Quickly changing weather and heavy rainfalls both catch the attention of our San Francisco inclement weather collision law firm. After all, an inattentive driver is dangerous at any time, but the likelihood of that driver causing injury or death rises dramatically during bad weather. This leads to an increased risk…
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San Francisco/San Jose Motorcycle Lawyer on Overcoming Bias
Our court system relies on judges and juries, trusting them to reach a fair decision based on the facts before them, putting aside any personal biases. Still, in our work as a San Francisco motorcycle accident law firm, we have learned that we need to fight a commonly-held bias against…
A Difficult Calculation: California Wrongful Death Lawyer on Damages Following the Death of a Child
As a San Jose wrongful death law firm, we see people as they are struggling through some of the hardest days of their lives. Perhaps the hardest of all losses is when a parent is left to grieve the unexpected loss of a child. No amount of money can truly…
California Law on Accidents and Injuries Caused by Animals
As we prepared today’s blog post, one that starts with a news story that we don’t see every day, we had two primary thoughts: 1) Some things happen more often than you’d think and 2) Even less-than-common legal matters rely on common legal concepts. We’ve written about dog bites previously,…
Santa Rosa Injury Lawyer on Dangerous Risk-Taking by Twenty-Something Drivers
In this blog, we have examined the relationship between age and accident rates, with a focus on teens and seniors. Our Santa Rosa car accident law firm has noticed another trend involving age: a disproportionate number of crashes caused by twenty-something drivers. While this group has had time to master…
California Lawyer on the Dangers of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
It’s a frightening opponent, a colorless and odorless gas that can kill people in their sleep – carbon monoxide. Our San Francisco carbon monoxide poisoning lawyer knows that exposure to this potent gas can be the result of shoddy construction or repair work, a faulty appliance, or other forms of…
California Tenants’ Rights Lawyer on Security Deposits
We’ve always had a fondness for the underdog. Perhaps this is part of the reason we are so committed to helping Northern California tenants, people who often feel like they are at the mercy of landlord. Often, relocating as a renter is a challenge because landlords, understandably, require a security…
In New York City Blast, Echoes of 2010 San Bruno Explosion Are Palpable
As firefighters and other emergency personnel continue to search for survivors in the wreckage of two brownstones in New York City that were brought down by a powerful explosion on Wednesday, they will also be searching for clues as to what caused the disaster. And with preliminary findings pointing toward…
Examining the Details of Distracted Driving Law
While driving safety is without question a multi-faceted affair, there is often one “trendy” topic capturing headlines. The importance of seatbelts and the danger of drinking and driving are two topics that led safety discussions for a period before becoming a given, accepted, almost assumed part of safe driving. Currently,…
Malaysian Aircraft Leaves Barely a Trace and Plenty of Unanswered Questions
Whenever airline accidents occur, there are usually a cargo load of questions to be answered regarding likely causes, avoidable circumstances and other issues. But few ill-fated flights have generated as many questions left outstanding and mystery as Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, which vanished during the early morning hours of last…