Automobile Accidents

• Our Firm Obtains $4.5 Million Jury Verdict

  Amber Wheat | November 20, 2008 6:00 PM | 2 CommentsSacramento, CA

  A case study: The verdict came down on July 2, 2008, just eight days after the trial began. The case arose from a rear-end motor vehicle collision on November 16, 2005 involving an off-duty...

• Drunk Driver gets a Slap on the Wrist for Fatal Crash

  Amber Wheat | October 23, 2008 5:25 PM | 3 CommentsSacramento, CA

  I was shocked and very upset to read about Troy Hovey’s sentencing. Judge Robert Glusman handed down the weak sentence of 180 days in jail and three years probation for taking the life of Amit...

• Ford Settles Lawsuit, and then Lies Again

  Brian Foley | November 29, 2007 10:14 AM | 0 CommentsSan Jose, CA

  Ford settled a class action lawsuit in Sacramento on Wednesday but then proceeded to lie to the public and media, claiming that the settlement ended all outstanding lawsuits against Ford stemming from Explorer rollovers.As reported in this Associated Press article, Ford spokeswoman Kristen Kinley claimed that the settlement, which will provide vouchers to Explorer owners to buy other Ford...

• Roof Crush Intrusion - "Deadly By Design" Expose

  IB Contributor | December 25, 2006 3:00 PM | 2 CommentsOrange County, CA

  In response to my Dec. 23, 2006 "The Most Deadly Vehicle" article, I received an email from Paula Lawlor, a roof crush consultant, who has co-authored, along with Todd Tracy, "Deadly By Design". According to its authors, "Deadly By Design" is "An expose of the weak government standard that has lead to more than three decades of unnecessary fatalities and catastrophic injuries in rollover...

• Two Killed When Car Hit by Train in Accident

  Staff Writer | June 12, 2006 8:31 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  An Amtrak train crashed into a car at 66th Avenue and San Leandro Street Saturday when the driver drove around the crossing's lowered gates in an attempt to flee the police. The accident occurred around 4:00 PM, and the small car was pushed about 150 feet down the tracks. Both the car's driver and a toddler riding in the vehicle were ejected in the crash.According to the San Francisco...

• Sacramento Hit-and-Runs

  Amber Wheat | May 29, 2009 12:38 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  The Sacramento Bee has developed an interactive map that makes it easy to spot trouble areas in Sacramento. Anybody who has every been hit by a driver who then leaves the scene can tell you it is a...

• Teen Driving Safety Week

  Barbara Burks | March 24, 2009 12:01 PM | 1 CommentSacramento, CA

  Californians are celebrating by introducing this year’s Impact Teen Drivers educational program. Every year Impact Teen Drivers hands out material to public schools and encourages them to...

• Two Drivers Seriously Injured in Head-On I-5 Crash

  Todd Slaughter | February 12, 2009 11:23 AM | 5 CommentsRedding, CA

  ANDERSON, Calif. - A mid-afternoon crash on I-5 yesterday sent both motorists to Mercy Medical Center with major injuries. According to the Redding Record Searchlight, the crash occurred on I-5 near...

• Crazy Encinitas Car Accident is Like Law School Exam

  Walton Barber, LLP | July 10, 2008 10:17 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  All law students are required to take a class called Torts, which is basically the wrongs that can happen in society such as car accidents, assaults and batteries, malpractice, etc. As part of...

• Medpay and Health Insurance Coverage in accidents

  Ed Smith | August 19, 2007 6:50 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Many people in accidents have 2 types of insurance, the Medpay insurance on their auto policy as well as their health insurance at work. My fellow Injuryboard Attorney John Cooper recently wrote a great article on Medpay coveragethat explains that concept well and encourages clients to obtain high medpay limits.Medpay insurance is very cheap and I always encouarge my clients to elect minimally...