Tour buses are a common sight in Los Angeles, and one of the most popular such rides is a double-decker bus with its upper level open to the sky. Perhaps because of their large size, such buses are rarely considered to involve the hazards of a car accident, but a...
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Determining damages in California car accident cases
This blog regularly encourages readers to contact an attorney if they have been injured or lost a loved one in an automobile accident. One of the chief reasons for seeking legal advice in such cases is to determine the amount of damages that can be recovered. In this...
Five injured when motorcycle T-bones automobile
When a motorcycle collides with a car, the occupants of the car usually fare better than the driver of the cycle. In a partial exception to this general rule, an especially violent motorcycle accident in Westwood left both the driver of the motorcycle and at least one...
Container falls from truck, kills bicyclist
One of the most common sights on Los Angeles freeways is container trucks, that is, trucks hauling large containers that are used to ship goods very long distances. The large number of container trucks can be explained by the efficiency of shipping containers: once a...
Motorcycle accidents on the rise in Los Angeles County
Some motorcyclists may share the view that it is not a matter of if they will be in a motorcycle accident but when they will be in a motorcycle accident. Statewide motorcycle crash data in California reveals that between 2003 and 2012, motorcycle crashes and...
Three injured, 1 killed in crash with police cruiser
In our last post, we provided a summary of the law that governs lawsuits against government agencies to recover damages for the torts of public employees. Now, a recent auto accident in West Hollywood provides a practical example of the kind of incident that might...
Can a government agency be sued for its torts?
News media in the Los Angeles area frequently carry reports of automobile and truck accidents that involve vehicles owned and operated by the state, the county or the city. For example, a recent news story involved a county police car and a pedestrian fatality. Such...
Metrolink to use diesels at both ends of trains for added safety
This blog has followed the consequences of the deadly truck-train collision in Oxnard in February 2015. The latest installment involves a decision by Metrolink to run diesel locomotives at both ends of commuter trains to improve safety.In the Oxnard train-truck crash,...
Fender-bender or road rage: police to re-investigate
A big rig truck rear-ended a Toyota sedan near Yorba Linda, but no one was injured. This sounds like a routine minor traffic accident, but a cell-phone video and the Toyota owner's statement make it sound far more like a truck accident caused by road rage.The Toyota...
Discovery Channel settles helicopter crash lawsuit
Movie and TV actors occasionally appear to live a charmed life, immune from many of the risks and hazards that seem to afflict the rest of us. But, occasionally, reality intrudes into these lives too. Many people will remember the helicopter crash in Los Angeles in...
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