Motor Vehicle Accidents

The immediate aftermath of a crash can be confusing, and you may not know what to do. Yet, it is among the most crucial moments of your car accident claim. What you do or say could affect your claim in various ways. One of the first things you should do after a car...

Last month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) levied one of the largest fines against an automaker that had ever been handed down in the agency’s history. The $130 million fine was cited against Volvo. The infractions at issue concerned the...

For the seasoned road user, driving can feel like an almost automatic activity. Nonetheless, this is far from the truth. Driving requires individuals to make split-second decisions throughout their journey.  This means that drivers must give their full attention to...

Choosing to cycle to work instead of taking the car can be a great way to stay healthy and reduce your carbon emissions at the same time.  The problem that cyclists, both new and seasoned alike, have with being on the roads is that it can often be dangerous. You’re...

The social stigma attached to motorcycle riding affects everything from how people behave in traffic to who a police officer blames after a crash. It is common for people to assume that the motorcycle rider likely did something wrong prior to a wreck. After all,...

Unlike collisions between passenger vehicles, truck accidents often result in life-threatening injuries or death. Traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord damage and disfigurement are common in severe truck crashes. You may feel secure knowing you can recover money for...

Many injuries can occur when you’re involved in a motor vehicle crash. One of these is a spinal cord injury, which is considered a catastrophic injury. The violent jarring motion at the point of impact in a car wreck can lead to damage that disrupts the nerve signals...

California’s highways are busy and once you hit inner city traffic, they are often congested. No one likes to sit idling in traffic, but some drivers handle it much better than others. Those folks who don’t handle it well tend to be aggressive drivers and they are a...

Although you expect insurance to take care of you when you aren't to blame for a crash, that isn't always a realistic expectation. The way that liability car insurance works can be unfair to those hurt in collisions. California has low insurance requirements, which...

For those who run in the city or even in rural areas on the side of the road, cars are one of the biggest injury threats that they face. It doesn’t matter how experienced you are as a runner or how good of shape you’re in. If you get involved in an accident with a...