Collision insurance can cover damage to your vehicle, regardless of who caused the crash. Whether you hit another car, struck a fence, or your vehicle rolled over, your collision coverage may cover the cost of repairs or, if the car...
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You may qualify for pain and suffering damages in California if another party causes an injury that leads to physical pain, emotional distress, or limits on daily life. You do not need a permanent or catastrophic injury. California also does...
If an insurer pays your property damage claim but delays your injury claim, your bodily injury claim can remain open. Accepting a property-damage payment does not automatically settle your bodily injury claim. However, before signing a settlement or release, check...
If your policy lacks UM coverage after a California hit-and-run, you may still have other ways to recover losses. For instance, if investigators identify the fleeing driver, you may be able to pursue the driver’s liability insurance or file a...
If you are entirely at fault for a California car accident, you usually cannot recover damages from another driver who did not contribute to the crash. However, fault is not always assigned to only one person. If another driver or...
There is no single “most dangerous freeway”. Interstate 5 (I-5) records more total freeway fatalities than any other California highway, based on state crash data. SR-99 has a relatively high fatality rate per vehicle-mile traveled compared with several other major...
California law does not formally define an offense called “jaywalking.” Instead, people commonly use the term to describe several possible pedestrian violations. These may include crossing between certain intersections outside a crosswalk, failing to yield while crossing elsewhere, or disobeying...
Your priority should be safety and medical care. After that, reporting the accident, documenting what happened, preserving available evidence, and identifying the bus operator can help support any claim you may need to file. Because different procedures and deadlines may...
The most common e-scooter injuries range from scrapes and bruises to broken wrists, concussions, and, in serious crashes, brain or internal injuries. Riders suffer most of them, but pedestrians, bicyclists, and others involved in a collision can also be hurt....
California premises liability generally requires proof of property control, negligence, causation, and actual harm. The injured person must connect an unsafe property condition or a negligent act to their injuries. California does not automatically make a property owner liable because...
A personal injury lawyer represents people who have suffered physical, emotional, or financial harm due to someone else's negligence or wrongdoing. Their primary role is to secure financial compensation for losses, such as medical bills, lost income, and pain and...
After a crash, the driver should stop safely, protect the students, assess immediate hazards, request emergency help when needed, and follow the district and CHP reporting process. School officials generally follow district procedures for notifying families. Emergency medical personnel may...
Under California law, the operator must provide practical and necessary assistance to people affected by the accident when that help can be given safely. If the accident caused property damage, the operator must stop when it is reasonable under the...
A serious crash that causes a coma can lead to intensive hospital care followed by months or years of rehabilitation. Treatment may include surgery, neurological monitoring, inpatient rehabilitation, physical and occupational therapy, speech therapy, and other long-term care. These cases...
What happens after a gas truck crash in California depends on what the truck is carrying, how badly the tank is damaged, and whether fuel leaks out. A minor crash may be handled like another serious truck accident. But if...
A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) analysis of 2003–2005 trauma-center data found that lower-extremity injuries were the most common body-region injuries among motorcyclists age 15 and older who sustained moderate or more serious injuries. Leg injuries were the most...
You may have a personal injury claim for your own injuries and losses. If police identify the driver, the claim may go through the driver's liability insurance. However, if police never find the driver, uninsured motorist coverage may apply depending...
Many Fresno personal injury lawyers work on a contingency fee basis, where clients generally pay no attorney fees upfront. Under this arrangement, your attorney's payment comes out of any settlement or court award, not in advance from your own funds....
A head-on collision occurs when the front ends of vehicles traveling in opposite directions collide, sometimes producing severe forces and serious injuries. For example, when two similar vehicles each travel at 50 mph and collide head-on, each may experience a...
Motor vehicle accidents account for roughly 38% of new spinal cord injury (SCI) cases every year, making them the leading cause of SCIs in the United States. Vehicle crashes are especially dangerous to the spinal cord because they can expose...
Ribs are among the bones most commonly fractured in car accidents. The clavicle (collarbone) and femur (thighbone) are also frequently injured, along with bones in the arms, pelvis, face, skull, and spine, depending on the force and direction of the...
If you got the hit-and-run driver's license plate, report it to law enforcement and any applicable insurer as soon as possible. The plate can help police identify the registered vehicle owner. Investigators can then use other evidence to determine who...
Certain incidents are called transportation incidents when pedestrians, roadway workers, or others not in vehicles are hit by vehicles or powered equipment. This classification applies if the vehicle or equipment is being used for transportation, and its movement or a...
Foreign-body injuries are among the most common eye injuries at work. They occur when dust, metal shavings, wood chips, concrete particles, or other debris strike the eye or become lodged in it. Even a small particle can cause serious pain....
According to the California Office of Traffic Safety Annual Report (2024), California recorded a motorcycle fatality rate of 79 deaths per 100,000 registered motorcycles in 2022. More recently, 583 motorcyclists died in California traffic crashes in 2023, accounting for 14%...
There is no one main reason for scooter accidents. These crashes can result from road conditions, loss of control, interactions with other road users, rider behavior, or equipment problems. Research examining real-world e-scooter trips has found that infrastructure-related loss of...
After a bike accident in California, avoid admitting fault or making statements such as “I think I was going too fast.” You should also avoid saying “I’m fine” before you know the extent of your injuries. Although a simple expression...
If an insurance company discovers that you lied about an accident, it may dispute or deny your personal injury claim. False statements can weaken your credibility and make it harder to recover compensation for medical bills, lost income, and pain...
California employers must identify and correct pinning hazards, guard dangerous machine parts, control hazardous energy, and train workers on the dangers they face. The exact rule depends on the equipment and work involved. Cal/OSHA has specific requirements for machinery, point-of-operation...
An injury attorney handles a broad range of personal injury claims, while a car accident lawyer focuses mainly on injuries caused by motor vehicle crashes. Both may represent injured people, deal with insurance companies, gather evidence, negotiate settlements, and file...