Personal Injury Blog

The State of Orange County is a fault-based state when it comes to motor vehicle accidents. This means that if you are injured in a car accident that occurs because of someone else’s negligence, you can pursue a claim or file a lawsuit against the at-fault driver and indirectly against that driver’s insurance company. However, what happens if the other driver is uninsured or underinsured? The same is true if you are involved in a

If you have been involved in an Uber accident, you are likely concerned about your legal options. Unfortunately, there are not many statistics surrounding how many people sustain injuries in Uber accidents yearly. However, it is known that approximately 107 people died in an Uber accident between 2017 and 2018. Should you be interested in learning who you can sue to attain compensation after an Uber accident, this article might be helpful. We will look

Motor vehicle accidents are an everyday occurrence. Many of them are minor and don’t involve any bodily injuries. However, some are severe, resulting in thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of dollars in damages. Suppose you were recently in a car accident that wasn’t your fault and sustained injuries. In that case, you should know that you are entitled to receive compensation for your damages. There are two ways to obtain such compensation—through a

Bicycle accidents can be especially traumatic, especially when the victim is a child. Children can suffer mild to catastrophic injuries, including: Broken bones Road rash Cuts, scrapes, bruises Spinal cord injuries (SCI)—some of which lead to paralysis Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) Internal bleeding Internal organ damage These injuries are not only expensive but can leave the child with emotional scars and a lifetime of challenges. They deserve compensation for their injuries. Compensation for a California

Many people assume we are safe from accidents if we are riding in a shared public transportation vehicle such as Uber. The reality is that accidents involving Uber and other rideshare vehicles happen all the time, and they can result in serious injuries. If you have been injured in an accident involving an Uber driver in California and suffered losses, you might naturally wonder if you can sue Uber. The short answer is that it

If you have been injured in a car accident, you will likely incur medical expenses, be unable to work for some time and lose income, and suffer other losses that will make your life difficult. When any of this happens, the law provides that you should seek and obtain monetary compensation for your injuries from an at-fault party. To obtain compensation for your injuries in California, you must first prove negligence, which is required before

It is a common belief that pedestrians always have the right of way in a crosswalk, but this is not always true in California in every situation. California Vehicle Code 21950 requires drivers to yield the right-of-way by a driver to any person crossing the road on foot within any marked or unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, but with some exceptions. For example, the law provides that: Pedestrians cannot leave a curb suddenly when it

Defensive driving is when you, as a driver, anticipate what other drivers are about to do, and you react properly to avoid getting into an accident. In other words, defensive driving is when you drive in a manner that employs safe driving strategies on the road to enable you to respond to careless or reckless actions by other drivers. This is a practice you learn with experience, and it often goes beyond the information you

As people turn to alternative forms of transportation like bicycling more and more, as with car accidents, bike accidents have been on the rise. Whether you own your bike or have rented it through an application on your smartphone, if you’ve experienced an injury, you may be entitled to compensation. According to the National Safety Council, preventable deaths from bicycle accidents have increased by 37% in the last ten years, highlighting the potential dangers you

Have you been through the unfortunate experience of a car accident? To make matters worse, an injury has occurred, and now you are tasked with deciding on the options available to you to achieve justice. An Orange County car accident attorney can help you achieve your goal, and arbitration might be the best choice for you. Read on to learn how arbitration works for car accident injury claims and how it can help you recover