by Chris and Frank | Dec 18, 2021 | Accidents, Brain Injuries, Personal Injury
Personal injuries can happen in various ways, often without any prior warning. When these incidents occur, the victim and their family can be left in an uncertain financial situation while managing the aftermath of their injury. Therefore, it’s natural to wonder...
by Chris and Frank | Dec 17, 2021 | Accidents, Brain Injuries, Personal Injury
Personal injury law is a broad area of civil law pertaining to damages claims between private parties. It’s important to know when to hire a personal injury lawyer in San Diego, CA. Taking prompt legal action after a personal injury is the best way to ensure the...
by Chris and Frank | Dec 16, 2021 | Accidents, Auto Accidents, Car Accidents, Personal Injury
Car accidents are a leading cause of insurance claims and personal injury lawsuits in California and throughout the United States. Any car accident has the potential of causing long-term damages, some of which may negatively impact the victim’s life for years to come....
by Chris and Frank | Dec 15, 2021 | Accidents, Auto Accidents, Car Accidents, Personal Injury
Car accidents are a leading cause of insurance claims and personal injury cases in the United States. Every day, drivers experience car accidents in Orange County, CA, some of which lead to devastating damages. If you or a loved one experiences a car accident, it’s...
by Chris and Frank | Dec 14, 2021 | Accidents, Auto Accidents, Car Accidents, Personal Injury
Car accidents are among the most commonly reported causes of accidental injuries and deaths throughout the United States. Orange County, CA, is a bustling area, and car accidents happen frequently. If you or a loved one experiences a car accident in Orange County,...
by Chris and Frank | Nov 25, 2021 | Accidents, Auto Accidents, Car Accidents, Personal Injury
Car accidents are a leading cause of accidental deaths and serious injuries throughout the United States. While it’s impossible for any driver to accurately predict how other drivers will behave 100% of the time, there are some best practices all drivers should follow...
by Chris and Frank | Oct 19, 2021 | Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Personal Injury
Orange County is often considered one of the most beautiful places to drive in California, but the area is also heavily congested with commuter and tourist traffic. Unfortunately, the risks of the roads in Orange County are even more serious for motorcyclists than...
by Chris and Frank | Oct 18, 2021 | Accidents, Auto Accidents, Personal Injury
California has the largest population of any U.S. state and consistently tops the charts for car accidents and fatal accident rates. Orange County, CA includes many of the largest metropolitan areas of California, and you may wonder which city in Orange County has the...
by Chris and Frank | Oct 17, 2021 | Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents
Tractor-trailers, also known as 18-wheelers or big rigs, are some of the most economically vital parts of the U.S. economy, delivering billions of dollars in cargo across the country every year. Many communities in Orange County and throughout California rely on...
by Chris and Frank | Oct 16, 2021 | Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Personal Injury
Motorcycles may be fun to ride, but they are inherently dangerous to even the most experienced motorcyclists. Each year in California, many riders and motorcycle passengers have accidents that result in life-changing injuries and tragically, fatalities. While it is...
by Chris and Frank | Oct 14, 2021 | Accidents, Auto Accidents, Personal Injury, Personal Safety
Riverside, CA is the most populated city in Riverside County and the Inland Empire metropolitan area of California. Located about 50 miles to the southeast of downtown Los Angeles, Riverside is a blend of California metropolitan life and suburban desert community. If...
by Chris and Frank | Aug 13, 2020 | Motorcycle Accidents
There are many hazards on our roadways that apply to all drivers. Poor road design, potholes, weather conditions – these are all factors that contribute to auto accidents no matter what type of vehicle you are driving. But motorcyclists face some hazards that are...
by Chris and Frank | Jun 4, 2020 | Auto Accidents
In the United States, teenagers drive less than other age groups but continue to dominate accident, injury, and fatality rates. Recently, the CDC published data that says auto accidents are the leading cause of death among teenagers aged 15-19 in the U.S. The...
by Chris and Frank | May 28, 2020 | Auto Accidents
Car culture is a massive part of Los Angeles. With that in mind, it is no wonder that many people are wondering how self-driving vehicles will impact the City of Angels. The top two concerns are how self-driving cars could change traffic and how self-driving vehicles...
by Chris and Frank | May 21, 2020 | Scooter Accident
Electric scooters have made their way into more than 100 cities across the world, including many Southern California cities. Companies like Lime and Bird are taking the transportation world by storm. In 2018, there were more than 38 million electric scooter rides...
by Chris and Frank | May 14, 2020 | Rideshare Accidents
Rideshare services like Uber and Lyft have increased in popularity dramatically in recent years. Unfortunately, with the increase in demand also comes an increase in accidents involving these services. Many people have heard horror stories about rideshare accidents...
