Honolulu has passed legislation aimed at distracted walkers in their city. The bill takes specific aim at those people who are walking and texting thus placing themselves and others at risk of injury and death. All pedestrians in Honolulu will be banned from looking at a mobile phone while in
Jacqueline Sanchez, age 14 was killed when her older sister, age 18 crashed while driving outside of Las Banos. According to reports the older sister Obdulia was driving while under the influence and live streaming on social media when the crash happened. Jacqueline was not wearing a seat belt at
The family of Raiden Saechao learned in 2013 distractions have consequences. It was on December 13, 2013 when an on duty Sacramento Police Officer rear ended the Saechao family on interstate 80 at about 60 miles per hour. The Saechao family was doing everything right. The Father of Raiden car
We read stories like this far too often. As parents we understand what this parent must be going through and we want to try and help and educate at the same time. In 1992 the California Legislature enacted a law requiring anyone under the age of 18 riding a bike
Professional Tennis Player Venus Williams was in the news this week for something completely unrelated to tennis! A wrongful death lawsuit was filed this week against Ms. Williams after her car entered an intersection and was cut off by another car. That set off a chain of events that resulted
A new client recently told a story we suspected didn’t add up and getting things wrong from the start makes it hard to get things turned around. This young lady explained she was hit from the side and related she was in the traffic lane where she was hit for
Turn on the radio during drive time in Sacramento and you’ll hear report after unending report of accidents. Some of these reports state there are injuries and others reports tell you non injury accident. Some of us will hear these reports after being pulled over for a dangerous or illegal
Imagine you were walking in the designated pedestrian section of the American River Parkway Trail and you were run into by a bicycle from behind. Imagine further you are a legend in the running community and the crash resulted in five facial fractures, a fractured skull, a broken hand, two
Webster’s defines honesty as “fairness and straightforwardness of conduct, calling for honesty, adherence to the facts”. In personal injury honesty matters more than most will ever know. Being honest with the clients and doctors I work with creates relationships based on trust. Relationships based on trust go a long way. Being honest
All lawyers have their own way of representing their clients and nothing we are saying here is meant to vilify anyone’s method of case development. Some attorneys decide on day 1 they can settle out of court while others act as if your case may go to trial. Here is
