Car Accidents

Some drivers appear to view the many freeways in Los Angeles as race tracks instead of high-volume roadways. When drivers use a freeway for a race, the results can be tragic as demonstrated by a recent multi-car crash on Interstate 5.According to the California...

Tires are supposed to remain attached to the vehicle on which they were installed, and fortunately, they usually fulfill that intention. When a vehicle loses a tire, especially at freeway speeds, the consequences can be catastrophic, as recently demonstrated by a car...

Persons who travel on the freeway system in Los Angeles know that even a minor collision can rapidly escalate into a chain reaction involving several vehicles and injuring a number of people. A recent motorcycle and car accident on the 170 Freeway in North Hollywood...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...