Personal Injury

The comparative fault law is also known as comparative negligence. The law in California allows an injured person to recover damages even if he or she were partly responsible for the accident. If your role in the accident was 30%, you’d pay for 30% of the damage....

California residents who have lost a loved one due to the neglect of another person may be able to file a wrongful death suit. This suit can include both financial losses from the incident as well as ongoing psychological and emotional impact damages. If you're...

Many people don't equate drunk driving to drowsy driving, but they can both lead to potentially deadly situations on California roads. According to cars.usnews.com, driving drowsy causes 20% of all car accidents. Getting less than seven hours of sleep each night...

Auto dealer showrooms in California and around the country feature cars that boast an array of innovative safety systems, but they do not appear to protect women as well as they protect men. After analyzing crash data from the National Highway Traffic Safety...

In order to prove negligence, parties need to establish that the defendant owed a duty of care and that this duty was breached, causing the plaintiff's injuries. Individuals in California and other jurisdictions should keep some things in mind when trying to prove...

You're driving to work in California when suddenly you realize that traffic is stopped in front of you. You slam on the brakes and pray that you don't collide with another vehicle. If you're lucky, you stop just in time. But if you're not so lucky, you could end up...

One of the most common stereotypes is that drowsy or exhausted drivers making long trips in California are almost always at fault if they're involved in an accident. But one study has shown that many accidents occur very close to home, often within a few minutes of...

 The modern world is fast-paced, complex and continuously evolving. That 21st-century reality spells unchecked opportunities for California residents in the Central Valley and spanning the state. And it also breeds challenges in the form of personal injury...