Car Accidents

$1.25M Pre-Litigation Settlement in Auto v. Pedestrian Collision

DLG represented Jeff C. who was struck by a car in San Carlos, California. Despite an adverse finding of fault against the client in the police report, the case settled for $1,250,000 before a lawsuit was filed. Jeff C. needed help. The 43-year-old single dad and fitness enthusiast lay in a bed at the Stanford […]

How Is Fault Determined in California?

If you’re involved in a car accident, you want to get compensation for your injuries and other losses as quickly as possible. But whether you’ll recover any compensation at all turns on a seemingly simple question: Who’s to blame for the accident? The question of fault is a crucial one in any car accident insurance […]

Study Finds ‘Topless’ Driving Isn’t So Risky

Cool autumn days are just around the corner, so what’s not to like about cruising around with the top down in your convertible? Push back the ragtop or the retractable roof and enjoy the ride without worrying. A recent report by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) indicates that convertibles are statistically just as safe […]

Are Self-Driving Cars Safe?

It might not be just around the corner, but it’s coming our way soon. Self-driving cars could one day reach a point where they’re as good, or perhaps better, than human drivers. Major U.S. companies are pushing the limits of innovation to dominate the industry. While many prototypes are already in testing, most experts believe it […]

Traffic Accidents and Fatalities Down During Lockdown

While the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many aspects of daily life, there has been one silver lining, at least in California: Fewer car accidents and traffic fatalities. A new study from the University of California, Davis shows that the crash rate and number of injuries have dropped by almost half since Gov. Gavin Newsome […]

Sitting in the Back Seat — You Still Need to Buckle Up!

More than 800 rear-seat passengers who weren’t wearing seat belts died in motor vehicle accidents in the U.S. in a recent year, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). Studies show that over half of these people could have been saved if they had been wearing a seat belt. The results are clear – […]

Distracted Driver At Fault for Uber’s Self-Driving Vehicle Crash

Self-driving vehicles promise to make the task of navigating to our destinations easier, but this developing technology still has limits when it comes to full autonomy and traffic safety. Vehicles with self-driving capabilities still require participation and attentiveness on the part of the driver or operator. A person who is not paying attention, even in […]

Autopilot Engaged When Tesla Model 3 Hits Parked Cars

On Dec. 7, 2019, two patrol cars were stationed next to a broken-down vehicle on the shoulder of 1-95 northbound near Exit 15 in Connecticut. Although the police flashed their emergency lights and set up a flare visible from several hundred yards away, a Tesla Model 3 crashed into both the disabled vehicle and one […]

Are Recalled Cars Putting Uber and Lyft Passengers at Risk?

Consumer advocacy group the Center for Auto Safety has sent letters to rideshare companies Uber, Lyft, Via, and Juno imploring them to keep vehicles with unaddressed recalls off the roads, Wired reported recently. The move was in response to an August Consumer Reports story that showed one in every six Uber or Lyft vehicles had […]

Rideshare Vehicle Safety Recalls

A review of data from New York City and the Seattle area found that about 1 in every 6 rideshare vehicles registered for Uber and Lyft had unaddressed safety defects, Consumer Reports said. Consumer Reports safety advocate William Wallace noted that this was despite Uber’s website telling people they could “ride with confidence” and Lyft […]

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