should be done with a heightened sense of awareness. Unfortunately, drop...
Negotiating the Workers’ Compensation Lien
A tedious stage of nearly every injury claim comes when it is time to resolve the contractual rights of reimbursement or liens that exist. When confronted with an employer – or their carrier – seeking to resolve the workers' compensation lien, expect to be advised you...
Tobacco Lawsuits in California
Individual smoking related tobacco claims can be brought in California. As recently as July 30, 2014, a Los Angeles County jury returned a damage verdict in the amount of $17,736,700 against Lorillard Tobacco. This was a products liability case brought by the widow of...
Chavez v. Glock, Inc.
The following is a recent Court of Appeal decision, which may be of interest, particularly to some of our police officer clients. In the case of Chavez v. Glock, Inc. (2012) 2007 Cal. App. 4th 1283, the Second District Court of Appeal in California held that it would...
Medtronic Exposed for Alleged Corrupt Behavior
The Infuse Bone Graft is a device often used in spinal fusion operations. The device consists of a metal cylinder that is filled with a genetically engineered protein to stimulate bone growth. The protein acts to stimulate bone growth in a specific area of the spine,...
What to Expect From the Third Party Lawsuit Process
Civil personal injury case profile The following is an outline of the steps which generally occur in a typical personal injury case. This will help your understanding of the timing, procedures, and significant events that are likely to occur over the life of a...
Is The Crown Victoria Dangerous?
The following was reported in Newsday on February 25, 2009, by Tom Incantalupo and Stacey Altherr: Ford Crown Victoria police cruisers like the one involved in Sunday morning's crash in Commack have been controversial for more than a decade for an alleged propensity...
