Posts tagged injury

• Oakland Motorcycle Fatality

  Claude Wyle | January 12, 2012 1:09 AM | 1 CommentSan Francisco, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  As an avid motorcycle rider and motorcycle attorney I have to say that I have heard way too many motorcycle fatality stories lately. There seem to be more bikers who are crashing and more car...

• Texting more dangerous than drunk driving

  Jessica Grigsby | January 04, 2012 5:00 PM | 1 CommentChico, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  If you live or drive in California, you’ve likely seen the billboards or television ads or heard the radio spots with the slogan “it’s not worth it!” That slogan is...

• It's Not Malpractice; It's Battery

  Claude Wyle | December 29, 2011 1:34 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  This story was sent to me as a joke by my paralegal, Faye, but it was so shocking, I had to share it with you in this blog. It is not often that I report on medical malpractice, and I have...

• Motorcyclist Killed in Highway 101 Crash

  Claude Wyle | November 14, 2011 2:01 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  I am sad to report that this past Tuesday, November 8, 2011, motorcyclist 48-year-old John Jolivette was killed while riding his bike. A San Francisco resident, Jolivette was killed when his...

• San Francisco General Hospital Gains Certification for Traumatic Brain Injury

  Claude Wyle | October 07, 2011 7:08 PM | 1 CommentSan Francisco, CA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  San Francisco General Hospital is proud to become the first brain trauma treatment center in the U.S.A. to receive a certification for the treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI), a recognition...

• Ptsd after an accident

  Jessica Grigsby | September 28, 2011 5:39 PM | 0 CommentsChico, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  An estimated three million people are involved in a car accident each year. Many of these people later suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD is described as a type of anxiety...

• Brain Injury News: New SPECT Brain Scans Can Assist in Diagnosing How Explosions Affect the Brain

  Claude Wyle | September 01, 2011 1:26 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  The U.S. Army has been using a new brain imaging procedure in order to evaluate patients with traumatic brain injuries (a.k.a. TBI). It is a brain scan commonly used to study dementia to find...

• No-fault Insurance: What’s it All About?

  Jessica Grigsby | August 29, 2011 5:39 PM | 0 CommentsChico, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Following a car accident, the most important thing for those affected is often to get reimbursed for their losses, such as medical bills and car repairs. And, almost always, it is car insurance...

• What Happens if you Drive Without Car Insurance?

  Jessica Grigsby | August 15, 2011 2:33 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  California law requires that all drivers and owners of motor vehicles carry car insurance—or, in the language of the law, “evidence of financial responsibility.” All the drivers...

• Should you worry about throwing a summer party in California

  Jessica Grigsby | July 26, 2011 4:11 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  If you’re someone who enjoys hosting parties at your home, providing food and drink so that your guests have a good time, you should be aware of what is known in California as “social...