Distracted Driving: Can You Prove It in an Accident Claim?
In Los Angeles, where the roads are always alive with activity, the dangers of distracted driving loom large, contributing significantly to the city's traffic incidents. For those affected by car accidents caused by distracted drivers, navigating the legal landscape to seek compensation presents a complex challenge. In this article, our Los...
What to Remember When Sharing the Road with Inexperienced Drivers
No one is born as an experienced driver. The only way to gain experience as an operator of a motor vehicle is to practice. Unfortunately, other people are on the road with inexperienced drivers when they are learning driving skills, and teen driver mistakes can cause other people to get injured.
Holidays and Drunk Driving: What We All Can Do to Avoid Serious Accidents
We all know how dangerous it can be to be on the road during the holidays because of the higher numbers of drunk drivers. Some people think that the only option to avoid getting into a crash is to stay home during the holidays, but there are other options.
Do I Really Need to Have an Attorney if Someone Hit Me?
The short answer is sometimes. There actually are some circumstances in which you do not need a lawyer after a collision. If you got injured in the accident, however, you will likely want to have an attorney go after the compensation you deserve from the at-fault party.
This blog...
Understanding Liability in an Uber Accident
It can be confusing to try to sort out who is liable in a collision involving an Uber driver because there are multiple parties with different insurance policies, and each party might be blaming the other.
This blog will help you understand liability in an Uber accident, but you...
6 Tips for Driving Safely in Unfamiliar California Weather
People who have lived in California for their entire lives might not be used to driving in certain kinds of weather conditions, like deep snow, floods, and torrential rainfall. Since these weather phenomena have happened more frequently in recent years, it could be useful to learn how to drive safely in these...
What Are the Most Dangerous Intersections in Southern California?
Driving in southern California can be exhilarating or extremely stressful, depending on where you drive and what traffic conditions you encounter. If there is a crash on your route, you could get delayed for quite some time, which can throw a wrench in your schedule. You could plan your route differently to...
Why You Should Avoid Social Media After an Accident
If you get hurt in an accident that was someone else’s fault, one of the worst things you can do afterward is post on social media. Even things unrelated to the accident could reduce the amount of your injury settlement.
This blog explores why you should avoid social media...
What Is Crash Reconstruction, and How Can It Help My Case?
Crash reconstruction is when experts in science, math, and engineering help determine and prove what happened before, during, and after a car accident. When there is a disagreement about fault or any of the factors that lead up to the collision, accident reconstruction experts can give the judge objective evidence rather than...
Who Is Responsible for a Multi-Vehicle Accident?
California law assigns liability to the driver who caused the collision through negligence, but how do you sort our liability when there is a crash that involves multiple vehicles? The short answer is that the vehicle that caused the initial collision will bear the blame for the entire accident.