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,…
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…
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…
Truck driver fatigue is, and has been an issue in many fatal accidents . It is believed to have accounted for approximately ten percent of…
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…
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…
High deck buses are automatically at a greater risk of serious injuries to passengers because they have a high center of gravity and can tip…