Cars are complex machines with a multitude of parts that work together to ensure the vehicle not only functions, but does so in a safe and reliable manner. Predictability is important, especially when it comes to major elements such as the brakes. Defective brakes are a terrifying possibility, with the…
In our work as an Oakland personal injury law firm, we represent people who are injured as a result of someone else’s negligence, recklessness, or wrongful actions (or, in limited cases, inaction). Determining and proving fault is critical to obtaining a verdict in the plaintiff’s favor and to recovering money…
The warning not to drive a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol is probably one of the highest-profile messages that we hear from law enforcement and other government agencies, public officials, and interest groups concerned with the problem. Our San Francisco automobile accident law firm often finds that…
Last month, our San Francisco injury law firm shared a blog post focused on the dangerous combination of teen drivers and speed. In that entry, we focused on statistics and stories demonstrating the increased danger posed by speeding teens. Those numbers lend urgency to the discussion in today’s post, which…
While accidents involving motor vehicles are, unfortunately, all too common in the United States and not particularly unusual from a news reporting standpoint, occasionally accidents occur that are so offbeat or even bizarre that they generate sustained public interest, often from across the nation. One such incident occurred Sunday in…
Cars are complex machines. Most of us rely on them daily and we trust that they will work as expected. Faulty cars can be extremely dangerous and can cause injury or even lead to the death of the driver, passengers, occupants of nearby vehicles, and/or other bystanders. While the phrase…
Try to remember when you first started driving. If you were like many people, merging onto a high-speed road was one of the most frightening tasks. While it hopefully gets easier over the years, navigating both on-ramps and off-ramps remains a complicated chore. A multitude of differences in road arrangements…
The Golden Gate Bridge is perhaps San Francisco’s best known landmark; it attracts many tourists to our region. However, for many others, the bridge is simply a part of everyday life and their daily commute. Sadly, the bridge has seen a number of accidents over the years. Bridge accidents are…
Many young people spend years dreaming of the day they will get their driver’s license – a first sign of adulthood and a ticket towards independence. Parents, on the other hand, can experience conflicted emotions – sadness at their child growing up, appreciation that the child may be able to…
In the course of a day, we can visit several and we rarely think about the time spent in them. They are an in-between place, a necessity that we often rush through on the way to our destination. They are also one of the most dangerous places, posing a particular…