Experiencing a dog bite can be physically, mentally, and emotionally traumatic. The memories of the event can linger long after scars have formed and wounds have healed. California state law makes it clear that owning a dog comes with inherent dangers. State law reflects that owners need to take these dangers seriously or it is…
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How Is an Award for Pain and Suffering Damages Calculated?
There can be a range of losses associated with a car accident. There is property damage. There is physical injury. Additionally, there is the mental and emotional trauma that can be sustained. That is why, when you have been injured in a car accident caused by the negligent action or inaction of someone else, you…
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Common Car Accident Head Injuries
The potential injuries car accident victims face can be difficult to think about. When involved in a motor vehicle accident, sustaining serious and lasting injuries can be all too easy. The extent and nature of an accident victim’s injuries can greatly depend on things like the force of impact, the nature of the crash, and…
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What Are California’s Distracted Driving Laws?
Distracted driving has become a serious, life and death problem across the United States. People seem to be unable to stop looking at their phones or engaging in other dangerously distracting behaviors while behind the wheel and it is costing people their lives and well-being. That is why states have started becoming more and more…
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What Is Whiplash?
If you have been involved in an automobile accident, you may be injured and in pain. Neck injuries are particularly common for auto accident injury victims. In fact, you may have heard of whiplash injuries in the particular context of a car accident. Whiplash is a common injury to sustain in a motor vehicle crash….
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Why You Need to Know About Tractor Trailer “No Zones”
Driving by large tractor trailer trucks on roads and highways is fairly commonplace. As a smaller car or truck, you feel easily dwarfed by the sheer size and magnitude of these vehicles. Due to how large and heavy tractor trailers are, they prove exceedingly dangerous and cause devastating damage and injuries when involved in accidents….
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Should You Accept a Settlement Offer From the Insurance Company?
Your insurance company is meant to protect you should something bad happen, such as being injured in a car accident. You diligently pay for your policy every month believing this will be true. Unfortunately, it is all too often the case that an insurance company, whether it be yours or someone else, will quickly appear…
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How to Choose the Right Personal Injury Attorney
The last thing you probably feel like doing after an accident is thinking about the logistical and legal complications that may lie ahead. There will be, however, steps you will need to take beyond getting proper medical care, which you should prioritize, in order to recover the compensation you are legally entitled to after sustaining…
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What Auto Insurance Is Required in California?
If you own and operate a vehicle in California, you should be familiar with the state’s auto insurance laws. This is not only because there are auto insurance requirements you must be in compliance with in order to legally operate your vehicle in the state, but also because, in the event of an auto accident,…
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What Happens in a Personal Injury Claim?
Being involved in an accident resulting in injury, whether it be a slip and fall or a car accident or something else, can completely change your life. There are the lasting emotions of being involved in the accident itself and then there are also the impacts the injury itself can have. These injuries are often…
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