California, as in all other states, there are laws in place that were crafted to prevent elder abuse in nursing homes. Unfortunately, however, elder abuse still occurs in this state, and, in spite of some high-profile horror stories of wrongdoing against the elderly in convalescent homes, public advocacy or investigative…
Part of the attraction of roller coasters and other amusement rides is getting the thrill of risk and the rush of adrenaline while still having faith that you (and, often, your children) are safe. However, as illustrated by an incident that injured thirteen fairgoers in Connecticut on Sunday, amusement park…
A great game, recreation and good company are usually among the highlights one looks for when attending a sporting event at a stadium. Certainly injury or even death is not something one would expect to happen in such a venue but, as we were reminded by a fan’s fatal fall…
Ask most people to offer a list of activities they would associate with leisure and it’s safe to say that an outing to one’s local park facilities, especially with family or friends, would rank among the likely candidates. It’s therefore hard to imagine that a relaxing day in the park…
Initially, it may seem as though this is an obvious question-laws requiring seat belts in cars are meticulously enforced in the United States. As a result of education and enforcement, seat belt use in the United States averages to about 86%, ranging from 66.5% in South Dakota, to 96.9% in…
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…
The old adage of “a picture is worth a thousand words” is no more relevant than in the course of a legal investigation and potential litigation. By extension, if a picture’s worth can be measured in the thousands, a video’s value can be exponentially greater in terms of what it…
Every situation, including every accident, is unique. In our work as a law firm for Oakland car accident victims, this lesson is reinforced with every case we take. This holds whether the case gives rise to civil personal injury or wrongful death claims, or both. Often, facts are complex and…
There are multiple reasons for workers in California to be somewhat pleased this Labor Day. For one thing, the number of Californians in nonfarm and salaried employment continues to grow while the state’s unemployment figure remains well below its double-digit recession high, according to statistics compiled by the U.S. Bureau…
On January 1, 2009, California’s wireless communication law (V.C. Section 23123.5) made it a code infraction to write, send, or read a text message while driving unless it is done on a voice-operated and hands-free mode. As a San Francisco car accident law firm, we are all too familiar with…