Car Accident

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…

Some injury claims occur when a motorist or passenger is injured due to a lack of roadside maintenance. In situations where failure to properly maintain…

In common law jurisdictions — and this includes all states of the United States except Louisiana — a wrongful death claim is a type of claim that…

I’m Ed Smith, a Sacramento Wrongful Death Attorney and this article is one of a continuing series called  “Just the Stats” that indicate the causes…

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…

Every year there are over 10,000 yearly deaths in California, mostly from motor vehicle accidents. There are more unintentional deaths from accidents in California than…

In California, if someone is suddenly killed by the wrongful act of another, there are typically two actions that the heirs or the estate can…

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…

Wrongful death claims may be associated with a vehicle defect.  Wrongful death claims associated with vehicle defects can include the following types of scenarios: brake…

Classification of Burn Injuries Burn injuries to the skin and flesh can be caused by several things, including chemicals, heat, friction, electricity, and radiation. There…

What are the Different Levels of Trauma Centers? As a Sacramento Personal Injury Lawyer, over the years I’ve been asked what the difference is between…

According to a study by the League of American Bicyclists, the largest cause of bicycle fatalities from 2011 thru 2013 was rear end accidents where…

Liability in swimming pool drowning or swimming pool injury cases will inevitably involve the question of supervision at the time of injury or drowning, especially…

One of the joys of living in California is hot weather. The California heat encourages us to get in a bathing suit and take a…

As a California personal injury attorney, I often read publications and texts nationwide regarding different varieties of injury as well as different ways of dying. I…

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,…