Personal Injury Blog

When most of us hear the term “driving under the influence”, we immediately picture someone that has been drinking alcohol to the point of intoxication. While that is certainly one form of driving under the influence, there are others as well. You may even realize that someone is considered to be driving under the influence if they have been using…

Anyone who drives on a regular basis knows that sooner or later you have to drive at night. For some people, driving at night is a necessary and regular occurrence. For people who work at night or go to school at night, nighttime driving is unavoidable. For the rest of us, we generally find ourselves driving at night at least…

Being involved in a car accident can be a very traumatic experience. Whether you suffered minor injuries or life altering injuries, you have undoubtedly been affected by the accident. After the initial shock of the accident, most people start thinking about the medical bills, the time they have missed from work and the general suffering that the accident has caused…

If you have been in an auto accident yourself, or know someone who has, then you are probably familiar with the idea of a personal injury settlement. You may also, however, know someone whose auto accident case wasn’t settled outside of a courtroom. If you don’t know someone personally, then you have probably heard of someone whose case went to…

If you have been in a car accident and suffered physical injuries as a result, you undoubtedly have a pile of medical bills and probably lost wages that are all adding up. If the car accident was not your fault, then you may already know that the other driver will be responsible for paying for your medical bills, lost time…

Tragic multi-vehicle accident kills off-duty police officer. An eleven year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Hollywood Division was killed last Thursday evening in a head on collision in Diamond Bar, California according to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. Jacqueline Montalvo, 37, was driving her Infiniti northbound on Grand Avenue in Diamond Bar when she apparently crossed over a…

Law makers, regulators, watchdog groups and concerned citizens keep espousing the dangers of talking on cell phones while driving yet many of us keep doing it anyway. Sadly, another example of how deadly the consequences can be occurred last Thursday in Santa Clara County, California. According to the Gilroy Dispatch, 75 year old Steven Kroff, of San Martin, was driving…

The vast majority of us would agree that texting while driving is a huge distraction and it creates an unnecessary danger to everyone on the nation’s roadways. At the present time, nineteen states, the District of Columbia and Guam have completely banned drivers from sending or receiving text messages while driving. Other states limit novice drivers from being allowed to…

Why do insurance companies not want you to hire an auto accident attorney? If you have ever been in an auto accident then you know that within days after the accident you will start receiving telephone calls and mail from the other driver’s insurance company. They may want you to give a statement over the phone “just to get your…