Investigators believe that excessive speed was the primary factor in a crash that involved a runaway taxi and several pedestrians. The wreck happened outside San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center. Initially, a speeding car hit a...Read More >>
Traffic tickets often affect car crash cases. If an emergency responder issues a citation, the time-saving negligence per se shortcut could apply. Tortfeasors (negligent drivers) who violate traffic laws and cause wrecks could be liable...Read More >>
Almost all personal injury claims, including car crash claims, settle out of court. In fact, only about 5 percent of such claims go all the way to trial. Most injury claims don’t go to trial,...Read More >>
Investigators say a 28-year-old Oakland woman was traveling over 100mph when she lost control of her 2013 Hyundai Elantra and struck two other vehicles. The wreck happened in Stockton, near the intersection of State Highway...Read More >>
The basic elements of a vehicle collision matter come from a case which predates the automobile. A court decided Davies v. Mann in 1842. A man allowed his donkey to graze on the side of the road...Read More >>
In many car crash claims, the evidentiary triangle of medical bills, the victim’s testimony, and the police accident report is enough to establish negligence, or a lack of care, by a preponderance of the evidence,...Read More >>
A pursuit which began when an allegedly intoxicated motorist refused to pull over ended in a fireball collision which killed one person and seriously injured three others. The chase began when California Highway Patrol officers...Read More >>
Most California drivers are underinsured. The Golden State has one of the lowest auto insurance minimum requirements in the country. Many drivers have only $30,000 of bodily injury coverage. That amount barely covers the hospital...Read More >>