For the second time in a week someone was struck and killed on the Sacramento Light Rail tracks. You may remember that it was only a week ago that a popular high school student was killed on these same light rail tracks. The first death happened less than 200 yards
Almost everyone agrees that texting while driving is dangerous and it appears that most of us do it anyways! AT&T did a study that showed that 98 percent of the people are aware of the dangers behind the wheel and over 75% text anyways! If you doubt that figure look
Just 2 percent of motor vehicle crash deaths involve bicycles and the majority of these deaths the injuries leading to death were to the head. The latest study of bicycle injuries underscores the importance of wearing a helmet whenever you ride your bike. It’s been established that wearing a helmet
A report recently released shows that over 11,000 patient abuse complaints have not been investigated by the California Department of Public Health. This report was released by the California State Auditors office on October 30, 2014 and found many of these reports were labeled as “high Priority” because of the
There was a multiple motorcycle accident on Interstate 5 recently that ended up sending 4 riders to the hospital, 1 of the riders had serious and life threatening injuries. This was a motorcycle group that was riding together when the accident happened. Witness statements put together by the California Highway
It seems like the last thing on your mind when you’ve been injured in an accident is what you need to do to win your case against the individual or organization at fault for your injury. However, no matter if it appears your case is large or small, your injuries
If you turn on the television during the day you are likely to see an ad for a law firm that represents people that have been injured. They use pictures of people with neck braces, people with an arm or a leg in a sling and even lacerations. While these
In November California voters will decide whether or not the caps on damages in medical malpractice cases should be raised. This is the first time since they were enacted in 1975 that we have even been asked! Along with lifting damages will be also vote to prevent doctors from
We read an article recently about someone in the Bay Area that bought a home built in the middle 1950s without the aid of an attorney or a home inspection. In the court papers they stated that they cut corners to save a few dollars. Had they not cut corners
A study in the Journal of Patient Safety points out that the third leading cause of death in the United States is preventable mistakes also referred to as medical negligence in hospitals and they estimate that up to 440,000 people die each year because of preventable mistakes in hospitals. The
