California Personal Injury & Product Liability Blog

Over the years, our law firm has been greatly impacted by burn victim stories.  We have handled many major burn cases throughout California. We know that a burn is one of the most painful injuries that anyone can ever experience. When a burn occurs nerve endings are damaged, causing intense pain. Burns are a leading …

How Power Lines Cause Fires When a wildfire starts, people often assume that it is caused by a human. While humans do cause many fires – either accidentally by throwing a cigarette butt or on purpose, as is the case in arson – sometimes there are other causes. One common cause of wildfires is power …

Under California law, both drivers and passengers are required to wear a seatbelt. The state enacted this law based on the belief that mandatory seatbelt use will reduce injuries and death for both drivers and passengers. This belief is supported by data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which states “seat belt …

With golf season in full swing, it’s not uncommon for someone to ask, “Can I sue if I am hit by a golf ball?”  As with many things in the law, the answer is, “It depends.” Many facets of the law come into play to determine liability in golf ball injury cases. For example, principles …

YES, An Undocumented Immigrant CAN Make A Personal Injury Claim! In the American legal system, when people are injured, they may be entitled to compensation for their injuries. When someone is injured in an accident through no fault of their own, it is reasonable to expect to recover lost wages, compensation for the past and …

Whether you’re in Chicago or Los Angeles, you can be sure that people will be celebrating on this Fourth of July. Independence Day is a national holiday when we celebrate the birth of our nation, often with parades, music, food, fireworks, and drinks. Like virtually every other holiday in the United States, many July 4 …

Californians are familiar with Highway 99, which stretches along almost the entire state. This 424-mile stretch of roadway spans from Fresno down to the Grapevine in Southern California. Highway 99 has recently made news, but not for a good reason. A recent report shows that Highway 99 is the most dangerous highway in the United …

If you are like many people in California and across the country, you may have noticed your automobile insurance premiums rising significantly in recent years.  This trend is the result of higher than expected claims over a number of years.  Travelers Insurance, for example, recently announced their intention to hike automobile insurance premiums.  The response …

The number of reported traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) among children is on the rise. Injuries on monkey bars (28.3 percent of injuries) and swings (28.1 percent of injuries) account for a significant part of the recent increase. Researchers at the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control studied data from 2005 to 2013 and noticed …

Guardrail Safety Questioned as Crash Causes Guardrail to Pierce Through Car Guardrails were developed to keep motorists safe. Guardrails often serve as a barrier between lanes and to prevent a car from veering off the roadway and down an embankment. However, some guardrails can do more harm than good. Some guardrails are defectively designed, and can cause serious …

Accomplished personal injury lawyer and California dog bite expert, Jeffrey Nadrich, of  The Law Office of Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers, was recently featured on Bloomberg.com.  Mr. Nadrich was asked by BloombergNews for a response to the Insurance Industry position regarding dog bite claims. Mr. Nadrich has appeared on numerous television and radio shows and is …

Parents of a child with cerebral palsy at one time or another have found themselves wondering…could something that was done in the delivery room, have caused my child’s condition. A better question might be, did a mistake in the delivery room cause my child’s cerebral palsy? Many parents accept the condition as inevitable and move …