Jury Awards $1.4 Million to Girl Sexually Abused By Classmate Santa Monica Jurors awarded $1.4 million to a 9 year-old elementary school special needs student after she was sexually assaulted five times by a male classmate during an after-school program…
Wrongful Death Damages in California Losing a loved one is a painful experience that can cause extreme grief as well as financial difficulty. On top of dealing with the sadness of losing a loved one, surviving family members confront an…
How To Recover Damages in a Hit-and-Run Bicycle Accident Each day in California someone causes an accident and immediately flees the scene to evade consequence or penalty. Unfortunately, hit-and-run accidents are becoming an epidemic in Los Angeles. According to LA…
Report: LA Tops List Of Cities With Worst Traffic According to a new report, the Los Angeles Metro Area again tops the list as the American city with the worst traffic. The report, from data company Inrix, in its annual…
Study: Driver Fatigue Causes 20% of Auto Crashes In a recent study conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute finds that fatigue contributes to 20 percent of all car crashes, prior research had only indicated a causality between fatigue and…
In a recent opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times, Robin Abcarian discuses new research that suggests voice texting and does nothing to reduce traffic accidents. Beware, Siri: Even Voice Texting is Dangerous While Driving By Robin Abcarian Los Angeles Times…
Digital Billboards: Another Driving Distraction Motorists have all kinds of distractions diverting their attention from the road, in addition to cell phones and gadget-laden dashboards – digital roadside billboards are the latest concern for safety advocates. These high-tech billboards unite…
Colorado Jury Awards $11.5 Million in NFL Helmet-Maker Riddell Lawsuit A Colorado Jury awards $11.5 million to the family of a severely injured high school football player Rhett Ridolfi, who sustained a head injury and was paralyzed on the left…
Second Annual UN Global Road Safety Week The World Health Organization (WTO) has designated May 6th – May 12th, 2013 as Global Road Safety Week. The second annual observance offers a unique opportunity to draw attention to the important issue…
Brain Injury Basics: Causes of Brain Injuries As a normal side-effect of life, most individuals have incurred some sort of trauma to the head. It may have happened in a serious motor accident or sports related injury, but far more…
Recovery for Emotional Distress From Injuring a Pet is Now Recognized in California A California Appeals Court has upheld $50,000 in emotional distress damages for pet owners who claim their neighbor intentionally injured their dog. The decision significantly shifts California Law…
Archdiocese of Los Angeles Settles Four Sex Abuse Cases While the entire world was waiting to hear the selection of the newest pope, the Catholic Church was making waves in Los Angeles as well. Four men who were allegedly sexually…
Most Common Causes of Car Accidents If you were involved in a car accident, one of the most important factors in your case is who was at fault in the accident. Proving liability can be difficult because it requires determining…
Importance of Wearing a Bicycle Helmet Helmets play in important role in preventing head injuries in many types of crashes. For bicyclists in particular wearing a helmet can be the difference in a few scrapes and bruises and serious injury. Currently…
L.A. Unified Settles Miramonte Abuse Claims For $30 Million The Los Angeles Unified School District will pay about $30 million to settle 58 legal claims involving a former Miramonte Elementary School teacher accused of committing lewd acts on children – plaintiffs’ lawyers…
