When a reckless driver strikes your vehicle, causing serious injuries and significant property damage, you likely promptly filed a claim with your auto insurer. The claim was likely reasonable and valid, per your understanding of the terms of the policy. Nevertheless,...
100 Most Influential Lawyers in America – the National Law Journal
100 Most Influential Lawyers in America
– the National Law Journal
Personal Injury
Preparing to counter common truck accident defenses
A truck accident can leave you or a loved one with catastrophic injuries. If that’s the case, you’re probably angry, frustrated, and confused. You’re looking for a way to find some accountability and recover compensation needed to pay for exorbitant medical expenses...
Apologizing or admitting fault can hurt your personal injury case
In the aftermath of a car accident, adrenaline and the human desire to fix things might result in you apologizing for the accident to the other driver, even if you were not at fault. While this might seem innocent at the time, it could hurt your personal injury claim...
Five kinds of experts you might need in your case
If you’ve been injured in a car or truck accident, you’re probably ready to find some accountability. That’s easier said than done, even when the cause of your accident seems clear cut. This is because the other side may challenge every aspect of your case, trying to...
Are TBIs really that big of a deal?
When you are injured in an accident, it is easy to concentrate on the obvious injuries, like broken bones, bruises, abrasions, etc. It is natural to concentrate on those injuries that you can see. However, one of the injuries that could, potentially, impact your life...
Fighting for compensation in a personal injury lawsuit
People in California who have suffered a serious injury due to another party’s recklessness or negligence oftentimes feel frustrated and angry. That is completely understandable. These types of incidents can be life-changing – setting back your financial security,...
What is “negligence” in a personal injury lawsuit?
Personal injury lawsuits can arise from any number of situations. And, most people know that the purpose of personal injury lawsuits is for an injured victim to attempt to recover financial compensation from the at-fault party in the case, so as to cover the victim’s...
Parental involvement can protect teenage drivers
Most teenagers look forward to turning 16 so they can apply for a driver’s license. However, their parents may be worried about how to protect them while they are on the road. Statistics and risk factors Statistics indicate that teenage drivers are more likely to be...
Many devastating spine injuries are preventable
Aside from costing up to thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses, traumatic spinal cord injuries also inflict an enormous emotional toll on both California victims and their caregivers. Only a handful of very lucky people will fully recover from a spinal cord...
Financial toll from spinal injuries can devastate victims and families
The spinal cord is a vital component of the human body. It delivers messages from the brain to the far reaches of the appendages and sends impulses from the brain to the organs and systems that regulate life. Most Californians do not think about what their spinal...