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Avoiding Dangerous Toys; Top Tips For This Year

This year, 61 different toys, involving more than 25 million product units, were recalled by the CPSC. While, currently, toys are undergoing more inspection and more intense scrutiny than ever before, it pays to be a smart and safe shopper. The following are some of the top toy safety tips for this

By Claude Wyle

/ 21 Nov 2007

Toy Safety -The ABCs of Toy Safety (Awareness Benefits Consumers)

A is for Awareness. What toys pose the greatest risk? See future entries for more details about dangerous toys. B is for Benefits of; the Consumer Product Safety Commission which is increasing its inspections, and the removal of dangerous toys and defective products from the market. Because of incre

By Claude Wyle

/ 20 Nov 2007

Police Sting Helps San Francisco Pedestrians

San Francisco drivers and pedestrians have long been on both sides of a raging controversy, involving bad drivers who blaze through crosswalks and errant pedestrians who cause accidents by not looking, and walking into traffic, often against the light. Now, the San Francisco Police have begun a stin

By Claude Wyle

/ 13 Nov 2007

Deadly Motorcycle Accident Kills Tracy Man on Highway 238

Sad news for the motorcycling community, and a bit of a mystery for some motorcycle attorneys to unravel. Leopoldo Zaragoza, riding a 2001 R1, was killed at or around 5:25 a. m. on Interstate 238 early this Monday morning. Zaragoza, a 38-year-old Tracy resident was pronounced dead at the scene of th

By Claude Wyle

/ 12 Nov 2007

San Francisco Motorcycle Accident Attorneys Settle For $2,250,000

We are pleased to announce victory for one of our motorcycle accident clients. Our San Francisco motorcycle accident attorney team recently settled a case for $2,250,000. As our 26 year old client, Dwight L. was riding his motorcycle in Marin County, the driver of a minivan pulled a U-turn across bo

By Claude Wyle

/ 9 Nov 2007

San Francisco Settled Bicycle Accident Claim for $150,000

When they say that the San Francisco Police Commission will consider or review a $150,000 settlement for a bicyclist who sued the City after he was struck and suffered personal injures by an on-duty SFPD officer, who did not file a proper report, they mean that the City Attorneys and the Bicycle Acc

By Claude Wyle

/ 8 Nov 2007

Lane Sharing is Legal and Reduces Motorcycle Accidents

I thought that I should chime in, since I have settled at least four or five lane sharing cases for six figures in the last year or so. You should take these cases and evaluate them carefully. The claims representatives have no idea what is legal in California or what is reasonable riding and they s

By Claude Wyle

/ 6 Nov 2007

California's Safe Routes to School Law Will Reduce Bicycle Accidents

On October 14, Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law California’s Safe Routes to School bill. As a result, $52 million is available for California State Legislated Safe Routes to School (SR2S) Funds. As bicycle accident attorneys, we hope that by making negligent drivers accountable for their bad

By Claude Wyle

/ 27 Oct 2007

Children's Safety for Halloween-Protect From Hidden Dangers

The CPSC has issued several Safety Tips to Help Prevent Hidden Halloween Dangers, encouraging parents to integrate “Safety into Celebration”. When it comes to children’s safety, there is no trick. Hidden dangers associated with dangerous or defective costumes, unclean treats, and hazardous decoratio

By Claude Wyle

/ 26 Oct 2007

Oakland Motorcyclist Shows Bad Attitude and Causes Bicycle Accident

When I ran across a blog by an irate bicyclist who’s riding partner was injured by a passing motorcycle rider on Skyline in Oakland on Sunday October 21, it brought to mind some of the problems that we motorcycle and bicycle accident attorneys face when representing bikers. The problem is attitude.

By Claude Wyle

/ 25 Oct 2007

10 Things Your Insurance Company Won't Tell You

1. “You need a lawyer.”2. “You’re paying too much.”3. “Forget your driving record. We want yourcredit rating.”4. “We can dump you on a whim.”5. “We’re pocketing your deductible.”6. “We’ll stiff you if your car istotaled…”7. “…and even if it isn’t.”8. “Our body shops work for us, not you.”9. “We make

By Claude Wyle

/ 25 Oct 2007

"Cars" Backpacks Sold At Target Recalled Because of Dangerous Magnets

This last Tuesday, the Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled 110,000 children’s backpacks because they contain potentially dangerous small magnets. Safety officials said that the movie “Cars” themed backpacks contain game pieces with tiny plastic magnets that can break free, and which might be

By Claude Wyle

/ 24 Oct 2007