Hit-and-run accidents can cause unusually sharp emotional pain for the survivors because the identity of the responsible person may never be known. Also, the inability to identify the driver can prevent the recovery of damages. A recent hit-and-run car accident in...
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Tenth Takata airbag death leads to expanded recall
One of biggest automobile safety problems affecting drivers in California and elsewhere is becoming bigger. Much has already been written about the car accidents caused by allegedly defective airbags manufactured by Takata Corporation. Now, federal regulators are...
Greyhound bus crash kills two, injures eight
This blog has posted entries concerning truck driver fatigue and its effect on highway safety. Driver fatigue is often the causative factor in truck accidents and accidents involving other kinds of vehicles. Intercity passenger buses appear to offer a relaxing and...
Chain-reaction crash in Whittier leaves seven injured
Multi-vehicle accidents are frequent occurrences on Los Angeles' freeways. They often begin with a minor collision and quickly escalate into a major incident in which several persons suffer either injury or death. A recent seven-vehicle auto accident on the 605...
Is my case too small to make a claim for injuries?
Personal injury lawyers in California occasionally get a phone call or e-mail asking if a case is "too small;" that is, would an attorney be interested in a case with apparently slight injuries? The answer to the question can be surprisingly complex, because each case...
Mysterious acceleration blamed in crash that kills five persons
A New Year's Eve automobile crash in the area of Los Angeles, CA that killed five persons may have been caused by a faulty accelerator in a Toyota Yaris. The former editor and found of Consumer Affairs Magazine, in writing about the collision, noted that it was...
Cell phone use may have caused fatal big rig collision
Cell phone use and driving do not mix well, especially on Los Angeles' busy streets and freeways. A recent truck accident in Gardena shows how a driver using a cell phone may have triggered a sequence of events that killed the driver and injured the passenger.A woman...
Los Angeles pays $15 million to settle crosswalk accident case
This blog has written previously about lawsuits against government entities, but those entries focused on the acts and omissions of government employees. A recent settlement involving the City of Los Angeles and the families of two young girls demonstrates a different...
Auto accident leads to conflicting claims about green light
The recollections of persons involved in auto accidents are not always reliable. The accident usually happens without much warning, and the events of the accident happen in swift succession, taking up little more than a few seconds. A recent car accident in south...
Wife and mother of man killed by fire truck sue LA County
In August of this year, this blog wrote about the unfortunate collision that killed a man as he was on his way to serve as the best man at his brother's wedding. The man's wife and mother are now bringing a wrongful death lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court...
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