Car accidents are a common occurrence. Recently, in fact, in San Jose, 5,394 people were injured or killed due to traffic-related crashes. While many factors cause car accidents, one of the most common is reckless[…]
The U.S. economy is heavily dependent on the trucking industry. Over 70 percent of freight transported annually is moved on our roads by trucks. This accounts for a whopping $671 billion of retail and manufactured[…]
The concept of “wrongful” death is perplexing because anytime we lose a loved one death feels wrong. We struggle with grief, bewilderment, and distress regardless of the circumstances of the death. But if a loved[…]
Personal injuries fall into the legal category of torts—wrongful acts that result in personal, property, or reputational damage for which the wrongdoer (“tortfeasor”) may be held civilly (rather than criminally) liable. The usual remedy for[…]
Are you tired? We live in an exhausting world. Most of us are juggling work, family, and endless other responsibilities. Maybe you had to work late or were awakened by a crying baby, or maybe[…]
The Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA) estimates that motorcycles have a fatality rate 28 times that of passenger vehicles, resulting in approximately 14 percent of all traffic fatalities across the nation. The vast majority of[…]
In February of this year, an article by one of our Partners, Ram Fletcher was published in Trial, a magazine of the American Association of Justice (AAJ). AAJ is the leading national plaintiff’s lawyer organization.[…]
Part of filing an auto insurance claim is negotiating your settlement with the insurance company. It can be difficult to figure out if the offer the insurer has made to you is fair. You must[…]
Many people automatically blame the other driver when they’ve been involved in a crash that wasn’t their fault, not thinking that someone else might be to blame in addition or instead. For instance, if a[…]