I was recently asked to be a judge for a local high school video reenacting a drunk driving accident. The video will be shown to the high school body showing the consequences of drunk driving. A car accident will be staged with emergency personal working the scene. Even a helicopter will arrive to take away [...]
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Toyota is recalling 2.3 million vehicles to correct a problem that could lead to its vehicles’ gas pedals to stick. This new recall is separate from an on-going recall of 4.2 million vehicles (including Lexus) to correct a problem in which the pedals could become stuck under a loose floormat. This new recall does not [...]
Should you go to law school? Here is an interesting article about this issue. I am not discouraging anyone from going to law school - just an interesting article. Here is the article.
Blogs and social networks! This is the new way that we communicate and gain more understanding about each other. The benefit of blogs and social networks is it allows each of us to know more about each other. As a result, we gain more understanding and perhaps form impressions that will garner [...]
Many insurance company adjusters (or claim representatives) want to settle your bodily injury claim quickly. So, you are probably saying to yourself “what’s wrong with that?” Well, the problem is most injuries don’t resolve right away and need months of medical treatment and, many times, diagnostics and specialist referrals. If you settle [...]
Oh, how times have changed! I don’t say this in the “reminiscing grandfather on the portch” kind of way, but with enthusiasm and astonishment. We can communicate with each other by cells phones, computers, emails, text messaging, instant messaging and via social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, etc.). It is a wonderful thing [...]
When I think of the word “investigation,” I think of CSI or Law and Order. However, in a serious personal injury case, the investigation of the accident can make a big difference in how the case is viewed and valued by an insurance company or solvent defendant. For example, in a motorcycle accident, [...]
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The recent Soledad bus crash underscores the need to have seat belts placed in tour buses. Several people were killed and severely injured when a bus carrying tourists on a Highway 101 overpass crashed against a guard rail, careened across the road and rolled over. Several of the passengers were French and Canadian [...]
Here is one of our cases that settled for $1,200,000.00 in 2009. There are other similar cases pending with our office.
Our clients were enjoying a beautiful drive along the California Coast when suddenly a drunk driver traveling in the opposite direction struck them head-on. One client sustained severe leg and knee pain. [...]
Case Settlement $1,000,000.00 (Policy Limit). Our client was a passenger involved in a motor vehicle collision resulting in back injuries and eventually surgery. We were able to win the case for our client even though the damage to the vehicles was not significant. We were able to convince the insurance company and their lawyers that [...]
