In a pedestrian-vehicle accident, the majority of people automatically assume that the driver is at fault. However, many different circumstances go into determining fault in this scenario, some of which place the pedestrian wholly at fault. Pedestrian Fault Times at which the pedestrian can be placed all of the blame are circumstances such as jaywalking, entering the road while under…
October 7, 2020
Can You Recieve Compensation for Contracting Coronavirus?
Coronavirus Negligence After months of living in fear and lockdowns, there is still no known cure for COVID-19, also known as the Coronavirus. People are becoming tired and irritated with the past stay at home orders, and society sets to slowly return to normal. But that does not mean that the virus has gone away. We see the number of…
September 3, 2020
Accidents Under The Influence
What Does Being Injured in a DUI Accident May Mean For You? You can control yourself and how you are as a driver, but you cannot control other people’s actions behind the wheel. Though you can hope and assume everyone else will do as you do and abide by the law and not operate a vehicle while under the influence.…
September 3, 2020
Does Being High Count as a DUI in the State of California?
Does Being High Count as a DUI in the State of California? One of the first and most important things you learn before you get behind the wheel is to never drink and drive. Luckily, ride-share apps such as Uber and Lyft make that situation easily avoidable, but it does not take away the possibility entirely. Though we are taught…
May 29, 2020
Passenger Duty Of Care
To be a “backseat driver”, or not to be, that is the question. For anyone who may not be familiar with the phrase, a “backseat driver” is a passenger in a vehicle who tries to control the vehicle through excessive comments about the driver’s actions and decisions. Common subjects for backseat drivers include the vehicle’s speed or alternative directions to…
April 21, 2019
What are the time frames of a mesothelioma settlement?
Have you been diagnosed with Mesothelioma? If so, then it’s likely you have a cause of action to sue someone, like possibly your employer or the building company of your house. Asbestos exposure is the primary cause of Mesothelioma. Depending on the stage of the Mesothelioma, you may wonder about the time frame of a lawsuit, though. And that’s understandable,…
September 13, 2018
Lawsuit Alleges Uber Saved $500M by Misclassifying Its Drivers As Independent Contractors
In past blogs, we have written about the financial and legal incentives Uber has to continue classifying its drivers as independent contractors instead of employees. Indeed, we also extensively covered an important California Supreme Court decision that increased the likelihood Uber and Lyft drivers will become employees in the state of California. Months after we wrote about the highest California court's decision…
September 13, 2018
What the Two-Year Timeline of Uber’s Self-Driving Car Testing Reveals
In 2016, the city of Pittsburgh was home to a host of reporters who gathered to get a glimpse at the future of driving. Namely, those reporters attended media briefing sessions concerning Uber's newest pilot program involving self-driving cars. It has been two years since those briefings, and the road has been an objectively rocky one for the ride-hailing company.…
February 19, 2013
Assault Victims Injuries & Legal Rights
There seems to be more and more instances of physical assaults, injuries, shootings and even deaths in the news these days. A lot of what happens winds up being talked about around the dinner table at home, or around the water cooler at work. In our law offices, we tend to have more and more conversations with clients about physical…
Every single year, thousands of children suffer a wide range of injuries while they are doing such things as bicycling, scootering, and skateboarding. Here in Southern California most kids spend hours and hours outside, playing and riding. That's a good thing. Recently there has been an alarming increase in personal injury cases related to youngsters, pre-teen and early teens. Many…