As the fall harvest season approaches our freeways will again be filled with big trucks moving products grown in the fields to processing plants. This includes tomatoes, grapes, rice and other such agricultural products vital to our region. With the increase in big truck traffic comes the potential for an
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently issued a press release urging motorists to drive sober for the upcoming holiday weekend. This year’s campaign isn’t just focused on the personal costs and human toll of impaired driving and boating, it’s also focused on the economic
Like most people, we love our dogs. Large breeds and small breeds alike provide love, companionship and even protection to many people and there are people who have service dogs that they depend on with their lives. With that said there are facts that simply cannot be ignored about many
Have you or anyone you know ever been attacked by a dog? According to the Los Angeles Times, California sees more dog bite claims than any other state in the U.S. In fact, in 2013 California insurance companies received a total of 1,919 claims for dog bite injuries that ended
As Lawyers, we have the privilege of helping our clients through some of the difficult times in their lives. One of the ways we do that is to make sure that the general public knows what to do before and after something happens. Example… most people don’t realize that if
General Motors estimates it will need at least $400 million dollars to compensate victims of an ignition switch defect and this amount could rise by an additional $200 million depending on the number of people who actually file claims. The victims fund will be administered by an outside official. So
Yielding to pressure from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Graco Corporation is conducting a recall of 1.9 million rear-facing infant seats due to faulty harness buckles. The New York Times recently reported this story which followed announcements by the Graco Corporation in early 2014 regarding similar harness buckles. The
Comedian Tracy Morgan was involved in a horrible accident with a Walmart Truck and has recently filed a lawsuit against Walmart citing negligence on their part. The accident occurred on the New Jersey Turnpike left several people severely injured and killed comedian James McNair, commonly known as Jimmy Mack. The
The trial against the Los Angeles Dodgers and two named assailants ended with a verdict in favor of Bryan Stow in the amount of $18,000.000. According to ABC News, the jury found that the Dodgers organization was 25% responsible for the attack, and the balance of the responsibility was assessed
I had a past client call me this morning with an interesting story. He was walking through a parking lot and witnessed an accident. The cause in his opinion was cell phone use and driver inattention. Here is his story… “I got out of my car and noticed the driver
