Did you or a loved one recently suffer injuries after slipping and falling on another person’s or business’s property? If so, you probably have several questions, such as: Who is responsible for my injuries resulting from my slip and fall accident in the San Fernando Valley? Can I sue the property owner to recover damages? Am…
After a motor vehicle accident in the San Fernando Valley, one of the most difficult issues to determine is who was at fault. There are some cases where it is very clear who was responsbile for the crash, and the obvious at-fault driver may even admit this. However, it is more likely to find yourself…
A tort is a civil wrong that causes an individual to suffer harm, loss, or other injury. Generally speaking, the person who commits the tortious act is legally responsible for the victim’s injuries. The theory of tort law extends to a San Fernando Valley employer’s responsibility for injuries or property damage that an employee causes.…
Being injured in a car or other type of auto accident (such as a truck accident or motorcycle accident), can be a traumatizing experience. Unfortunately, certain portrayals of attorneys have also made the idea of hiring an experienced personal injury lawyer to help you recover financially for your losses seem just as upsetting. At the Injury Law…
All of the great things about summer: long days, warm weather, and (hopefully) time off of work or school, are also the very same reasons that summer in the San Fernando Valley can be the most accident-ridden time of year for many residents. Visits to the emergency room, resulting from serious auto accidents, off-roading accidents, pool…
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) are quite popular in Southern California and are considered ‘safe’ by many people, including the parents of teenage drivers. Unfortunately, because of a higher center of gravity than smaller automobiles, SUVs can also be at risk of rolling over. In fact, the deadliest risk facing an SUV, minivan, or truck occupant…
Each year, thousands of California municipal and city bus riders are seriously injured or killed in bus accidents. Due to their often cumbersome size and weight, buses cause especially catastrophic damages when they are involved in crashes with smaller passenger vehicles. Unfortunately, a bus’s large size often does not act as a guarantee that the…
Personal injuries, especially those suffered in auto accidents, can expensive, debilitating, and life changing. In many cases, it can be friends, neighbors, and colleagues who cause our personal injuries. While it may not seem to be socially acceptable to sue someone you know for damages, sometimes the failure to do so can cost you in…
Los Angeles Uninsured Motorist Attorney, Barry P. Goldberg, has seen almost every argument which attempts to access Uninsured and Underinsured motorist benefits. Creative lawyers sometimes attempt to circumvent some of the rules by contending that the insured’s policy language is somehow ambiguous and does not track the wording of the Uninsured Motorist Statute in order…
Unfortunately for drivers in the San Fernando Valley and their passengers, truck accidents are a fact of life on the 101 — and elsewhere. In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), there are approximately 500,000 truck accidents in the United States each year. Due to their massive sizes and heavy weights, trucks…