Top 10 Ways Car Insurance Companies Might Mislead You
A traumatic car accident can leave you with a mountain of debt; to top it off, car insurance companies almost always look to avoid paying what your claim is worth. It’s not like they can’t pay up. Look at the outrageous premiums customers pay and the amount of money insurers spend on advertising. An insurance […]
What to Do If You Were Injured in a Truck Accident
A crash with a big rig or 18-wheeler can have devastating results. It can severely damage your car or property, not to mention cause injuries so bad you cannot work, earn an income, or perform routine daily tasks. Oftentimes, truck accident victims do not survive. Truck accident lawsuits are typically very complex. Truckers often work […]
How to Talk to Your Insurance Adjuster
A car accident is a critical event in one’s life. The physical and emotional toll may be hard to control. However, the actions taken hours and days after an accident can have exacting consequences on you and your family’s financial well-being. That includes how you handle insurance adjusters. Whether the accident was your fault or […]
Filing a Personal Injury Claim in California as an Undocumented Immigrant
In California, undocumented immigrants have the right to file personal injury claims. This includes those who have been injured in an accident. As an undocumented immigrant, you can pursue legal compensation for damages, including for personal injury and wrongful death, without your status being made public. Does Filing a Claim Reveal One’s Immigration Status? Illegal […]
What to do If Hit by a Car on Your Bike
What do you do if you were hit by a car? A motor vehicle accident can easily severely injure or kill a bicyclist. There’s no frame around you or airbags for protection. The number of bicycle accidents in Los Angeles, including hit-and-run collisions, continues to increase. However, bicycle accident lawsuits can be challenging to pursue, […]
Uber Accident Lawsuits
Suing Uber for injuries and damages caused by a rideshare accident is notoriously difficult. Uber accident lawsuits are so difficult to navigate because of the company’s business structure and complex insurance policy. Many factors protect the company, but don’t help the victims of accidents caused by Uber vehicles, because: Uber drivers are classified as independent […]
California’s Most Dangerous Intersections
There are over 400,000 traffic accidents in California every year, according to data from the Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SITRS). You would think most accidents would occur in heavily populated areas. Intersections are notorious accident locations, as auto accident lawyers in the state know fully well. Los Angeles, the nation’s second-largest city, has lots […]
Sidewalk Bicycle Riding: Should You or Shouldn’t You
It seems to be one of the golden rules of bicycle riding—Don’t ride on the sidewalk. The laws vary by city and county. Some places outlaw sidewalk bicycle riding; others restrict it or don’t say too much about it at all, leaving you to rely on your own common sense. Bicycle accident attorneys always look […]
The Cost of Severe Brain Injury
The statistics for brain injuries are staggering. About 100,000 deaths are attributed to them each year, while 750,000 people are hospitalized. Data from the National Institutes of Health reveal 5 million people are diagnosed with some form of brain injury every year. Although many are not hospitalized or suffer immediate impairments, long-term consequences can affect […]
Ambulance Chasers: Taking Advantage of Your Vulnerability
Many law firms in Southern California use an unscrupulous tactic for trying to obtain cases. Ambulance chasers are sent out whenever there’s a traffic accident. These “solicitors”, “runners”, or “cappers” as they may be called operate with the goal of helping secure new clients. In doing so, they’re take advantage of an accident victim when […]