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The driver in this case ran a red light and hit a woman sitting at a bus stop, killing her. A red light means you stop or prepare to stop in enough time to actually obey the light. The defendant in this instance was not only speeding, but missed stopping for the a red light and then rammed into another…Read More

Commentary Regarding The Dangers Of Texting and Driving What is the likelihood of getting in an accident if you text and drive? According to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, if a driver texts as he or she is driving, it’s 23 times likelier that there will be an accident. Even a basic message with acronyms can be sufficiently distracting. Since…Read More

A recent accident that took place on a rainy evening involved a female and two males driving in a 1995 Buick. The male driver passed two vehicles, then careened off the road and crashed into a tree after sliding down an embankment. The man driving the vehicle didn’t sustain any serious injuries, but the other man in the car was…Read More

Rainy, icy or snowy conditions make it much more dangerous to drive. There have been a few chain reaction collisions in California due in part to snow, ice, and windy conditions. But inclement weather can’t be an excuse for drivers who do not drive responsibly; collisions result when people do not adapt to road and weather conditions. In the state…Read More

In order to “win” a personal injury case, your legal team must prove that the other driver was at fault, or liable, for your injuries. Common law recognizes four basic levels of fault: Negligence Reckless or wanton conduct Intentional misconduct Strict liability Negligence generally means careless or inadvertent conduct that results in harm or damage. It is a recurring theme…Read More

Any student of history knows about the Vandals, the Germanic tribe that sacked Rome in 455 A.D. The Vandals are in the news again, with another victory over a much larger foe. In 2004 the punk band The Vandals released an album, “Hollywood Potato Chip,” that Hollywood trade newspaper Variety claimed infringed on its own trademarked logo. The band reached…Read More

For the first time in California, an appellate court ruled on the question of whether a truck driver can be held liable for injuries caused to others if his or her truck is parked legally but nonetheless blocks motorists’ views of oncoming traffic. While the court’s ruling does not apply in all circumstances, the facts in Lawson v. Safeway, Inc.clearly…Read More

It was a tragedy that shook people nationwide, even people who weren’t baseball fans: Hours after pitching six scoreless innings in his season debut, Los Angeles Angels rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart was killed by a drunk driver who ran a red light and T-boned the car Adenhart was riding in. Two of Adenhart’s friends, Henry Pearson and Courtney Stewart, also…Read More

Nighttime is an especially dangerous time to be on the road, but Halloween night is often one of the deadliest nights of the year because of impaired drivers. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2008, 58 percent of all highway fatalities nationwide on Halloween night involved a motorist or motorcyclist with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC)…Read More

A Canadian man in California on a business trip lost his wife and almost lost his ten-month-old son in a head-on crash Friday. According to the Santa Cruz Sentinel, 29-year-old Jaye Wass of Ottawa, Canada, was driving northbound on Highway 1 when her vehicle was hit head-on by a southbound Jeep that had crossed into the oncoming lanes of traffic.…Read More