Monthly Archives: February 2025
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 »
