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What Do Personal Injury Lawyers Do? | San Diego Injury Attorney Law Firm

As a nationally recognized personal injury attorney‚ I receive a number of lawyer newsletters from law offices around California and the United States. I received one recently from Dallas personal injury lawyer Jeff Rasansky which had an article in it entitled‚ “Advocates or Ambulance Chasers.” It really struck me with it’s honesty and truth about the […]

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Oct 07

How a Lazy Insurance Salesman Cost a Personal Injury Client $900,000…Just to Save $7.49!!!

I am absolutely furious! I just heard a story from my friend and Northern Virginia personal injury attorney‚ Ben Glass‚ about a man who suffered a catastrophic injury. His injury was so bad that his insurance company‚ using his uninsured/underinsured (UM/UIM) motorist coverage‚ offered him his $100,000 policy limits without a demand letter even being […]

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Sep 02

Seattle Car Accident Attorney | San Diego Auto Accident Lawyer | Personal Injury Law Firm

In my profession as a car accident attorney in a San Diego personal injury law firm‚ I am all too familiar with the statistics: 6 million auto accidents in the United States every year- and your chances of being involved in a fatal accident at some point in your life—1 in 75. With these types […]

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Sep 02

Seattle Lawyer | How to Spot a Drunk Driver | San Diego Car Accident Attorney

With 2 million drunk driving accidents every year- 60% of drivers will be involved in a drunk driving accident at some point in their life. Working in our San Diego personal injury law firm as a car accident lawyer‚ I am constantly faced with the heartache of families that have lost loved ones and victims […]

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Sep 02

Seattle Motorcycle Accident Attorney | San Diego Bike Crash Lawyer | Personal Injury Law Firm

In other parts of the country‚ with warmer weather‚ many choose to leave behind their everyday vehicle and enjoy the freedom of a motorcycle. Here in San Diego‚ the weather is usually nice enough for a ride. I understand the desire to ride a motorcycle as I too enjoy a nice summer day on a […]

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Aug 26

Expedited Trials May Come to California | San Diego Trial Attorney Lawyer

Personal injury trials are expensive‚ lengthy‚ and require a tremendous amount of resources from lawyers to the court to jurors. Finally‚ California may be on the verge of adopting another useful tool in the system to speed through certain cases to trial. The legislature has enacted the Expedited Jury Trials Act‚ AB 2284‚ which provides […]

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Aug 26

Metrolink Victims Offered $200 Million Settlement

The Los Angeles area railway system‚ Metrolink‚ has agreed to offer the maximum amount under law to the victims of the 2008 railroad accident which injured 135 people and left another 25 dead after its’ operator was busy texting while driving and crashed the train. Unfortunately‚ under federal law‚ Metrolink–like other railroad companies–cannot be held […]

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Aug 24

Houston TX Maritime Attorney Argues for New Admiralty Protection for Workers

Houston‚ Texas maritime lawyer Brian Beckcom recently wrote an article in Texas Lawyer Magazine arguing that the Fairness in Admiralty and Maritime Law Act (FAMLA) may move into the modern era when it comes to protecting offshore workers such as the eleven workers who died on the BP Deepwater Horizon oil platform. The change created […]

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Aug 05

World Without Lawyers | Personal Injury Attorneys Protect San Diego CA | Accident Law

Quite often‚ personal injury lawyers and trial attorneys are blamed by various tort reform groups and corporate interests as harmful to society. They argue that lawyers are leeches and take from their clients without giving anything good back to the community as a whole. However‚ reality is another thing entirely. When individuals and businesses act […]

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Jul 22

New Movie Examines Tort Reform and Runaway Juries | San Diego Personal Injury Lawyer Attorney

By now‚ everyone has heard of the famous McDonald’s Coffee Case in which Stella Leibeck‚ an elderly woman from Albuquerque‚ spilled hot coffee from the drive through of her local McDonald’s restaurant on her lap and then sued “because the coffee was hot” and won millions of dollars after a civil trial. The McDonald’s Coffee […]

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