Car Accidents

Car accidents are terrifying and traumatic. While you’ve probably heard of the importance of taking post-accident photos and adding the contact information of eyewitnesses, taking pictures of the accident scene, and fumbling with your phone may be the last thing on your mind while you’re helping other accident victims or dealing with a great...

Walking to a destination within your community is a health-conscious and eco-friendly choice. It’s also a great way to increase energy, circulation, and overall fitness without the need for special training or a gym membership. But when a fast-moving metal vehicle weighing an average of 4,000 pounds collides with an unprotected pedestrian, the results...

With today’s high cost of living in California and elsewhere, it could be tempting to cut a few corners, but cutting out your car insurance isn’t the way to budget. In fact, dropping your coverage could end up costing you far more in the long run. If a law enforcement officer pulls you over...

In California, it matters who caused a car accident. Like many states, California has a fault-based insurance system that uses comparative negligence laws to allow injury victims to claim damages even if they were partly at fault in the accident. For example, if you’re found to be 20% at fault and your damages amount...

Each year there are more than 1.7 million rear-end car accidents in the United States, causing about 500,000 injuries and 1,700 deaths. The majority of these impacts occur when the vehicle in the front is completely stopped and the vehicle that hits them is driving at full speed. The driver in the front vehicle...

When motor vehicles collide, the human body sustains substantial trauma from the sudden, jarring motion of coming to an abrupt halt after moving at a high rate of speed. Any motor vehicle accident can cause serious injuries, but there’s a significant difference between typical car accidents and an accident involving a large truck. While...