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When Most Vehicular Accidents and Deaths Occur

When Most Vehicular Accidents and Deaths Occur

I’m Ed Smith, a Sacramento Personal Injury Attorney, and this is a continuing series about statistics in auto, motorcycle, and trucking accidents. Clients have often…

Rates of Hospitalizations and Fatalities in Light Truck Crashes

Rates of Hospitalizations and Fatalities in Light Truck Crashes

A study was done looking at two vehicle collisions that included a passenger car and a light truck, defined as a minivan, van, pickup truck…

The Impact of Fatigue on Truck Driver Performance

The Impact of Fatigue on Truck Driver Performance

Truck driver fatigue  is,  and has been an issue in many  fatal accidents . It is believed to have accounted for approximately ten percent of…

Screening Truckers for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Screening Truckers for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

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…

Sleep Disordered Breathing and Traffic Accidents in Truckers

Sleep Disordered Breathing and Traffic Accidents in Truckers

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…

Is employer liable for employee who becomes drunk at a holiday party?

Is employer liable for employee who becomes drunk at a holiday party?

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…

An Analysis of Crashes at Intersections

An Analysis of Crashes at Intersections

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…

Issues Related to Conspicuity in Motorcycle Crashes

Issues Related to Conspicuity in Motorcycle Crashes

It is very common to have a motorcyclist killed or injured by a collision between a car and a motorcycle. A research study has been…

Just the Stats- Motor Vehicle Deaths in the United States

Just the Stats- Motor Vehicle Deaths in the United States

As a California Personal Injury Lawyer since 1982, I see reams of data on motor vehicle accidents on a daily basis. I talk to other…

Can Same-sex Partners Sue for Wrongful Death Action in California?

Can Same-sex Partners Sue for Wrongful Death Action in California?

The answer is yes. In California, only certain people have the right to sue for wrongful death when a spouse or other close family member…

Roof Crush Accidents result in Catastrophic Injuries

Roof Crush Accidents result in Catastrophic Injuries

Most attorney’s  representing an accident victim, focus on the behavior and driving of their client and the other driver. Occasionally, there might be focus on…

Asbestos-Related Diseases and Litigation

Asbestos-Related Diseases and Litigation

Although the dangers of exposure to asbestos fibers has now been well-known for many years, the several different diseases that may result may not be. In…

Motorcyclists and the Dreaded Hill

Motorcyclists and the Dreaded Hill

Motorcyclists and their passengers will sometimes suffer injury when they approach a stop on a hill or when the driver of the motorcycle attempts to…

Motorcycle Collisions with Left-Turning Vehicles

Motorcycle Collisions with Left-Turning Vehicles

Many motorcyclists have experienced the feeling of being “invisible” to other drivers on the road, and unfortunately some have suffered the results of major impacts…