If you are partly responsible for the accident in which you were hurt, can you hold another party liable for your damages? Under California law, the answer is yes, under some circumstances. Pure comparative negligence In the past, courts would not allow an injured...
In the 1980s, the new wave band Missing Persons sang "Nobody walks in L.A." Indeed, Southern California has long had a reputation for its automobile-centered lifestyle, but that could be changing. In recent years, local governments across California have promoted...
Motorcyclists are especially vulnerable to the mistakes of careless drivers. The greater mass of an automobile means that the motorcycle driver will suffer greater injury in a collision between the two kinds of vehicles. A recent collision in Echo Park that was caught...
It’s normal to want to move on past a truck accident as quickly as possible, especially if you’ve suffered injuries and simply want to focus on your recovery. If your truck accident was caused by the negligence of another, then you might get that opportunity, too, in...
An accident that involved 10 vehicles, 5 of them being semi-trucks, killed 3 people. Additionally, rescuers took 2 victims to the hospital. One person’s injury was described as serious. The accident happened on a busy California highway, and authorities had to keep...
Any car accident can be a legal and financial headache for a family in the Los Angeles area. Aside from medical bills and other expenses piling up while the victim is off work, too often, those responsible for the accident or their insurance companies may refuse to...
Generally speaking, if you get into a car accident, you are safer if you are in a pickup truck than if you are in a car. Many people who don't need trucks for work or any other purpose just pick them because of this relative safety. So, what makes a pickup truck...
Fatal motor vehicle accidents are always tragic, but the unfortunate news is that they are not uncommon. They lead to a surprising number of deaths every year. To start, here are the top five causes of death in the United States. These statistics are from 2017: Heart...
People have many different reasons for choosing to ride a motorcycle without a helmet. Some of them think that the helmets do not make that much of a difference, so they choose not to wear them. Others do not like the weight or complain about how they feel the helmets...
A crosswalk may give you the right of way. It may give you some protection in the sense that it alerts drivers that pedestrians may cross the road at that point. But it does not protect you at all when those drivers make a mistake. This is why it's so important to...