by Chris and Frank | Jul 20, 2017 | Motorcycle Accidents
The California Governor Jerry Brown, on August 19, 2016, signed the Assembly Bill 51 into law. The AB 51 bill makes it the first state in the United States to pass the legislation that puts it legal for motorcycles to split lanes in a highway. The new law took effect...
by Chris and Frank | Mar 13, 2017 | Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Safety
Pedestrians are amongst the most vulnerable users of transportation of the road. Pedestrians are people who travel by foot, wheelchair, skateboard, or similar ways. They are vulnerable because they have no armor to protect them against automobile users. According to...
by Chris and Frank | Feb 4, 2017 | Pedestrian Accidents
It is a common misconception that pedestrians always have the right-of-way in vehicle/pedestrian altercations. However, that is not always the case. In some situations, the pedestrian can be partially or completely at fault for accidents, especially in jaywalking...
by Chris and Frank | Oct 4, 2016 | Auto Accidents
Distracted driving has been a major problem for many automobile users. Distracted driving has caused serious injuries like head trauma, broken bones, and deep tissue lacerations. And in some cases, even death. In 2014, 3,179 people were killed and 431,000 were injured...
by Chris and Frank | Oct 3, 2016 | Defective Product Accidents
E-cigarette Explosion: Police say a teenage girl riding a Universal Orlando amusement park ride suffered burns when an electronic cigarette belonging to another rider exploded and shot a fireball at her. Police told the Orlando Sentinel the 14-year-old from Tennessee...
by Chris and Frank | Aug 24, 2016 | Motorcycle Accidents
California will become the first state in the country to officially legalize motorcycle lane-splitting, although the practice has been allowed for decades. Assembly Bill 51, signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown late Friday, legally defines lane-splitting for the first...
by Chris and Frank | Aug 15, 2016 | Auto Accidents
Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of injury and death for young drivers in the US. Although there have been many efforts at the state level to reduce this; it continues to cause thousands of injuries and death every year. According to the most recent National...
by Chris and Frank | Aug 8, 2016 | Auto Accidents
Chiropractic treatment is considered a complementary health approach that uses hands-on treatments, often times in conjunction with conventional medical treatments. The theory behind such medical care is that correct structural alignment will improve your body’s...
by Chris and Frank | Jul 21, 2016 | Auto Accidents
Currently, nearly 1 out of every 7 drivers is uninsured in the United States according to the Insurance Research Council. These statistics are significant considering that an auto accident with an uninsured driver can cause significant costs to the party who was not...
by Chris and Frank | Jul 14, 2016 | Fall Accidents
Over 700,000 patients a year are hospitalized because of a slip and fall injury, costing more than $34 billion in medical bills annually. According to the CDC, one in five falls cause a serious injury, with its affects being as serious as the victim requiring around...
by Chris and Frank | Jul 13, 2016 | Animal Bites
Dogs are the most common type of pet for most home owners. According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, approximately 37-47% of all households in the United States have a dog. These dogs are treated like family, but man’s best friend can...
by Chris and Frank | Jul 5, 2016 | Auto Accidents
On an October day last year, 18-year-old Alexis Patlan stood at a busy intersection observing cars driving by. It was morning rush hour just west of Garden Grove’s Santiago High School. She stood with one task – log distracted drivers. The hourlong survey, part a...
by Chris and Frank | Jun 29, 2016 | Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice is defined as a professional negligence by a health care professional or provider which resulted in harm, injury, or death to a patient. Medical malpractice can occur in the diagnosis, medication dosage, treatment, or aftercare stage. It is quite...
by Chris and Frank | Jun 24, 2016 | Defective Product Accidents
The public is well aware of the dangers of traditional cigarettes. According to the CDC, cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths each year in the United States and causes about 90% of lung cancer deaths. E-cigarettes have been posed as the innovative, less...
by Chris and Frank | May 10, 2016 | Fall Accidents
A slip and fall injury can happen anywhere — whether at someone’s home, a shopping mall, a restaurant, or an office building. Slip and fall accidents commonly occur as a result of a dangerous condition such as a slippery floor, poor lighting, uneven steps,...
by Chris and Frank | Jan 21, 2016 | Accidents
Hoverboards have been one of the highest-selling items since this past holiday season. Everybody wants one and they are everywhere – in parks, on the beaches, in shopping malls, and on basically every major street in Southern California. They are trendy and people...
by Chris and Frank | Jan 4, 2016 | Auto Accidents, Personal Safety
As we roll into 2016, new California laws relating to motorists and public safety have taken affect. You may have heard of several of these issues during debates in 2015 when they were just bills. Now that they are laws, it is important to be mindful of how they can...
