Pursley Personal Injury Law Blog
What You Don’t Know About Grocery Store Slip-and-Falls in California
Grocery store slip-and-falls are among the most common, and most preventable, premises liability injuries in California. Slip-and-falls are, by far, the leading cause of employee and guest injuries at grocery stores, easily exceeding categories like repetitive stress injuries and food consumption-related injuries. However, especially in the Golden State, these numbers only tell part of… Read More »
How Do Truck Accidents Happen?
Most truck accidents happen because truck drivers make mistakes, either before they get behind the wheel or while operating their vehicles. For this reason, most truck wrecks are not accidents. Truckers accidentally leave the lights on at home. They don’t accidentally make one of the serious driving mistakes discussed below, cause crashes, and cause… Read More »
Fatal Pedestrian Crash in Otay Mesa
Few details were available following a deadly pedestrian accident on the Otay Mesa Freeway in December 2024. Two vehicles were involved in the crash which was reported to the California Highway Patrol at 9:25 p.m. Tuesday on the eastbound Otay Mesa Freeway west of Picador Boulevard. Pedestrian Injuries Since they have no steel cages… Read More »
What is the Most Common Cause of School Bus Accidents?
Driver error is the most common cause of school bus accidents in California. One of the two kinds of driver error discussed below causes over 98 percent of the bus accidents in the Golden State. As commercial drivers, school bus drivers have a duty of utmost care. They have very little margin for error…. Read More »
Some Examples of Nursing Home Neglect
Neglect, unlike abuse, is an unintentional tort. In most cases, tortfeasors (negligent actors) don’t intend to hurt anyone, such as a nursing home resident. However, tortfeasors, like everyone else, must accept the consequences of their mistakes. You break it, you buy it. California would be an even better place to live if we all… Read More »
Red Light, Yellow Light, Green Light
Pedestrian accident victims in California are usually entitled to compensation regardless of the light’s color. The Golden State has a pure comparative fault law. As outlined below, pedestrians who cross against the light, and even some who cross the street with the light, may be partially responsible for causing an accident. But in a… Read More »
Are Electric Scooter Accidents Common?
Yes. Micromobility (e-scooters and e-bicycles) accidents doubled every year between 2017 and 2022. Furthermore, according to one study, these victims were much more likely to sustain serious injuries, mostly in their upper extremities. “The U.S. had a remarkable increase in micromobility injuries during the study period,” said co-lead author Adrian Fernandez, MD, chief resident… Read More »
Comparative Fault and Motorcycle Crashes
Driver error, as opposed to motorcycle rider error, substantially causes over 90 percent of the motorcycle wrecks in California. However, driver error may not be the exclusive cause. In these cases, California’s comparative fault law could apply. If the judge determines that the victim and tortfeasor (negligent driver) were jointly responsible for a crash,… Read More »
Multiple Serious Injuries in Barrio Logan Crash
Investigators believe that excessive fatigue and excessive speed contributed to a November 2024 wreck in San Diego that put two people in the hospital. According to the San Diego Police Department, the crash happened around 9:30 a.m. when a 2023 Jaguar XF being driven by a 63-year-old man drifted to the right and struck… Read More »
Settlement Obstacles in Dog Bite Cases
Since 2014, the average settlement amount in dog bite cases has nearly doubled. Settlements are especially high in states like California, where victims have multiple legal options. In the Golden State, owners could be liable for dog bite injuries even if they didn’t know their animals were potentially dangerous. The often gruesome nature of… Read More »
