As a motorcycle accident attorney, it is always painful to hear of yet another fatality due to driver negligence, but unfortunately, these motorcycle fatalities are all too common in the Bay Area. Early last Monday, at around 4:40am, reports came rolling in about a…
A San Francisco bicyclist is in critical condition after an accident this past Tuesday in San Francisco. According to the San Francisco Police Department, officers responded to an automobile and bicycle collision on 6th and Folsom streets, when a Lexus and Prius taxi collided,…
Being a pedestrian accident attorney, I am constantly advocating for safer streets and civic action for our City’s pedestrian population. I am excited to announce that the City of San Francisco has unveiled newproposals to reduce pedestrian accidents and fatalities. San Francisco’s new “Vision Zer
I am sad to report that Wesley Burton, an Oakland California husband, father of three, and local public radio host in the San Francisco Bay Area, was killed this past weekend by a hit-and-run driver who has yet to be identified. Hit and Run drivers make…
As a San Francisco Dangerous Product attorney, I thought that this story had great import to those who care about product safety in the U. S.A. The Safety Institute, a group which provides health and safety consultations to organizations domestic and worldwide, has discovered that…
Tragedy struck in Martinez last week, when a gravel truck tipped over in a residential neighborhood, killing a pregnant woman while she was moving her car out of a driveway on Shell Avenue. Lindsey Combs, 32 years old, was inside her car, in front of…
It appears that pedestrian voices are finally being heard in San Francisco! This past Thursday the city’s Richmond district started instituting new pedestrian safety changes in order to combat the dangers our city streets pose to pedestrians. City crews began repainting the crosswalk at Emerson…
A mother and her young daughter were taken to the hospital this past Wednesday after being struck by a car near the Stonestown Galleria Mall in San Francisco. Both the mother and her daughter were in the crosswalk at the time of the collision. Sadly,…
Looking to shrink your waistline? Put down that diet soda. New research by the Journal of American Geriatrics Society shows that drinking diet soda may actually boost belly fat and increase your risk of cardiovascular disease. The findings are just one of many studies that…
Jamel McNair and Denita McNair, the children of James McNair, a comedian killed in the New Jersey Turnpike crash which injured Tracy Morgan, have received a $10 million wrongful death settlement from Walmart, which will go towards annuities paying for their monthly expenses, starting at…
Erin Sauchelli, a young woman seriously injured by an Uber driver while walking in Manhattan, has filed a lawsuit, claiming that use of the Uber app to respond to potential riders is a distraction and is against the law, which begs the question…Is Uber driving,…
As a San Francisco bicycle accident attorney, my passion is making sure that injured riders and the families or riders who are killed by the careless conduct of others all get their day in court, and that those who injure or kill California bicyclists are…