A curious twist has surfaced from Sunday’s traffic-snarling fire on Yerba Buena Island as a San Francisco Fire Department official stated that the SFFD received telephone calls suggesting fireworks may have sparked the blaze. There were no reported casualties caused by the fire, but it may surprise people to know…
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…
Theoretically, consumers face the potential for buying a defective product every time they go shopping, with an array of consumer products from the most simple or small to the most complex or large quite possibly putting a person at risk for injury. Among consumer products that fit the latter description,…
A person who has been subjected to sexual assault experiences one of the most degrading acts imaginable, and the issue of power is often at the center of the perpetrator’s unwanted advances toward the victim. But when it comes to an imbalance of power in the context of a sexual…
Living in a city, particularly a temperate one, means that walking can be a realistic option for day-to-day errands and social engagements. Walking also helps individuals improve and maintain their personal health. This is particularly true for older pedestrians who can benefit from the low-impact cardiovascular exercise. Unfortunately, pedestrians also…
There is a lot to be proud of as a resident of Northern California. In 2012, Bloomberg Business Week declared San Francisco the Best City in America, citing its top score for education as well as praise for the arts scene, the beautiful scenery, and air quality. However, San Francisco…
Food safety is an issue of particular concern to toxic tort attorney Gregory J. Brod. The safe consumption of the food that we eat can be affected by a variety of factors along the way from farm to dinner table, including contamination from bacteria and other pathogens. However, one of…
It is a tough dilemma and an oft-repeated problem – sometimes working to prevent one danger, we raise the risk of another. An example of this paradox is the use of flame retardants that have negative health consequences, especially seen in pregnant women and their developing fetuses. Our Oakland toxic…