If you or someone you love was recently hurt in a San Francisco Bay area accident, one of your main concerns is getting fairly compensated for your medical bills, surgical costs, drug therapies and ongoing rehab. Continue reading
Whether you or a loved one was hurt by a car or truck, or you are the victim of a California bicycle accident, you are probably not up to speed on the Golden State’s bicycle laws.
According to the California Department of Motor Vehicles, bicycles are classified as vehicles in the State of California. Cyclists get a lot of the same rights as motorists do… but they also have a lot of the same responsibilities. The law does not treat cyclists and motorists identically, though. Continue reading
We know that it’s hard to think clearly or know who to turn to after a motorcycle accident. Follow our guide below:
Contact the Police immediately
The first step, if you’re able to, is to call the police. California law requires that you stop, call the police, and have the police complete a police report.
Perhaps a careless trucker on an Oakland freeway T-boned your SUV while you were driving to drop your kids off at a soccer game. Or maybe a careless San Francisco bus driver slid into your lane, causing you to veer off the road into a utility pole. Continue reading
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Perhaps you got injured in a Bay Area car accident while delivering a product or driving to a sales convention. Or maybe you hurt yourself at work or suffered a chronic injury (e.g. carpal tunnel syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome, tennis elbow, etc.). In any case, you want to preserve and protect your ability to file a wage loss claim.
What documentation should you collect and preserve to maximize your chances? Continue reading
The California car insurance question is a vexing, perennial problem facing Golden State drivers. How much car insurance do you actually need here in CA? Continue reading
Picture this annoying (yet terrifying) scenario:
You are driving on the freeway here in Northern California when, out of nowhere, a driver cuts across three lanes of traffic into your lane. You can’t pull off an escape maneuver, and so you clip the car, and both of you spiral off the side of the road.Fortunately, you are relatively uninjured. But your car is a mess. And your situation is about to get a lot more complicated. Turns out, the driver who pulled the horrific lane cut and caused the accident lacks insurance. Continue reading