In an unfortunate accident that happened on New Year’s Eve, a driver of a popular ridesharing service, struck a six-year-old girl as she was crossing the street with her mother and brother in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco. Last week, the driver was arrested on charges of vehicular manslaughter, gross negligence, and failing to
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Fatal Ride-Sharing Accident: A Discussion of Gross Negligence, Vicarious Liability, and Insurance Coverage
January 27, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Single Vehicle Accidents in California
January 27, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Single vehicle accidents are the most prevalent and dangerous type of vehicle collision in California. According to the National Highway Safety Administration approximately 62% of all fatal California car accidents in 2011 consisted of single-car accidents. In most cases, the vehicle runs into a fixed object, such as a tree, sign post, highway divider or
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Explaining Comparative Negligence in California Car Accident Cases
January 23, 2014 By Leave a Comment
When consulting with clients in car accident cases, we are often asked whether injured persons can still recover compensation even if they are partly to blame for the accident or their injuries. We want to reassure you that the answer is “yes.” Thanks to a legal doctrine called “pure comparative negligence,” you may still be
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Bay Area Garbage Trucks Causing Pedestrian and Bicycle Deaths
December 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Earlier this week, Recology garbage trucks claimed their third victim since May. According to a report by a local NBC affiliate, the fatal accident occurred in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco, at Jones and Tonio Streets. While police are still investigating the scene, they do not believe that drugs or alcohol were involved in
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Google Glasses Could Cause Car Accidents
November 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
As many California residents know, our state is strict when it comes to cell phone use while driving. California wants to ensure that its drivers are not distracted while they’re behind the wheel. However, motor vehicle accidents occur everyday and they’re often caused by distracted drivers. Distractions come in many forms, but there is a clear
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Workers’ Compensation Eligibility FAQs
October 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Many injured California and Bay Area employees contact us with questions about whether they are entitled to coverage by their employer’s workers’ compensation plans. While every situation is different, to help give our readers a basic understanding of the various circumstances under which employees are covered, we’ve prepared a few short answers to some commonly
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Walnut Creek Traffic Accident Statistics 2012
April 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The infographic below presents some very interesting information relating to Walnut Creek traffic and DUI related accidents that occurred last year in 2012. Below are some observations of the data we complied from the Walnut Creek police department. Accidents involving alcohol are much more likely to involve serious injuries and death. Be safe this summer.
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April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month
April 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Multi-taskers, beware. In honor of Distracted Driving Awareness Month, California will be cracking down on drivers that insist on texting or using their handheld cell phones while behind the wheel of their vehicles. This high visibility enforcement operation is being conducted by the California Office of Traffic Safety, California Highway Patrol, and more than 200
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CHP Issues Guidelines for California Motorcyclists
February 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
This week the CHP, in conjunction with the California Office of Traffic Safety, issued the first-ever written guidelines for California’s motorcycle lane splitting law. Last year, we blogged about a survey conducted by the California OTS which revealed that only 53 percent of drivers thought that lane-splitting by motorcyclists was legal. The guidelines were issued as part of a broader safety initiative to decrease the growing number of motorcycle accidents in California. Let’s review the lane splitting guidelines after the jump:
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Court Bumps Plaintiff’s Amusement Park Lawsuit in Nalwa v. Cedar Fair LP
January 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
On December 31, 2012 the California Supreme Court issued a ruling that could affect thousands of recreational activities taking place in the State of California.
In the case of Nalwa v. Cedar Fair, the plaintiff, who had fractured her wrist on a bumper car ride at an amusement park, sued the park owner for negligence in the operation of the bumper car ride. While the trial court threw her case out on summary judgment, a divided Court of Appeal had reinstated her claim, causing the intervention of the Supreme Court.
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