According to a study by the Institute for Research & Evaluation commissioned by The Transportation Construction Coalition and released May 2009, roadway condition is a contributing factor in more than half—52.7—of the nearly 42,000 American deaths resulting from motor vehicle crashes each year and 38 percent of the non-fatal injuries. In terms of crash outcome [...]

Personal injuries due to another person’s carelessness (“negligence”) come in a wide variety of situations. Injuries or deaths suffered in automobile accidents are the number one type of accidental injury or death in the United States. But there can be many causes of injury: a defective product, a motorcycle accident, a boating accident, a pedestrian [...]

Suppose you’re driving down the road one night when a car fails to yield the right of way to you and makes a left turn in front of you, colliding with your car. You have aches and pains but don’t seem to be seriously injured. You get out of your car to inspect the damage [...]

When one person injures another deliberately, in addition to recovering monetary compensation for medical expenses, lost past and future wages, pain and suffering, and other damages, the victim is also entitled to recover “punitive damages” from the wrongdoer. California law permits the recovery of punitive damages where there has been “oppression, fraud, or malice.” Malice [...]

In personal injury cases—such as automobile collisions, motorcycle accidents, slips and falls, and the like—your lawyer gets paid only from the settlement or jury award that the attorney gets for you. You pay nothing up front or as you go along. The personal injury lawyer representing the injured party works on a “contingency fee” basis: [...]

Many people are skeptical of claims for whiplash—until they are the victims of an injury that snaps their head and shoulders back and forth.. When they wake up the next day or two, they will feel extremely sore and stiff in their neck, upper back, and shoulders and may not make it to work [...]

When two trains collide, especially if they are traveling rather fast, the damage can be extensive. If a freight train crashes head-on with a passenger train at a fairly rapid speed, there are bound to be serious injuries and even deaths. Twisted metal and injured and dead passengers may be strewn over a large area [...]

Millions of people suffer a closed head injury each year. While most of them are minor and do not need treatment, over half a million victims suffer a closed head injury of such severity that they are hospitalized for observation and treatment. A “closed head injury” means that you suffered a blow or other traumatic [...]

We have all heard the stories of people filing frivolous or ungrounded lawsuits in an attempt to get a quick settlement from the insurance company. This practice is, for the most part, unfounded and is condemned by the various Bar Associations. And only a few unethical attorneys engage in this sort of thing, as the [...]