Whether you want to head out for a night on the town or don’t have transportation of your own, rideshare services like Lyft and Uber can be a convenient solution. But with the increasing popularity of these services, the number of accidents involving them has spiked. Unfortunately, filing a claim for compensation against Uber or... Read More
No one ever said dealing with the insurance company was going to be easy—except for the insurance company. Insurers often masquerade as being on your side and make promises of looking out for your best interests. Unfortunately, this is rarely the case. When it’s time to settle a claim, whether it’s their own policyholder or... Read More
As a cyclist, you are at an increased risk of injury than someone who is traveling in a motor vehicle. A bicycle is simply no match for an automobile weighing thousands of pounds. When you’re involved in a wreck caused by a negligent driver, you should be able to recover a portion of your losses... Read More
Some stretches of road in Riverside County see crashes so consistently that local drivers already know to be careful there, and the data backs up that instinct. Whether the cause is confusing lane configurations, missing traffic controls, or a rural intersection that never got the safety upgrades busier roads receive, knowing which locations carry the... Read More
In California, it is not uncommon for individuals and businesses to be impacted by devastating wildfires. More than 7,000 wildfires were reported in 2017, with over 500,000 acres of land destroyed. More recently, the Mendocino Complex Fire has destroyed more than 360,000 acres and countless homes as of the time of this writing. A firefighter... Read More
If you were asked to name the types of crashes that cause the most deaths, you might say head-on collisions. Or, if you know something about traffic statistics, you might expect intersection crashes or left turns to be high on the list, or even single-vehicle crashes off the road. You might not expect that rollover... Read More
Not every injury from an accident is treated the same way under the law. A catastrophic injury is one severe enough to permanently change how someone lives, works, and cares for themselves and that severity is exactly why these cases involve far more than a typical injury claim, both in the medical evidence required and... Read More
rear-endSelf-driving cars may not have hit the roads for everyday use yet, but they’re no longer the stuff of science fiction stories. Vehicles in Google’s Waymo project have racked up more than 4 million miles on actual roads, while many other companies (including Audi, GM, Mercedes, Uber, and even Apple) have some kind of autonomous... Read More
Demand letter California guidelines explain what to include when drafting a demand letter to support your personal injury claim and improve your chances of full compensation. transportationAn important part of any lawsuit is specifying the remedy being sought. In a personal injury claim, two of the important factors in every claim are the harm or... Read More
Are older drivers really a problem? All of our lives we’ve heard stories and jokes about their driving behavior and the problems they cause on the roads. But is this a real concern or just a case of stereotyping and ageism? If you are an older driver (age sixty-five and above), or you’re concerned about... Read More