Category Archives: Personal Injury Blog
Personal Injury Verdict of $3.1 Million for Woman Injured in Los Angeles Car Crash
A woman who was rear-ended in a traffic accident on a Los Angeles city street was awarded $3.1 million by a jury in Pasadena after several hours of deliberations. The collision caused a neck injury which was traced to a ruptured disc pressing on the spinal cord. After months of physical therapy and other… Read More »
Wal-Mart May be Liable for Personal Injuries and Wrongful Death in Truck Crash that Injured Actor and Comedian Tracy Morgan
A personal injury lawsuit has been filed by actor/comedian Tracy Morgan against retail giant Wal-Mart for damages arising out of a car and truck collision that occurred June 7 on the New Jersey Turnpike. Morgan suffered serious injuries, including several broken bones, and was in critical condition in the hours and days following the… Read More »
June Ends with Deadly Collisions Throughout Los Angeles
Several serious and even fatal car accidents plagued Los Angeles in the last week of June. On June 23rd, at least three vehicles were involved in a collision which closed down the westbound 91 freeway in Carson. At least one individual was ejected from a vehicle, and there were reports of two more occupants… Read More »
Los Angeles Car Crash Kills and Injures Pedestrians Waiting at Bus Stop
One person was killed and two more were injured earlier this month when a car crashed into a bus stop on Sepulveda Boulevard in North Hills, a Los Angeles community in the San Fernando Valley. The accident occurred when a Chevy Camaro collided with a Nissan Sentra at the intersection of Sepulveda Blvd. and… Read More »
National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month Wraps Up with “Share the Road” Campaign
The month of May has been National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is wrapping up a month-long campaign to increase rider safety and enhance motorist awareness of and cooperation with motorcycles on the road. According to the NHTSA, motorcycle fatalities have been increasing in 14 out of… Read More »
Hesperia Car and Van Collision Kills Family of Five on Their Way to Disneyland
Early in the morning of Sunday, May 11th, a Honda Accord containing a family of five on their way to Disneyland was struck by a van while the Honda was sitting at a stop sign at an intersection in the San Bernardino city of Hesperia. The family, including a mother, father, two boys aged… Read More »
New Law Aims to Reduce Bicycle Accidents in California
On September 23, 2013, Governor Brown signed AB 1371 into law, enacting the Three Feet for Safety Act. The new law, set to take effect on September 16, 2014, aims to reduce bicycle accidents in California by requiring motor vehicles to keep a safe distance when passing bicycles on the highway and providing for… Read More »
Over 30 Los Angeles Students and Adults Killed and Injured in Freeway Bus and Truck Collision
Information continues to filter in on the bus crash that killed and injured dozens of Los Angeles area high school students on their way to a college campus tour last week. Ten people are counted dead from the accident, including five students and five adults. Nine people were pronounced dead on the scene, while… Read More »
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Sandwiched between Criminal Prosecutions for Former Fullerton Police Officer
Former Fullerton police officer Manual Ramos was acquitted of a murder charge stemming from the 2011 beating death of Kelley Thomas. Thomas’ father has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Orange County against the officers involved, and Ramos is scheduled to deliver a deposition in the case on April 15. Ramos’ fate is still… Read More »
Single-Car Collision Kills Four in San Bernardino Auto Accident
A single-vehicle accident in San Bernardino about an hour east of Los Angeles in mid-March took the lives of four women. The facts as reported indicate that a 1997 Toyota Camry was traveling at a high rate of speed when the driver attempted to pass another car. At this point, the driver lost control… Read More »
