Q: How long it will take to resolve my case? Answer: I don’t know. Anyone who tells you they know is either not being honest with you or saying it just to get you to hire them. A good personal…
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Getting your car fixed
So your car has been damaged in an accident. You need to get it repaired and you call your insurance company. What do you do now? Your insurance company is going to suggest one of their shops. They always do….
What to do after a crash
I know some people still call it an auto accident, but it is a car crash or an automobile crash. Even the California Highway Patrol calls it a motor vehicle crash now. So I am going with the term crash….
Uninsured Motorist Coverage
I have two clients who were injured in significant car accidents. In both cases, these clients had uninsured motorist coverage. In California, uninsured motorist coverage doubles as underinsured motorist coverage. What does this mean? If you are hit by someone…
What to do if you are a passenger
After getting a call from a friend over the weekend, I realized most folks do not know what to do if they are a passenger in a car that is involved in a car accident. If you are the driver,…
Free legal reports
It has been a while since I have shared this so I thought I would put it out there again. I have written a TON of free reports about the legal system, the law, insurance companies and personal injury cases….
Football Helmets Under Scrutiny After College Player’s Suicide
Earlier this summer, I reported about new standards for metal bats that will be used for high school baseball teams in California. The latest piece of athletic gear to come under fire is the football helmet, after the suicide of…
Are Underground Gas Lines Safe?
Last week, a huge gas explosion in San Bruno killed four people, injured over 60, and destroyed dozens of homes. The explosion was caused by the rupture of an underground gas pipe. The pipe had been installed in 1956, had…
Finding Unclaimed Property
Did you know that you may be owed money and may not even know it? Unclaimed property, also known as abandoned property, is money held by companies or financial institutions that have not generated any activity or been claimed by…
California First State to Begin Health Insurance Exchange
This week, the California legislature passed two bills to set up a health-insurance marketplace. This move comes after the health care reform bill, which was passed in March, directed states to set up their own health care exchanges, or else…