Category Archives: Featured San Francisco legal news
After a Car Accident: What Should I Tell My Insurance Company?
Like most California drivers, you know the basics of what to do after an auto accident. You’ve exchanged names and numbers, you have all the other driver’s insurance information, and even took photos of the damage to your vehicle. But no matter how calm and collected you feel afterward (or not), many questions are… Read More »
Stop Signs and Bike Accidents: Do San Francisco Bikers Have to Come to a Full Stop?
Mayor Ed Lee vetoed San Francisco’s Bike Yield Law this January. As a bike accident lawyer and a bike rider in the Bay Area, I watched the progress of this initiative with great interest. If it had passed, the law would have had the effect of allowing bike riders to yield at stop signs… Read More »
Pharmacy Malpractice in California: Know the Risks
Cases of Pharmacy Malpractice The lawyers of our San Francisco firm know that medication mistakes are more common than you might think. Mistakes such as a mix-up based on a similar drug name can cause serious injury or even death. For example, according to a recent article by Thomson Reuters, a pharmacy mix-up made… Read More »
Alameda Jury Pools Don’t Reflect The Ethnic Balance of the Population According to ACLU Study
In any personal injury case, the composition of the jury is extremely important. Even if the case can be settled, that settlement will be largely based on what the lawyers think a jury might decide, if the case went to trial. For Oakland injury accident cases, any jury trial will likely be in Alameda… Read More »
Is It Okay For Bikes to Ride on the Sidewalk in San Francisco?
In San Francisco, the Transportation Code prohibits riding a bike on the sidewalk by anyone over age 13, and even for kids under 13 in areas where a ban is posted. In Los Angeles, biking on the sidewalk is permitted, but nearby West Hollywood and Santa Monica ban it. Bikes Can Be Stopped By… Read More »
Proving Fault In A Bay Area Slip or Trip and Fall Injury
I get many calls from people who were injured in the greater Bay Area or Oakland in falls in stores or restaurants. Often times, the callers think that falling in a store or restaurant automatically means that they can recover damages. And to a very limited extent they are actually right: most businesses here… Read More »
California Kaiser Malpractice Claims – Do You Have to Arbitrate?
In California, most Kaiser Permanente medical malpractice claims are normally heard in a private arbitration, rather than proceeding in court. This is due to the Kaiser arbitration agreement, which calls for arbitration in Kaiser’s own system, under their own rules. Arbitration is a system where cases are heard with the same procedural rules as… Read More »
California Driving: How To Set Your Car’s Mirrors To Really See Your Blind Spots
Do you turn you head to check your blind spot before making a lane change? Here in congested San Francisco, turning your head even briefly away can increase your risk of being in a car accident. There’s a way to reset your mirrors that makes head turning unnecessary. It’s the Blindspot and Glare Elimination… Read More »
