Trial Lawyers… Preserving The Electrical Grid And Your Rights

PG&E is lobbying hard in Sacramento to reduce their liability as a result of the wildfires in the wine country in 2017. This is not in dispute and their ploy may actually be working! Governor Brown is considering limiting Utility company liability even when it can be proven https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Brown-proposes-big-change-in-wildfire-liability-13101511.php the

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Could Your Dashboard Display Kill You?

A recent study by AAA suggests in-car chaos created by dashboard displays and smart phones are fundamentally unsafe. This study piggybacks onto the previous year’s study and added specific new cars as offenders. All so-called Infotainment systems are not created equal in that some required “very high” demand from drivers

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How To Hold The Line On Car Insurance For The New Driver

Car insurance for new drivers is almost prohibitively expensive. Before you blame the greedy insurance company let’s review some statistics. According to the California DMV the crash rate for 16-year-olds is 3.7 times higher than drivers of all ages and the crash rate for 16 to 19-year-olds is 2.7 times

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Negligence Leads To $332,000 Trial Verdict

Maricela Sotelo was driving in Santa Barbara on February 12, 2013 when she was rear ended by Brooke Holland. Sotelo alleged that Holland was negligent in the operation of her vehicle and Holland admitted negligence. Holland’s Insurance Company was Farmers and they refused to offer anything so our Senior Partner

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5 Ways Newer Cars May Be Less Safe Than Older Cars

We are amazed at how new car safety has progressed and we now walk away from crashes that would have killed everyone just a few years ago. That doesn’t mean uninjured and it doesn’t mean newer cars are safer in every aspect: Here five ways newer cars may be more

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Keyless Cars Can Carry A Deadly Risk

Doug Schaub died in his sleep from Carbon Monoxide poisoning after leaving his Toyota RAV-4 running in his garage for over 24 hours. His car idling for over 24 hours filled his garage and eventually the living space of his home resulting in his death. Blame has been placed on

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Some Pain Is More Emotional Than Physical

Imagine owning a 1931 Model A Ford you personally restored with your aging father. Imagine the feeling you’d have after the distracted driver of a Toyota Corolla destroys the link between father and son as a result of a cell phone. This is the exact scenario we want to tell

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