Category: Injury & Accident Articles

With services like Uber and Lyft increasing in popularity in California, there is also an increased risk of being involved in a collision with a rideshare driver. The first question in your mind is probably: “An Uber driver hit my car. What should I do?” You are not alone, as many motorists will also wonder how to handle the situation.…

California’s Vehicle Code requires all drivers to file an accident report any time they are involved in a crash that causes injuries to death to another person. However, not all motorists comply with the law. Though the individual may have committed a crime by not reporting the incident, you are probably more concerned with injuries after a hit and run.…

Those involved in accidents with commercial trucks generally have a number of questions concerning their right to recover damages for their injuries. Truck accidents are litigated in the same basic way that any car accident is. The major difference is that you will be filing a claim on a trucking company’s liability insurance instead of an individual’s personal auto insurance policy.…

Somebody somewhere knows what the exact average car accident settlement is in the State of California. This number is about as useful to you as a fifth wheel. Each car accident case is vastly different. There is no ‘average case’ that determines the worth of your case. Instead, the extent of the other driver’s negligence, the extent of your injuries, and, sadly to say, their policy limit determines value.…

Disruptive technologies often transcend or bridge categories and Uber definitely qualifies as a disruptive technology. Since rideshare company technology has hit the market, there have been a number of lawsuits related to that technology. In many cases, the standards for becoming an Uber driver are very low. Uber now requires background checks, but that wasn’t always the case.…