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To settle or not to settle…that is the question. Well, it’s actually significantly more complicated than that but you get the point. When you are dealing with a Los Angeles personal injury of any type (wrongful death, slip and fall, serious car accident, etc) it can be confusing to decide whether you should take the settlement […]

Actor Bill Paxton died at the young age of 61 in 2017 following some medical complications his widow and two children believe could have been avoided and caused Paxton’s death. Paxton’s wife of 30 years Louise along with their two children, James and Lydia have now filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the surgeon and […]

While most drivers in Santa Clarita are nice, respect the traffic signals and generally just want to get where they are going without an issue, the city is not without its major and minor traffic accidents. So what do you do following a Santa Clarita car accident that wasn’t your fault or wasn’t completely your […]

Traveling overnight to a family reunion in Rhode Island last July, 93 year-old Romulo Valdez died of cardiac pulmonary arrest shortly before their five hour flight landed in Boston. Valdez alerted his daughter that he was in need of his oxygen tank and minutes later became unconscious. His daughter did not ask for assistance immediately […]

You were walking on a public sidewalk or you were shopping at the local Ralph’s or you were leaving an office building and you fell and seriously hurt yourself and wondering about your legal options. You have come to the right place. If you have recently been injured in Los Angeles because of a dangerous situation caused […]

Riding down PCH, stopping at Cooks Corner and enjoying the many beautiful rides that Orange County has to offer is why so many people live and ride in Orange County, California. Unfortunately Orange County motorcycle accidents are extremely common and the stats are against them– riders are 10 times more likely to be injured and […]

Los Angeles is a driving city and the young count the days until they can get behind the wheel and the older population cherish this important privilege. Those two categories of drivers are also the most likely to get into a car accident because inexperience and inability to respond to situations are two qualities that […]

Here’s the scenario: You get into a Los Angeles car accident that was not your fault (or maybe it was partially your fault but the other car too) and you are now trying to deal with insurance and get an extremely low offer but feel pressured to take it. An all too common scenario that […]

Legendary Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey passed away in January 2016 at the age of 67 following complications with acute ulcerative colitis, pneumonia and rheumatoid arthritis. Now, his widow along with his three children have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the New York hospital that she believes failed to properly treat and monitor her late […]

Beautiful Santa Monica, California full of sunshine, people and car drivers not paying proper attention to the road in front of them. Which is why there are so many rear-end collisions in Santa Monica. Here’s the good news– a rear end collision is a very clear indication of fault on the part of the car […]

The increasing popularity of electronic cigarettes comes at a cost– an increase in the number of personal injury lawsuits that is. E-cigarettes are popular for many reasons including being a “safer” alternative to traditional cigarettes and acceptable in more public places. So why the personal injury lawsuits? Simple- this type of technology is not without its flaws […]

The largest automotive recall in U.S. history, Japanese car maker Takata continues to recall millions of air bags in the wake of discovery that these safety devices are actually doing more harm than good. To date, 20 people have been killed and over 180 injured by these defective air bags. CBS News reports on the reason […]

University of California San Diego sophomore Mariana Flores, like a lot of college students took to their campus to protest (one way or another) the 2016 election. When the large protest spilled over onto the 5 freeways, she got hit by a car and is suing the university for her substantial injuries. The Blaze reports on […]

Have you been in a Calabasas car accident with an uninsured driver? Keep reading… The problem with Calabasas car accidents are plenty, including the difficulty in avoiding them and who you get into them with. Ideally you would never get into a car accident ever and if you do your injuries are minimal and compensated. It […]

Seattle-based Alaska airlines has recently been hit with a multi-million dollar wrongful death lawsuit following the death of a Seattle, Washington-bound passenger back in June. 75 year-old Bernice Kekona was flying from Maui, Hawaii back home to Seattle, Washington when she took a fatal fall in her wheelchair during her layover at the Portland International […]

Sales in 2016 for the extremely popular blood thinner Xarelto reached over $3.2 Billion. But in their hustle to make some money, Xarelto manufacturer Johnson & Johnson may have cut a few corners in letting their patients know the various side effects of their drug. One such risk has to do with internal and external bleeding. In […]

Any injury to your spinal cord can be serious and life-changing. And many of these spinal cord injuries are caused by a traumatic event such as a car accident. In fact, car accidents account for 35% of all spinal cord injuries every year. Why? Because the extreme trauma and force of an accident all too easily damages […]

Between the time off school and work and the festive decor, the holiday season is one of the most popular times to visit Disneyland. Unfortunately, the large crowds also mean that the potential to get injured at this famous Anaheim adventure park is higher during this time of year. So what happens if you or […]

It’s hard to avoid a car accident and near impossible to choose who the other party to the accident is. This is especially true in Los Angeles where the roads seem to get more crowded by the day! While the state of California requires drivers to carry certain minimum insurance amounts, that doesn’t mean that […]

The video footage told all. A controversial fatal police shooting of 28-year old Nicholas Robertson back in 2015 has finally come to a financial resolution for his three young children and wife, thanks in large part to the video evidence. The city of Los Angeles will pay his family $3.6 million following a unanimous verdict. […]

Want to know the most common type of California car accidents AND how to avoid them? Keep reading… According to a recent article in Readers Digest, there are over 6 million car accidents every year in the United States and 40,000 of those are linked to a death. Here’s a look at the breakdown: Lane Changes: Failure […]

Car accident cases are not as simple as you might think. Just because someone hit you and should pay for the damage and injuries that they caused does not mean that they (usually their insurance company) will not fight you every step of the way by offering an extremely low offer or flat out refusing to cooperate. […]

The open features of a motorcycle that makes it so alluring are also the features that make riders more vulnerable to serious accidents and injuries. This is especially true in Los Angeles, where the roads seem to get more crowded every year. If you or a loved one has recently been injured or killed in […]