California Personal Injury Blog

Car accidents are traumatic events that can have a lasting impact on those involved. While physical injuries are often the primary focus in the aftermath of a collision, it is essential victims do not overlook the emotional toll that car accidents can take. Anxiety is a common psychological response to a car accident, affecting victims […]

Attorney Maria Jaime will be a speaker at the 40th Annual Central California Child Developmental Services Inc. Preservice. CCCDS is a private non-profit organization whose single purpose is to provide comprehensive, high quality child development services to income qualifying families. Programs are designed for children six weeks to kindergarten age. Families must live or work […]

Motorcycles offer no protection to riders in the event of a crash. There is often nothing except a helmet to prevent motorcyclists from experiencing the full impact of an accident. Riders can be thrown from a motorcycle or pinned beneath it. Virtually any part of the body can be injured depending on the circumstances of […]

If you are injured in a car accident, you likely want to know who had the right of way in your car accident. However, that can be difficult when the right-of-way rules vary so broadly. That’s why in this blog post, we cover California’s right of way laws in detail. First we will discuss, what […]

A pit bull dog launched a vicious attack on our client when she entered her friend’s home. The dog owner made attempts to secure the dog, but failed to do so and the attack escalated. Our client was finally able to break free of the horrific attack, running into a different room and narrowly escaping […]

Stores are not liable for customer injuries just because a customer is injured on store property. Stores do, however, have to take some responsibility for ensuring the safety of shoppers but they are only required to act reasonably. On the other hand, customers are also expected to act reasonably when it comes to paying attention […]

We represented the widow and adult children of a gentleman who was driving a truck on a rural country road. Another truck, towing a trailer loaded with a piece of farm equipment, approached from the opposite direction. The truck towing the farm equipment veered slightly over the center line and the farm equipment caught the […]

Slip, trip, and fall accidents are the second-most common causes of workplace injuries and fatalities in California and most of the country. Despite rigid safety standards developed, implemented, and enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), workers are still at risk of injury on construction worksites, shipyards, and marine terminals. Workplace slip, trip, […]

Losing a loved one is never easy, but finding out that their death was caused by the negligence of another person or entity is even worse. In California, wrongful death claims are filed daily for various reasons by those who lost a family member because of the harmful acts of another.