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California Legalizes Self-Driving Cars: Google Drives

California Gov. Edmund Brown signed the autonomous-vehicle bill, SB 1298, into law on September 25, 2012 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA. So far Florida, Nevada, and California are the only three U.S. states that have passed laws regarding autonomous vehicles. The bill will allow Google to test driverless cars on public roadways in […]

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Sep 24

New Apple iOS 6 Maps Disappoint Users

In June 2012, Apple announced that it was no longer going to use Google Maps as their default mapping system. Since the iPhone is in direct competition with Google’s Android Platform, Apple decided to get rid of the Google Map App on iPhones. Apple then began to use data from TomTom in the U.S. and […]

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Sep 20

The Personal Costs of Texting and Driving

Sending or reading text messages while driving is one of the most dangerous types of distracted driving, according to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The NHTSA estimates that the average text takes the driver’s eyes off the road for 4.6 seconds – long enough for a vehicle going 55 miles per hour […]

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Sep 18

Protect the Lives of Children during National Child Passenger Safety Week

During the week of September 16-22, National Child Passenger Safety Week is observed to help remind parents and teach adults to make sure that all children are seated properly in car seats. Since car crashes are currently the #1 killer of children 12 years and younger, this observance week was started to educate the public […]

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Sep 14

Jurewitz Law Group Injury & Accident Lawyers Moves Office Location in Carlsbad, CA

We are very excited to announce that we have moved our office in Carlsbad! We are now currently located much closer to Interstate 5 (I-5) off of Palomar Airport Road for easier access of our North San Diego County clients. We offer all services that are currently available at our main office in Downtown San […]

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Sep 06

Ross Jurewitz Featured in Newsweek: 2012 Nationwide Leaders in Auto Accident Law

The Jurewitz Law Group Injury & Accident Lawyers is very proud to announce that our own personal injury attorney, Ross Jurewitz, was featured in the September 3, 2012 issue of Newsweek® magazine. He was showcased nationally in the 2012 Nationwide Leaders in Auto Accident Law that is published once a year with over 14 million […]

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Aug 29

What You Need to Know about San Diego Dog Bite Attacks

San Diego was ranked number 2 in most dog attacks in 2011 by the U.S. Postal Service, which was right under Los Angeles. According to the statistics given by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), out of the 4.7 million Americans who are bitten by dogs each year, more than half are […]

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Aug 28

How a Brain & Head Injury May Occur

According to statistics provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), around 1.7 million people suffer from traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) per year due to different reasons. Some common reasons behind these life changing brain injuries include: road accidents, medical negligence, physical assault, and slip and falls. The brain is a highly […]

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Aug 22

Progressive Settles Kaitlynn Fisher’s Case after Story Goes Viral

Two years after the death of Kaitlynn Fisher, Progressive Insurance finally reached a settlement agreement with the Fisher family. Unfortunately, it took the insurance company’s name being completely tarnished as the story quickly went viral throughout the Internet. In 2010, Kaitlynn Fisher died in a fatal car accident after a driver ran a red light […]

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Aug 03

Atlanta Football Player Who Committed Suicide Had Brain Disease

Ray Easterling, former Atlanta Falcons safety, committed suicide back in April 2012. The autopsy report was officially released last week and the findings show that Easterling was suffering with a degenerative brain disease before his death. The brain disease is common to athletes that have endured frequent blows to the head. Easterling started to deal […]

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