Dram Shop law in California was originally designed to hold hold businesses and individuals liable for providing alcohol to clearly intoxicated individuals. Currently however, Dram…
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…
When an Unborn Child Is Killed in a Wrongful Death A complicated legal question is whether a wrongful death lawsuit can be filed when an…
It starts with Thanksgiving, then Christmas, then New Year’s Eve – the triad of big winter holiday celebrations that each year give us pretty decorations,…
It is often said that riding a bus is one of the safest modes of transportation. However, obviously no road travel is without any risk,…
A vehicle making a right turn can be especially dangerous to lawful pedestrians and bicyclists. This is because when the pedestrian crossing signal turns green,…
SPECT (Single-photon emission tomography) imaging is emerging as a necessary tool in the evaluation and treatment of patients with TBI (traumatic brain injury) based on…
The short answer to the title question is yes, they can be. There are several reasons for this, the first of which is obvious: that…
Truck drivers traversing the country to deliver goods are important to the economy. This is especially true in countries with poor rail systems. Truck drivers…
I’m Ed Smith, a Sacramento personal injury attorney since 1982. Many people over the years have asked me what a “personal injury” actually is. Legally,…
The trucking industry has been concerned about obstructive sleep apnea in commercial driver for many decades. With sleep apnea, the trucker gets poor sleep that…
The first study looks at the total count per year of spinal injuries in automobile crashes using data from 1994 to 2011. It looked at…
Sleepiness is just as risky to a driver as is drinking and driving. Bring sleepy is dangerous to the driver and to the other people…
With the holidays around the corner there will be a lot of annual company holiday parties. What this means is employers need to weigh the…
There is a high incidence of crashes at intersections, which represent areas where two or more roads intersect with one another. Cars must do things…
There have been documented studies that link distracted driving and a reduction in safety; what hasn’t been done is to see whether there is a…