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Whether you were hit as a driver, a pedestrian, a motorcyclist, or a bicyclist, the injuries you sustain in a hit-and-run accident can be severe and leave you with a lot of questions. Who is responsible? Who will pay for my medical bills? Who can I trust? Where can I turn? How can I get […]

Although it’s easy to get into a routine and walk the same way every day without a second thought, it’s worth taking the time to consider the safety of your usual route. If the way you usually go is missing sidewalks, requires you to cross a busy intersection, or is poorly lit, it could be […]

A  pedestrian was hit by his wife’s car. The act was intentional. Car insurance rejected claims to repair her vehicle and also rejected claims for injuries. Is there any means to seek restitution? Insurance policies do not cover intentional acts; however, while it is possible to have coverage for what initially appears to be an […]

The knee is the largest weight bearing joint in the body. It is comprised of the largest bone in the body, the femur, bearing down on the tibia plateau. The meniscus cushions the joint between the bones. Often times when there is force exerted on the leg in an accident directing the tibia in the […]

ACTION PLAN TO PROTECT YOURSELF WITH PROPER AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE The goal with this article is to give the consumer an action plan to avoid being victimized twice in an injury-causing accident (by the accident and later dealing with insurance) and to share the importance of having the correct and sufficient automobile coverage under an insurance […]

The consequences of inadequate auto insurance coverage can be devastating both for the owner of a given insurance policy and for the individual who has been injured. If the owner of an insurance policy has inadequate coverage, then the injured party can go after the individual who caused the harm for assets above and beyond […]

We’ve written in the past about what to do after a car accident and injury in California, but a hit-and-run accident requires a slightly different plan. If you are injured in an accident in which the driver flees the scene of the crash, here’s what you should do in the minutes, hours, and days after […]

You were on someone else’s property. The property contained a hazard which caused a serious accident and injury. You think the property owner should have protected others from the hazard, but there’s one problem: you were trespassing at the time of your slip and fall. Do you still have a case? Could you still collect […]

Distracted driving often conjures up images of using a cell phone or eating a hamburger while driving. However, researchers have recently completed a study which shows that distracted driving can be subtler than when you take your hands off the wheel or your eyes off the road. A new study, published in the journal BMJ […]

Over the next several weeks, crews in Newport Beach will be replacing the eucalyptus trees along Irvine Avenue with date palms and African tulips—a move which comes a little over a year after a local resident was crushed in her car by a 75-foot tree. Following the fatal accident, the woman’s parents sued Newport Beach, […]