When you are injured after a car accident in California, you would likely call the police and seek immediate medical care. However, as an injured victim, you also have the right to file a personal injury claim against the guilty party. When you file a personal injury claim, you could recover compensation that can help […]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration revealed sobering statistics regarding an increase in road fatalities in 2022. In the first quarter of 2022 alone, there were 9,560 deaths caused by traffic accidents. Some states experienced a much higher increase than others, while nineteen states, including California, actually saw a decline in road fatalities. Although we […]
California is the third largest state in the U.S., next to Alaska and Texas, and it is the most populated. As such, it tends to be one of the most dangerous states for traffic accidents. There are nearly 400,000 miles of road across the state of California, with most of them seeing numerous accidents yearly. […]
Getting into an accident with a rideshare driver, such as an Uber or Lyft driver, is different from getting into an accident with other drivers. This is because rideshare drivers operate as independent contractors. They are not official employees, they drive their own cars, and they do not have a CDL like traditional cab drivers […]
Pedestrians often face unsafe choices as they walk along California’s streets. Sometimes, there’s almost no safe or legal way to cross a busy road. This is the issue behind California AB 2147, a new bill passed by the legislature and on its way to Governor Gavin Newsom for his signature. The bill, known as the […]
Pedestrians dodge speeding Ubers all day long in California. Anyone who’s walked along the busy streets of San Francisco or Los Angeles has probably had a close encounter with an Uber! Uber has more than 200,000 drivers in California alone and about 5 million worldwide. It’s by far the planet’s largest rideshare company and dominates […]
A Los Angeles resident sustained injuries when their vehicle was side-swiped by another driver on the 405 near the Nordhoff exit. They suffered from broken ribs and a shoulder separation. Unfortunately, the injuries from the side-swipe accident were severe enough that they needed to stay in the hospital for three days, wracking up a costly […]
When you call an Uber, you put your safety in the hands of your driver. If they cause a collision with you on board, it’s a dangerous and shocking situation. As an injured Uber victim, you face expensive medical bills and a long recovery period. You could be unable to work due to your injuries, […]
An elderly woman was severely injured in a California car accident when her driver ran a red light and crashed into another vehicle. The woman was being transported to her senior day program when the person hired to drive her ran a red light while distracted. As a result, the driver ended up t-boning another […]
For some, skateboarding isn’t just a fun recreational activity; it is also used as a mode of transportation. And in California, we see a lot of people riding around on skateboards. Unfortunately, this means there also tends to be a high number of skateboard accidents in California, and the injuries that result can be severe […]