by Chris and Frank | Dec 10, 2015 | Workplace Accidents
If you’ve been injured in a workplace in California during the scope of your employment by an anticipated and foreseeable risk of that employment, you’re probably eligible for benefits under the California Workers’ Compensation Code. You might have...
by Chris and Frank | Nov 12, 2015 | Defective Product Accidents
We’ve all seen the flood of news about auto safety recalls: Honda for air bags, Jeep for brakes, General Motors for faulty ignition switches. But what if one of those recalls involves your car? More and more Americans are having to cope with that issue as the...
by Chris and Frank | Nov 5, 2015 | Auto Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Rideshare Accidents
If you are a pedestrian and get hit by an Uber driver while legally crossing an intersection or sidewalk, and sustain injuries as a result of the impact, how do you make a proper claim against the Uber driver? The person bringing the claim must be able to prove two...
by Chris and Frank | Nov 5, 2015 | Defective Product Accidents
A Nebraska meat supplier is recalling 167,427 pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli, the United States Department of Agriculture announced Sunday. The ground beef was produced by All American Meats, Inc., in Omaha, Nebraska, and shipped to...
by Chris and Frank | Oct 28, 2015 | Auto Accidents
Car accidents can be one of the most traumatic experiences in one’s life. In addition to the stress and anxiety associated with such a devastating event, individuals are often left confused as to how to pay for their medical bills, and how to support themselves and...
by Chris and Frank | Oct 19, 2015 | Auto Accidents, Rideshare Accidents
More and more people are using Uber, a ridesharing app, as a convenient method of getting around in California. As the consumer use of Uber increases, the risk of getting into a Uber accident increases as well. And as passengers of Uber, it is important to be prepared...
by Chris and Frank | Oct 16, 2015 | Motorcycle Accidents
Every time you hit the road on your motorcycle, you risk the experience of being in a motorcycle accident. The injuries related to motorcycle accidents are generally more severe than automobile accidents, so motorcycle riders need to be more attentive to the road....
by Chris and Frank | Sep 21, 2015 | Animal Bites
Although there are times when a dog may attack us in surprise, there are times when we can better prepare ourselves to handle an aggressive dog and avoid injury. How do you avoid being bit by a dog? Start by respecting the dog’s personal space. Don’t disturb a dog...
by Chris and Frank | Sep 10, 2015 | Accidents
1. Safely Move Away from the Flow of Traffic If your car is still drivable, pull over to the side of the road. If your car is not drivable, get out of your vehicle and stand away from traffic. Never leave the accident scene until it is appropriate to do so. 2. Call...
by Chris and Frank | Aug 18, 2015 | Defective Product Accidents
An injury or death caused by a pharmaceutical drug might be compensable under the law of product liability. Like other product liability cases, those involving pharmaceutical drugs have their unique issues though. Product liability claims in California involving these...
by Chris and Frank | Aug 17, 2015 | Workplace Accidents
Hiring an independent contractor (IC) rather than an employee can have several benefits for a business owner, including reduced tort liability and diminished tax liability. But when a client tells me they want to hire someone as an IC my answer is, usually, “Not so...
by Chris and Frank | Aug 10, 2015 | Auto Accidents
Being behind the wheel for the first time sparks the combination of nervousness and inexperience, or even over-confidence and ignorance. However, being too familiar behind the wheel of a car is just as dangerous as the former in regards to the threat of an accident. A...
by Chris and Frank | Jul 27, 2015 | Auto Accidents
An auto collision of any type can be a stressful situation, but out-of-state drivers that are in an accident in California will be presented with a wide variety of new problems. In addition to differences in driving laws between states, drivers may also be looking out...
by Chris and Frank | Jul 13, 2015 | Auto Accidents
The state of California has enacted various traffic laws with the principal aim of ensuring that everyday drivers are protected. Car accidents can happen at any time and to any individual. It is, therefore, prudent to seek the services of a personal injury attorney in...
by Chris and Frank | Jun 29, 2015 | Truck Accidents
Samsung is working on a technology to let people see through semi-trucks on the road. It seems as though new innovations for better road safety have taken over the tech news headlines this year. You’ve probably already heard of Google’s self-driving cars, which have...
by Chris and Frank | Jun 18, 2015 | Animal Bites
Dog bites can be devastating injuries for the parties that suffer them. After being bitten, emotional and physical pain are visible side effects. After this stressful period, medical bills can start to pile up from emergency room visits, stitches, and even surgery,...
by Chris and Frank | Jun 11, 2015 | Motorcycle Accidents
The number of motorcycle accidents in the U.S. has risen in recent years — and California is no exception. In fact, California has one of the highest motorcycle accident fatality rates. In 2009, 385 motorcycle riders were killed; only two states in the U.S. had a...
