Posts tagged motorcycle accidents

• Protect Yourself from Staged Accident

  Rick Patterson | August 01, 2007 11:23 AM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  It has recently been noted by the Insurance Research Council (IRC) that almost one-fourth of all motor vehicle accident claims may contain fraudulent information. As a result of the amount of fraud, the cost may add approximately $4.5 billion to auto injury settlements each year. Obviously, at the end of the day, we all pay the price for fraud.So, what do you do to protect yourself and your...

• Balboa Avenue Crash Seriously Injures Motorcyclist

  Randy Walton | November 28, 2007 5:15 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  The driver of a motorcycle was seriously injured in a collision that has closed westbound lanes of Balboa Avenue from Mount Culebra Avenue to Mount Everest Boulevard in Clairemont.San Diego police said a woman was driving east in a car on Balboa, started turning left onto Mount Culebra and was broadsided by the motorcyclist about 6:20 p.m.The motorcyclist was believed to have suffered a major...

• Lane Sharing is Legal and Reduces Motorcycle Accidents

  Claude Wyle | November 06, 2007 4:05 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  I thought that I should chime in, since I have settled at least four or five lane sharing cases for six figures in the last year or so. You should take these cases and evaluate them carefully. The claims representatives have no idea what is legal in California or what is reasonable riding and they should be educated that lane sharing cases are valid. First of all, I recognize the prejudice in...

• Drunk Drivers Exposed to Punitive Damages

  Larry Knapp | September 18, 2007 10:28 AM | 0 CommentsModesto, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  When a drunk driver causes an injury in the state of California like Herondina Pinherosias is accused of doing to Clement Cope yesterday afternoon in the Sonora area on Highway 120, the Civil Justice System enables a jury to punish the drunk driver by including money in their verdict for punitive damages. The purpose of these damages is to send a message to the driver that their conduct is so...

• Highway 9 May Fix May Help Prevent Motorcycle Accidents, Bicycle Accidents and Truck Accidents

  Claude Wyle | March 03, 2010 5:37 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  A couple of weeks ago I commented on the number of pedestrian accidents in San Francisco. Today, as an avid motorcyclist and bicyclist myself, as well as a San Francisco motorcycle accident attorney...

• Modesto Drivers Need Aggressive Representation

  Larry Knapp | December 08, 2007 8:31 AM | 0 CommentsModesto, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Insurance companies are in the business to collect premiums and keep the money. They are not in the business of paying claims. It's not profitable. A perfect example is property damage claims. Most people are entitled to loss of use damages and rarely claim them from the responsible party. Here is the law.Where property is injured, recovery is allowed for loss of use during the time...

• Cause of crash that killed teen still unknown

  IB Contributor | March 31, 2007 11:45 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Police still don't know what caused the car accident that killed 17-year-old Kevin Normington earlier this month, according to an article in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.Those who knew the popular Bonita High School student have grasped for answers about his death as speculation has mounted over whether alcohol or a missed stop sign could be to blame. Investigators, however, say it is still...

• Two Auto Accident Fatalities on Route 78

  Walton Barber, LLP | November 21, 2007 2:42 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In the last two weeks there have been two fatalities in Vista on Route 78. The first involved 37-year-old William Hansen of Oceanside who was struck after getting out of his car on the right shoulder. Hansen was hit be the driver of a silver 2001 to 2003 Honda Civic, who left the scene. Police later arrested 23-year-old Jessica Hawk for the hit-and-run accident. The other auto accident was...

• Elderly Drivers a Growing Problem?

  Randy Walton | November 03, 2007 8:33 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  We're all aware that the aging baby-boomer generation is creating all kinds of societal concerns such as the solvency of social security, the increase in health care costs, and the availability of nursing home care. But what about all the elderly drivers that will be on the road?A few months about I counseled a client in her 80s who was being prosecuted for vehicular manslaughter. She had run...

• Motorcycle Accident Blocks 2 Freeway Lanes

  Christina Cole | April 24, 2007 6:28 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Two motorcyclists were involved in a motorcycle accident on the San Diego (405) Freeway next to Sherman Oaks, on Tuesday, leaving one person with a broken leg whilst also blocking two of the southbound freeway lanes, authorities said.The motorcycle crash occurred just shortly before 6am just south of Sepulveda Boulevard, reported an officer with the California Highway Patrol. The carpool lane...