One might think it is a rare and unusual occurrence to get in a car accident with an animal – let alone a horse or a deer or a coyote, but there have been hundreds of these reported accidents across the U.S. (yes, even in California) in the last few years and most of them…
DetailsWoodland Hills personal injury attorney, Barry P. Goldberg, has found that most clients are shocked when they learn that they could lose their licenses after an accident—even if they were not at fault and even if they had sufficient liability insurance! Moreover, most people incorrectly think that reporting an accident to the police or to their…
DetailsWoodland Hills personal injury attorney, Barry P. Goldberg, is confronted from time to time with dangerous situations that cause a serious accident and is later repaired by a defendant. Logically, most injury victims would assume that those repairs are like a “smoking gun” admission that the defendant was at fault for the accident. Not so fast.…
DetailsAccidents involving pedestrians happen more often than one might think. In fact, pedestrians make up the second largest category of motor vehicle accident deaths, after vehicle occupants. The numbers show that approximately 5,000 pedestrians are fatally injured and another 64,000 suffer non-fatal (and often serious) harm in auto-related accidents every year in this country. It…
DetailsEach year, thousands of vehicles in California and across the country are recalled for various reasons. You may remember the recent large-scale recalls by General Motors and Toyota. While many of these automobiles are returned to the manufacturer without incident and without causing a serious car accident, many are not. In fact, a number of…
DetailsWith more and more cases of serious auto accidents caused by texting and driving making news headlines, it seems that many Americans seem to be in favor of stronger distracted driving laws, tougher enforcement, and harsher penalties. Not surprinsingly, distracted driving accidents now account for a significant percentage of the total number of car accident…
DetailsAs a personal injury attorney located in Woodland Hills, and handling cases throughout Los Angeles, Barry P. Goldberg has become an aggressive advocate for automobile insurance policy holders to purchase adequate Uninsured Motorist Coverage. California drivers need to protect themselves from irresponsible drivers who do not have insurance and account for a disproportionate number of…
DetailsLos Angeles Uninsured Motorist Attorney Barry P. Goldberg is urging the California Legislature and California Consumers to support licensing, training and liability insurance for all drivers in California. Mr. Goldberg believes that it is not really a political issue—it is a common sense issue. The recent report from the Department of Motor Vehicles found that unlicensed illegal aliens…
DetailsThe California Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Law (UM/UIM), Insurance Code section 11580.2 was designed to provide a prompt and relatively inexpensive resolution of disputes between an insured and his or her insurer as an alternative to full-scale litigation and a trial. However, nuances in the law, the competing rules, and the customs that have developed among counsel…
DetailsIt is a relatively simple proposition that an insured has 2 years from the date of the accident to preserve the Statute of Limitations by; 1) Filing suit within 2 years, and providing the insurer with notice within a “reasonable” time thereafter; or 2) Making an unequivocal demand for arbitration, in writing, within 2 years.…
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