Category Archives: Personal Injury
Legal Options After a Device Distraction Car Crash
Most small device use while driving, such as touchscreen control pad use, is legal. But many legal activities are unsafe. It’s legal, yet unsafe, to smoke cigarettes, eat fat-laden foods, own guns, and the list goes on. We can add using a device, any device, while driving to that list. According to several studies,… Read More »
The Different Degrees of Drunk Driving
Any way you slice it, the number of drunk driving accidents has increased significantly in recent years. Between about 1990 and 2020, a long-term drunk driver crackdown slightly reduced the number of these accidents. But during pandemic lockdowns, alcohol consumption increased and traffic enforcement dropped off. So, motorists reverted to a few bad driving… Read More »
Do I Need a Lawyer for a Car Crash Claim?
Yes, for the same reason that high school football teams don’t play NFL teams. The competition isn’t fair, and the high school kids would probably get seriously injured in the game. Insurance companies routinely hire lawyers who charge more than $2,000 per hour. A competition between such lawyers and car crash victims is no… Read More »
Negligence in a Truck Accident Claim
Most drivers have a legal duty of reasonable care in most situations. They must drive defensively and avoid accidents if possible. California truck drivers and other commercial operators have a duty of extreme caution, at least in most cases. They must proactively avoid accidents. Driving in the rain is a good example. Noncommercial drivers… Read More »
Fatal Motorcycle Wreck in Oceanside
A 20-year-old Marine is dead after a woman turned in front of his motorcycle as she was pulling into a local gas station. According to OPD Traffic Services Unit Sgt. Clint Bussey, the collision occurred when a Volkswagen made a left turn from northbound Douglas Drive into the AMPM gas station, striking the right… Read More »
Is My Child Safe at School?
California public school enrollment has declined each of the past six years. Nevertheless, almost six million children will be at their desks when the bell rings this August. The sheer number of children and faculty, along with the aging condition of most school buildings, creates a fertile ground for injuries. Personal injuries are especially… Read More »
Possible Defenses in Nursing Home Fall Matters
Nursing home falls are frequent and expensive. As many as 75 percent of nursing home residents fall every year. Most of these victims are repeat fallers, which means the medical bills could well exceed $40,000. Nursing home falls also have emotional effects. Many repeat fall victims cannot live independently ever again. Furthermore, many of… Read More »
Bedsores and Nursing Home Negligence
In one way or another, understaffing, a problem that affects over 90 percent of SoCal long-term care facilities, substantially causes bedsore injuries. Employee shortages are especially acute during nights, weekends, and holidays. Sometimes, the facility doesn’t even have enough people to make regular rounds. Other times, the facility hires underqualified employees. For example, a… Read More »
What to Expect in a Boat Accident Claim
Most boat accident victims can expect a settlement. Over 95 percent of civil cases settle out of court. As outlined below, settlement is a process, not a result. Several kinds of victims may be eligible for a boat accident settlement. These victims include collision victims, onboard slip-and-fall victims, and “man overboard” drowning victims. A… Read More »
The Five Kinds of PTSD
Statistics vary, but as many as half of car crash survivors may develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. This figure is much more certain. Car wrecks are the leading non-combat cause of PTSD in the United States. PTSD symptoms, such as depression, anger, and flashbacks, make it practically impossible to function on a daily basis…. Read More »
