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14.4 Million Awarded to a Children of San Diego Family for a Roll-over Auto Accident A jury in the San Diego has just awarded $14 .4 million to the children of a couple who were killed in an automobile accident linked to a tire blowout of a vehicle involved in the horrific accident. The accident happened in July 2006; Mr. Casey Barber and his wife were driving on Highway 98 in Arizona, when their Ford E350 Sportsmobile van lost control and flipped over causing injuries. Unfortunately, both husband and wife were killed in this terrible accident. The auto accident was later traced to tire tread separation (defective tire) of the right tire of the van they were driving. Their children were just eight, three and five years old at the time, and they now live with their aunt and a husband. Per the attorneys for the victims, the San Diego car dealership Mossy Ford failed to fix the tire properly and adequately in 2005, and evidence was supplied at trial to support this contention. -
Recent California Rains Make Roadways Slick and Wet Causing Major Auto Accidents The California Highway Patrol found itself extremely busy during the Christmas 2010 Holiday Season as extremely wet weather contributed to a number of motor vehicle accidents on California freeways. The roads and highways had been made slippery by recent rain, and as San Diego Personal Injury lawyers would expect, many motorists were taken by surprise and ended up in Emergency Rooms and ambulances. In total, the there was about 73 accidents that were reported on San Diego County highways and freeways in just one day of rains. -
What Damages Can I get from my Chula Vista Car Accident? | Lawyer, CA Chula Vista Injury Attorney Law Firm: If you happen to get involved in a California car accident, you are more likely to suffer from bodily injuries and property damage in most cases. In some car crashes and collisions, these injuries can sometimes be fatal. However, vehicle design in the last twenty years has greatly improved the safety of vehicle occupants. Statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) showed that a vehicle accident occurs every two minutes across the country, injuring thousands of people every year. -
Claims for California Car Accident Property Damage/Loss | El Cajon, CA Car Accident Attorney in El Cajon, California: A person whose car was damaged in a California car accident is entitled to recover damages for loss of use of vehicle which includes damages for the loss of the use of car during the duration of repair, if the car is a total loss until it is replaced. Generally, the loss for the damaged vehicle is often measured as the cost of a rental car, excluding insurance or sales tax, during the period. -
California's DUI |Drunk Driving| Laws that help Society Preventing Injuries & Auto Accidents Driving under the influence (DUI) is one of the biggest road safety problems in the United States alone; it is also a choice irresponsible persons make which means it is a preventable problem. According to a recent survey conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than 30 percent of 35,000 people who died in car accidents last year were involved in alcohol-related crashes. This is a staggering statistic, and one that should be taught in the schools at an early age. With this alarming finding, traffic experts estimate that 36 people are killed by drunk drivers every day in this country. -
Why the Auto Insurance Company Is Not On Your Side | San Diego CA Injury El Cajon Auto Accident Attorney: Insurance companies are businesses and, like any profit-seeking business, they have no incentives to pay out full value on an injury claim unless it is absolutely necessary. They hire claims adjusters to persuade the injured to agree to a low settlement so the insurance companies can maximize profits. They also train their claims adjusters very well. Insurance claims adjusters are trained to call you as soon as possible after an accident to make you give a recorded statement. You must be careful, because your statements can be taken out of context by the adjuster. -
Top Defenses to your California Personal Injury Case | Accident & Injuries Remember, insurance companies and their lawyers are “skilled counter punchers” when it comes to negotiating your personal injury case. Their job is to throw as much “mud up on a wall” regarding your injury to see what might stick if your case goes all the way to a jury trial. Here are some of the top defenses I have seen insurers use in their arsenal to deflate the value of your personal injury claim: -
Chula Vista Abogado: Los Diez Secretos Que Necesita Saber Sobre Su Caso De Lesión Chula Vista Abogado Mark C. Blane: Si usted o alguien que ama ha sido herido en cualquier tipo de accidente, quiero que sepa que usted tiene mi simpatía. Como víctima de accidente también, yo entiendo el dolor y el sentimiento de impotencia que se siente al tener un accidente. También, sé lo que implica la recuperación. -
Types of Motorcycle Accident Injuries | California, San Diego County Call San Diego Motorcycle Injury Lawyer Mark C. Blane and get one of his FREE legal help books for your motorbike accident case today! Call him at now! -
Elements of a California Truck Accident & Injury Investigation San Diego Truck Accident Law Firm: One key element that is often needed in a truck related accident is the skilled expertise of a truck accident reconstruction team. An experienced team will document weather and road conditions at the time of the accident; rescue, fire, and police reports will be scrutinized; logs and records kept by the trucking companie(s) and contact information of the driver(s), which may or may not include further information such as log entries, or any on board digital data recording machines; an exhaustive search of the braking system, lights, tires, and other vital components will be examined by a good expert team. -
San Diego Auto Accident Attorney Discusses American Medical Association 5th Edition Impairment Guidelines Related to Car Accident Injuries Injuries in a Car Accident from a rear-end collisions, side-swipe, or T-bone can cause tremendous injury to the spine and other body parts. Sometimes the injuries do not get better in a personal injury case. Here in San Diego, I am one of the few attorneys that will employ a AMA 5th Edition Impairment Rating on a Personal Injury case to not only document the impairment to a particular body part, but also to have a good medical foundation for future medical care to use in the legal case for further general damages known as pain and suffering. -
What is a "Whiplash" Injury | San Diego Car Accident Attorney / Law Firm San Diego Car Accident Lawyer: Whiplash injuries occur when the neck (cervical spine) is suddenly and forcefully jerked, and is typically associated with car accidents. The speed of the movement is really what causes the "injury." The speed at which the neck is forced upon impact is faster than we can contract our muscles in attempt to stop the forceful movement resulting, for instance, from the bio-mechanical forces of a car accident. This results in muscle, tendon, and/or ligament over-stretching, even tearing; the tissue is weakened due to the injury. -
California Medical Pay for San Diego Car Accident, Automobile Crash, Truck Accident, or Motorcycle Accident: by San Diego Injury Lawyer Call San Diego California "Med Pay" Lawyer on your auto accident case today at (619) 813-7955! -
California Medical Pay for San Diego Car Accident, Automobile Crash, Truck Accident, or Motorcycle Accident: by San Diego Injury Lawyer Call San Diego California "Med Pay" Lawyer on your auto accident case today at (619) 813-7955! -
How To Diagnose Diffuse Axonal Injury (DAI) of the Brain: by San Diego Brain Trauma Lawyer Mark C. Blane Call San Diego California Brain Injury and Diffuse Axonal Injury Attorney Mark C. Blane TODAY for a free and private consult on your head injury case.