The San Francisco Chronicle recently wrote about the new challenges that face Lyft, SideCar and several other ride sharing startups that were given cease and desist letters from the California Public Utilities Commission.
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Auto Liability Implications for Lyft and Other Ride Sharing Apps
October 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Bay Area Drivers Rank Amongst Nation’s Worst Reports Says
August 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Yesterday Allstate Insurance Company released its eighth annual “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report™.” The findings in the report are based on Allstate claims and used the frequency of car collisions to rank nearly two hundred cities to discover America’s safest driving city. This year’s top honors went to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. If you drive in that city you are likely to be involved in an auto collision every 13.8 years, which is 27.6% less likely than the national average of 10 years. How do Bay Area drivers compare?
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Legal Issues Arise When Spectator’s Are Injured at Olympic Club during US Open
June 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This past weekend, the US Open was held at the Olympic Club, a private athletic club located in San Francisco and Daly City. Many spectators who attended the event attempted to witness the popular golf event from the 8th hole at the Olympic Club Lake Course. According to John Abendroth, a well-known local golf pro
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Defendant Strikes Out In Mediation Baseball Arbitration
May 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Yesterday, the California Court of Appeal affirmed a judgment after a mediator awarded $5,000,000 to a plaintiff after both parties attempted to resolve the alleged defamation dispute in a mediation / baseball arbitration. Not familiar with this type of alternative dispute resolution? Let’s start off by discussing what mediation /baseball arbitration is and then we’ll
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CHP Designates Memorial Day Weekend as Maximum Enforcement Period
May 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Many motorists, including myself, will travel on California’s highways this upcoming Memorial Day weekend. Today, here at Slice of Appel PI, we would like to reiterate this week’s announcement from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) that this weekend will be designated as a maximum enforcement period. So please remember for those heading out on road,
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Workers’ Compensation Dilemma: Reimbursement for Home-Health Aid
May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Scenario A worker sustains very serious on-the-job injuries and is taken by ambulance to the hospital. The worker is hospitalized for a period of time and is then discharged from the hospital. Upon discharge, the doctors make it clear that the worker must receive ongoing medical care in that the worker cannot take care
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The Hidden Truth about the Insurance Claims Index Service
April 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
What almost always happens after you are involved in a motor vehicle accident? You contact or are contacted by an investigator or claim representative from your car insurance company. The insurance representative normally asks about the details of the accident, including property damage, personal injuries, the date, time and location of accident, and other details
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Law Enforcement to Target Distracted Drivers in April
April 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Do you compulsively check your email or text while you drive? If you are part of the growing number of people who engage in distracting behavior while driving, you may want to put that cell phone away because April marks the beginning of the second annual National Distracted Driving Awareness Month Campaign, entitled “It’s Not
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Caveat Lector: Read Before You Play
April 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It’s a simple task, but how often do people read their entire gym membership agreement before they sign their name on the dotted line and head to the gym? My guess is that people rarely bother to read such agreements due to a variety of reasons that include a lack of interest, lack of time,
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Injured Plaintiff Denied by Jury Due to Defense Expert
March 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Yesterday, the California Court of Appeal released an opinion (O’Brien v. Razouk) that affirmed a defense verdict for a case involving a motor vehicle accident. The plaintiff has appealed to the higher court for two main reasons. First, they contended that the trial court incorrectly allowed expert testimony by the defendant’s accident reconstruction expert
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