A legal blog containing information, tips, data, and other resources about accidents in our everyday lives
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- Hiring Lawyers for Insurance Compensation Claims
Problems with accident insurance claims
Almost every cases of vehicular accidents in California result in filing of an insurance claim. This is what most victims do in order to recover expenses in paying for their medical treatment, damage to property and other losses related to their accident involvement.
Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:05:17 CST
- Hollywood Car Racers Claim another Innocent Victim
Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood is fast becoming more popular these days, not for the film stars and celebrities that frequent the thoroughfare, but for the more notorious kind that lord over the streets at night - the car racers.
Wed, 9 Jan 2008 11:29:57 CST
- “Checkpoints and Other Accident Preventive Measures”
I just read this article, “Southern California Checkpoints Prevent Hit And Run Accidents”, posted August 16 which recounts the unusual way undertaken by police to curb road accidents in the area of Los Angeles and several other southern California counties. The article mentioned the setting up of two to five checkpoints throughout the city to check on drunk drivers and people who drive cars without licenses.
Thu, 6 Dec 2007 14:47:46 CST
- Bad Call on a Slip and Fall Injury
The article “Trip-and-Fall Causes Serious Injury”, posted October 23 which tells an interesting and unusual story about a woman who had a slip-and fall accident inside a 7-11 store in Orange County, in southern California.
Tue, 4 Dec 2007 13:49:46 CST
- http://theaccidentlawyer.blogspot.com/2007/11/plane-crash-in-hollywood-maryland-not.html
The news article “Plane Crash in Hollywood, Maryland Was Caused by Mechanical Problems”, posted August 16, was about the plane crash accident in ollywood, Maryland where two people were injured. However, the pilot’s mother, one of the two passengers, did not survive the accident.
Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:16:49 CST
- “A New Design for Safety Features In Vehicles”
I just read the news article, “Car Crashes: Fatigue, Slippery Roads, And Inexperience More Critical than Thought”, posted in November 2 which I find very interesting. The article was based on a study conducted in Sweden by researchers of the International Journal of Vehicle Safety.
Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:26:02 CST
- Birds and Other Odd Creatures Of Car Collisions
I just read a news article “Steven Gerrard In Car Collision”, about a car accident involving Steven Gerrard, the captain of Liverpool’s football team, and a 10-year old boy. The incident happened October 2 along Grantham Road in Birkdale, Merseyside in London.
Tue, 6 Nov 2007 09:16:52 CST
- To Commute or Not to Commute
A lot of people especially in California prefer to commute everyday to work or to go places rather than rent a car or drive their own cars. More savings can be done by commuting.
Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:11:45 CDT
- A police officer, subject in a motorcycle accident
Last month, I have read from news on the internet that Officer Kevin Schmidt, a police officer in Flower Mound, Texas, has been injured in a motorcycle collision. This news from the internet really struck me and partially caused me some concerns. It seems very unlikely. Who would you believe that even an officer, who is supposed to make a report of an accident scene, is the one who is actually the subject of the case? You may see the full news article at http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/denton/flowermound/stories/DN-fmofficer_26wes.ART.North.Edition1.4222d99.html .
Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:09:15 CDT
- Watch Your Steps
Slip and fall accidents as well as trip and fall accidents are general terms for premise liability where a person slip, trip and falls from a property owned by another resulting in injuries.
Mon, 6 Aug 2007 11:37:53 CDT
- Duty of Utmost Care for Passengers
Due to the worsening traffic congestion especially in California streets and highways, a lot of people are turning more and more to public transport as their central means of transportation.
Mon, 6 Aug 2007 11:36:45 CDT
- Stairs Scare
If you are a property owner, do you know that you can get in trouble for defects in the construction in your property? I know what you are thinking? You are thinking that you should not be made liable for things that you do not know about. You may say that you are not an architect or an engineer and that you only contracted the building of your house or property and, hence, you should not be held responsible for the end product.
Mon, 6 Aug 2007 11:34:29 CDT
- Car Safety for Our Young Ones
Tens of thousands of children ride in cars or school buses to go to school everyday. Sometimes a lot of parents through one reason or another prefer to carpool than let their kids ride in school buses.
Mon, 6 Aug 2007 11:32:58 CDT
- School Bus Warning Signs
School bus transports hundreds of thousands of grade school children throughout the United States. In California alone, school buses abound with the growing number of schools in the state.
Mon, 6 Aug 2007 11:31:57 CDT
- To Tow Or Not To Tow
Nobody wants to get into an accident but sometimes it just can’t be prevented. Accidents do happen on the road especially in California where traffic is heavy due to the ratio of people and vehicles in the state.
Mon, 6 Aug 2007 11:30:34 CDT