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Car Accident Hit From Behind Settlement
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August 9, 2025

Car Accident Hit From Behind Settlement: What You Need To Know

Rear-end accident settlements depend on injury severity and liability. Economic damages include medical bills, lost wages, and property damage. Non-economic damages cover pain, suffering, and emotional distress. Timely medical care and documentation are essential for your claim. Never admit fault or accept low initial settlement offers. California's comparative negligence laws can reduce your settlement. Legal representation significantly improves your chances…
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What Is the Statute Of Limitations In California For Car Accidents
What Is the Statute Of Limitations In California For Car Accidents? An In-Depth Discussion Car AccidentCar Accident Injury Tips
July 28, 2025

What Is the Statute Of Limitations In California For Car Accidents? An In-Depth Discussion

Key Takeaways ✅ Personal Injury: Generally, two years from the date of the accident. ✅ Property Damage: Generally, three years from the date of the damage. ✅ Government Claims: Strict six-month administrative claim for personal injury/wrongful death, one year for property damage. ✅ Accrual Date: Usually the accident date, but the date of death for wrongful death claims. ✅ Discovery…
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What Are the Leading Causes of California Car Accidents? Car AccidentAuto Accident LawyerCar Accident Injury Tips
January 15, 2018

What Are the Leading Causes of California Car Accidents?

If you or a loved one has been injured in a California car accident, odds are extremely likely that another party's legal wrongdoing contributed to the accident. Indeed, Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society has found that it is reasonable to conclude around 90 percent of motor vehicle crashes are at least partially caused by human driving errors.…
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Seattle Drivers Now Required to Put Down Their Phone While Driving Car AccidentAuto Accident LawyerCar Accident Injury Tipscar accident lawyer
January 8, 2018

Seattle Drivers Now Required to Put Down Their Phone While Driving

According to recent years of data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, it is clear that distracted driving is responsible for thousands of deaths across the country every year. Seattle, too, has not been immune from the dangers of distracted driving. According to Washington state's "collision clock" in the Department of Transportation's Annual Crash Collision Summary, it was revealed that…
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Two Key Changes to California Law Drivers Should Know for 2018 Car AccidentAuto Accident LawyerCar Accident Injury TipsPersonal Injury Attorney
January 3, 2018

Two Key Changes to California Law Drivers Should Know for 2018

The vast majority of car accidents caused nationwide as well as California are caused by "driver error." Indeed, a stunning 90% or so of motor vehicle accidents are at least partly caused by driver mistakes, based on Stanford's Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School. Naturally, unpacking these driver errors requires a thorough understanding of California law. To…
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Bay Area Auto Accidents Rise a Staggering 43% From 2010 to 2016 Car AccidentAuto Accident LawyerCar Accident Injury TipsCollision of VehiclesLos abogados de accidentes
December 22, 2017

Bay Area Auto Accidents Rise a Staggering 43% From 2010 to 2016

Given the sheer size of California's population, the state has long had more car accident-related harms than most other states when purely looking at the number of accidents, injuries and car accident deaths. Percentage increases, then, often matter more when looking at whether car accident risk is increasing or decreasing on California roads. Recent data on California's Bay Area, for example,…
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Uber/Lyft Accidents
California Decides to Nix Rule Limiting a Self-Driving Car’s Crash Liability Car AccidentAuto Accident LawyerCar Accident Injury TipsCollision of Vehicles
December 21, 2017

California Decides to Nix Rule Limiting a Self-Driving Car’s Crash Liability

Tesla's Elon Musk and Uber executives are just a few of the many innovators who continue to push self-driving cars as the inevitable future of transportation. California lawmakers have attempted to get out ahead of this potential seismic shift in transportation by passing legislation on self-driving vehicle liability in accidents. California's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has already tweaked existing state rules…
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August 2, 2012

CALIFORNIA ACCIDENT UPDATES

Every once in a while we like to give you updates on some of the many accidents that have occurred around California. All involve potential mechanical, product, human error or negligence. All could have potentially been avoided. Some have happy endings. Others, unfortunately, do not. We hope this update serves as a reminder to all that safety should always be…
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Auto Accident Lawyers Car Accident Injury Tips
April 7, 2012

Auto Accident Lawyers

California auto accident lawyers normally represent people on a contingency basis. This means that they do not charge you unless you win. When you win, they get paid by taking a percentage of the settlement or judgment. When you retain an auto accident lawyer, you will sign a retainer contract. The retainer contract dictates the terms of payment. Some auto…
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