An Oakland cyclist Gregory Lowrie was seriously injured after being hit by a truck in Oakland this past Tuesday, but sadly, the trouble didn’t stop there. When he was injured, 25 year old Gregory Lowrie, the cyclist involved in the truck versus bicycle accident needed…
Five men died in Northern California this past Tuesday, and several others suffered serious personal injuries while driving through the thick morning fog. Officer James Smith, of the California Highway Patrol, reported that a van carrying six farm workers was broadsided by a pick-up truck…
As a dangerous products attorney, I tend to receive many questions about what might be a “safer alternative” to using various products. One of the most popular debates presented is about smoking cigarettes. People are amazed that anyone would have the gall to sue a…
This Holiday Season, stay away from the caramel apples! No, not just because they’re made of sugar and chock full of calories (because what would the Holiday Season be without a bit of indulgence?), but because it turns out that some prepackaged caramel apples have been linked to a Listeriosis…
Livermore, California – A woman who was killed in a multivehicle crash on Interstate 580 was identified this past week by the Alameda County Coroner’s Office as Erica Halter, 36, of Dublin California. Ms. Halter was killed when a 2012 Ford F150 pickup rear-ended a…
As both a bicycle accident and defective products attorney, I want all of my readers to be aware of a recent recall of a UVEX bicycle helmet line. The recall, which affects over 46,800 helmets, was announced after reports of the anchor for the helmet’s…
A woman pedestrian was killed this past week when she was struck by a car in East San Jose, said a spokesman for the police department. Responding to accident reports, the police found the woman who had been hit near Barberry Lane and South King Road, at approximately…
Drifting – a popular motor sport where a driver intentionally oversteers his/her car, losing wheel traction, skidding into curves and winding roads. This new trend, made popular by import car culture and rally racing, was a favorite activity of Cody Brown, a Livermore, California car buff.…
I often deal with fatal accidents as a pedestrian accident attorney, but this loss is especially disheartening. Fridaya week ago, at approximately 7:40am, the Milpitas Police Department responded to a traffic accident involving a vehicle and two pedestrians, near the St. John the Baptist Catholic Ch
On average, three pedestrians are struck by vehicles every day in San Francisco, and as a pedestrian accident attorney, that statistic just is not acceptable. The City is crowded, very crowded, and is going to get more crowded according to City planners. Sometimes our crosswalks…
Vehicular accidents aren’t just limited to our roads and streets. As an automobile and vehicular accident attorney, I see many cases involving so called “off highway” or “off road” vehicles such as 4x4s and All-Terrain-Vehicles (ATVs). These accidents can be incredibly harmful, and even fatal, to th
Many people think that the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the FDA, or other governmental agencies will protect our families from dangerous and defective products and drugs. The truth is that these agencies, although large, are underfunded and not as effective as we would hope they…
