California Personal Injury & Product Liability Blog

The state of California is the most populous state in the United States, with a 2020 population of about 39.5 million people. Regular fatal auto accidents are an unfortunate reality in a state with so many people: 2019 saw 3,316 fatal accidents in California, accounting for 3,606 fatalities and involving 844 drunk drivers, according to …

The Ten Ways We Go About Settling Your Personal Injury Claim As Personal Injury Lawyers and because of our decades of experience we have had incredible success in settling personal injury claims with insurance adjusters. What we do for every personal injury client is as follows: 1. Communicate With The Insurance Adjuster We know that …

We are often asked this question when someone first contacts our firm. The answer is never simple. There is no magic personal injury settlement calculator. It depends on many factors. How are personal injury claims calculated? Some of the factors are as follows: 1. Liability Before we can determine how much a case is worth …

The city of Modesto, California saw 1,453 auto accidents in 2018, according to UC Berkeley data. These accidents injured 2,093 people and killed 30. The most common causes of auto accidents in Modesto in 2018 were: Automobile Right Of Way Violations Failures to yield the right of way to other users of the road were …

The whole purpose of cars is traveling, so people are bound to end up injured in auto accidents while out of their home state. This begs the question: what are the laws surrounding lawsuits over out-of-state auto accident injuries? Where Do You File A Lawsuit? You can generally file a personal injury lawsuit regarding an …

Vehicle safety is especially critical right now since eight percent more people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2020 compared to 2019, despite drivers driving 13 percent less miles. Empty lanes are inviting high speeds and reckless driving. We have compiled a list of the safest cars of 2021. These are the only 2021 model …

A lawsuit filed in Harris County District Court on March 12 claims negligence by Texas utility Centerpoint Energy cost a Houston man’s life. A winter storm hit North America during the time period from February 13 through the 17th. The storm caused at least 9.9 million power outages, caused at least $195 billion in damage …

Electric scooters, also called e-scooters, seem like a fun way to get around the city.  After all, they are inexpensive to rent, easy to locate using an app on your phone, and require very little effort to move longer distances.  Rental programs for these e-scooters are popping up in cities across California, including Los Angeles, …

A lawsuit filed in Texas in February claims that a Texas man died from hypothermia due to the negligence of Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and Centerpoint Energy. The complaint claims that the man was found dead in his home with the power out around 11 in the morning on February 16, “still bundled …

A lawsuit filed on March 1 in Texas claims that CPS Energy’s negligence caused a power outage and the death of a San Antonio woman in February. The woman’s husband found her dead in their bed on February 17, according to the complaint, one day after their home lost power on the morning of February …

Multiple bills have been introduced to the Texas House of Representatives attempting to address perceived deficiencies highlighted by last month’s deep freeze and power outages in the state. The bills include: HB 11 – Protecting Consumers and Hardening Facilities for Extreme Weather This bill requires that the Texas power grid be weatherized against extreme weather …

Nursing homes continue to inappropriately and illegally post photographs of their residents to social media. The photographs are often embarrassing, humiliating and demeaning to the residents, and sometimes they are nude photos. ProPublica published details in 2015 of 47 incidents of nursing home workers inappropriately posting photos or videos of residents on social media. Numerous …