Rainy Weather Leads to Coffee Shop Car Crash?

Recently, Southern California has received some much-needed rainfall. While this is good for our environment, it hasn’t been great for many San Fernando Valley drivers, who are not used to driving in the rain. Take, for example, the case of a local driver who crashed into a Burbank Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf on Tuesday…

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Clever Use of the Rules Can Make the Most of Your Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Arbitration

Los Angeles personal injury attorney, Barry P. Goldberg, is recognized as the “go to” expert on all things Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist.  In fact, other lawyers frequently contact him on questions about securing the arbitration in the first place.  However, very little thought is paid to actually maximizing the opportunities of the arbitration itself.  This…

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Double Check Your Uninsured Motorist Coverage This Holiday Season

Woodland Hills personal injury attorney, Barry P. Goldberg, urges his friends, family and clients to double check their Uninsured Motorist coverage this Holiday season.  It is definitely a “lump of coal” in your stocking when you discover that the driver that caused a serious accident which nearly destroyed your Holiday season was uninsured.  What’s worse—-is…

Hit and Run Pedestrian Victim Recovery

Recently, a young girl suffered major injuries in a hit-and-run car accident after an SUV struck her and then fled the scene of the accident. According to police, the girl was walking with her mother when she suddenly darted out into the street — a terrifying scene that all parents can relate to. The child…

Why Won’t My Lawyer Call Me Back?

Woodland Hills personal injury attorney Barry P. Goldberg is asked this question all the time.  Usually, it is in the context of a perfectly good client wanting to switch lawyers to one that is reasonably responsive.  I say “reasonably” because most of these clients are not expecting very much in the way of communication from…

How To Represent Yourself in Your Car Accident Claim

It’s a big secret that many lawyers don’t want you to know, but YES, you CAN represent yourself in a car accident claim. While there are certain situations where the experience and knowledge of a successful car accident attorney in the San Fernando Valley is a must, a car accident victim can definitely represent him…

Tracy Morgan Lawsuit Stalls, Star Suffers Brain Injury

Many people are familiar with the catastrophic trucking accident that left comedian Tracy Morgan severely injured and in a coma. Five months later, Tracy is still fighting to recover.  According to a recent Associated Press news report, the former “Saturday Night Live” and “30 Rock” star suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the June…

Holiday Parties: Can You Sue the Bar or Homeowner Who Served the Alcohol?

It’s that time of year again, when holiday parties abound and the number of buzzed drivers or intoxicated drivers on the roads increase, putting many innocent pedestrians, drivers, bicyclists, and motorists at risk. We may know that a person who gets behind a wheel after drinking and causes an auto accident can be held liable…

3 Logjams that Stall Most Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Cases.

Los Angeles personal injury attorney Barry P. Goldberg is a frequent author on Uninsured/Underinsured (“UM/UIM”) motorist topics.  As such, regular advice is given out on many UM/UIM circumstances.  Surprisingly, most questions from other lawyers do not involve substantive UM/UIM issues.  Rather, the questions inevitably involve UM/UIM “procedure.”  There is a good reason—- the UM/UIM statutes…

Buzzed Driving & Drunk Driving Accidents Increase During Holiday Season

A new study released by UC San Diego reveals that “minimally buzzed” drivers – including those with a very low 0.01 blood-alcohol level (which is well below the legal limit of 0.08) are often to blame for fatal car crashes. According to the author of the study, “there is no blood-alcohol content so low that…