
When someone gets behind the wheel of a vehicle and heads onto public roads, that driver has a legal duty to take reasonable steps that promote both the safety of the driver and the other vehicles in the area. This legal duty also extends to any passengers in the vehicle, as these passengers literally [...]
Continue reading Accident a Tragic Reminder that Passengers Depend on DriversThursday, January 14, 2010
The law of worker’s compensation is designed to deal with injuries that are sustained at work. However, some situations are so serious that they can involve claims in civil court as well as the District Attorney’s office. It appears that the case of a seriously injured woman against Hershey avoided much of that [...]
Continue reading Injured Factory Worker Settles Case with HersheyFriday, January 8, 2010
Now that the holidays are over and the celebrations have ended, tragic stories of untimely deaths due to auto accidents are beginning to emerge. There is never a good time to lose someone under such circumstances, but it’s particularly troubling when one of the people lost is an 18-year-old woman. That’s unfortunately what [...]
Continue reading Early Morning Head-On Collision Results in Two FatalitiesTuesday, November 17, 2009
When a crash occurs on a highway, it often leads to terrible results given the high speeds at which the vehicles involved were traveling. Tragically, such a notion was reinforced yesterday when a head-on, multiple-vehicle crash killed one unsuspecting driver and injured four others, some of whom were reported to be in serious condition. [...]
Continue reading Crash on Highway 113 Kills One, Injures FourTuesday, October 20, 2009
As personal injury attorneys, many if not most of our clients come to us needing help because of some sort of injury they suffered as a result of simple negligence by another party. Negligence is relatively easy to understand, in that it’s basically a mistake that’s made with varying degrees of seriousness. The [...]
Continue reading Intentional Conduct Can Lead to Civil Liability as WellThursday, August 20, 2009
We posted recently regarding a plan by Sacramento police to crack down on drivers who ignore pedestrians and the laws that govern the right-of-way as they make their way through town. While no one could have predicted what the number of tickets would be, reports from the first day of this operation were surprising [...]
Continue reading Crackdown in Full Swing – Dozens of Tickets Issued for Pedestrian ErrorsThursday, August 13, 2009
Vehicle-pedestrian accidents have been high in number in Sacramento in recent times, and the prevalence of these occurrences has prompted the local police to initiate a sting designed to catch and hold accountable those vehicles that do not yield the right-of-way to pedestrians crossing in the crosswalk. The law requires that pedestrians be given [...]
Continue reading Sacramento Police to Crack Down on Pedestrian AccidentsThursday, May 14, 2009
A 67-year-old man was critically injured Wednesday as he sat in a folding chair on a sidewalk that was filled with spectators set to watch a vintage car show. According to the Sacramento Bee, he was reported to be in critical condition, and it appears that one of the cars in the show was [...]
Continue reading Spectator at Vintage Car Show Critically Injured
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Auto Accidents, Personal Injury