Personal Injury Blog

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

When a dangerous dog bites an innocent victim, the bite can cause serious and debilitating injuries. When it comes to dog bites, you should be especially concerned about a puncture wound, open laceration, redness, soreness, or bleeding. If the bite punctures your skin at all, you could be at risk of a serious infection if you do not have the wound professionally cleaned. In any of these cases, you should seek prompt medical attention as

With the exception of their helmets, motorcycle operators and riders do not have a protective covering that surrounds them in the event of an accident. Therefore, motorcyclists who are involved in an accident can suffer very serious injuries. This is especially true in high-impact collisions where the motorcyclist falls off the bike and onto the ground or another vehicle. In many instances, motorcycle accidents happen because of roadway hazards and other defects that are located

Product liability claims arise when someone asserts that a defective or dangerous product caused them injuries. The injured victim can file a claim to hold the manufacturer liable for their medical bills and other related losses. However, there are specific grounds on which a product liability case must be based in order for an injury victim to successfully recover financially. California law holds manufacturers strictly liable for injuries caused by products if a victim can

When you use any type of product, you expect that it will be safe for its intended use or, if there are risks of injury, that the company that manufactured the product would properly warn you of those risks so that you can use caution. Unfortunately, many potentially unsafe products make it onto the market, as the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is regularly posting product recalls due to defects and other concerns. If you

Many people use the term negligence to refer to simple carelessness. However, in legal terms, negligence is a complex principle that allows injury victims to hold others responsible for the losses they suffered. When a party is negligent, they have the liability to compensate those who suffered harm. In order to have a successful tort claim based on negligence, an injury victim must prove four elements. The following is a brief overview of the four