Auto Accidents

Seat belts have been perhaps the most important innovation in motor vehicle safety since automobiles were invented. However, even though these devices can greatly improve…

Tailgating (driving too closely behind another vehicle) is not only annoying, it is dangerous, and a common cause of rear-end accidents.  Tailgating is a pet…

Electronic Data Recording is being utilized in many models of new cars and has been used in the Trucking Industry for decades. Use of this…

By now, virtually all California drivers must know that it is against to law to drive while using the telephone unless the device is hands-free…

There is a recent boom in a brand new industry — ridesharing services such as Uber and Lyft. As more and more vehicles with pink…

Traumatic Injury Rates Traumatic injury is far and away the leading cause of death in children in the United States, and a major portion of…

Driver Fatigue Driver fatigue is a well-recognized cause of motor vehicle accidents, injuries, and fatalities. Most often we probably think of long-haul truckers and graveyard-shift…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has stricter guidelines for children in car seats than most states.  California is one of the most stringent…

Crash Testing Minicars In recent crash testing, minicars (such as Fiat 500 and Honda Fit) were the worst-performing group with regard to safety in the…

When a person is injured in an automobile accident, the physical injuries and time spent at a doctor’s office, or laid up on pain, will…

Guardrails are safety devices designed to protect drivers and passengers in cars that lose control. However, a recent study by the University of Alabama shows…

Commerce in the United States depends on the hauling and carrying done by the trucking industry, but safety issues are a concern given the severity…

Obviously, anytime a child pedestrian is struck by a motor vehicle the potential exists for serious traumatic injury or even death. A vehicle may have…

In addition to the causes we commonly think of for motor vehicle accidents, such as negligent drivers and drunk drivers, it’s also important to consider…

Managing pain after orthopedic surgery is vitally important to successful rehabilitation and recovery.   Proper pain management after surgery allows the patient to begin movement that…

Merriam-Webster defines wrongful death as “a death caused by the negligent, willful, or wrongful act, neglect, omission, or default of another.”  It is a legal…