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Over the past couple of decades, states such as California have slowly begun to increase the speed limits for cars and trucks. Although higher speed limits are not often the reason for accidents occurring, they are part of it. Trucks have very little room for error...
Every year, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) performs a "road check blitz" throughout California and the rest of the United States. The blitz involves performing inspections on commercial trucks throughout the nation. As a result of the 2020 blitz, over...
Drowsy driving is one form of negligent behavior that drivers may not understand well, and as a result, its impact tends to be underestimated. But perhaps a drowsy driver operating a big rig crashed into you in California, leaving you with serious injuries. Drowsiness...
Adding safety technology to fleets of commercial trucks could lead to a drop in serious injury and fatality accidents in California. While the technology is currently optional, proponents are calling for its inclusion to become standard in new trucks to reduce the...
California residents should know that many truck fleets have chosen to install automatic emergency braking on their big rigs. Right now, about 45% to 50% of new heavy-duty vehicles that are being sold come with AEB and its corresponding safety feature, forward...
Because of their larger sizes and heavier weights, truck accidents can be particularly dangerous. While a typical vehicle weighs around 4,000 pounds, a commercial truck can weigh up to 80,000 pounds. Drivers in California and other parts of the United States who are...
Highway work zones can be a dangerous place for California drivers. Work zones usually have narrow lanes, and though they usually require drivers to reduce their speed for good reason, many drivers ignore this. Every 5.4 minutes in the U.S., there is a crash in a...
Truck drivers working in the area of Pasadena, California, know that they need to stay alert on the road. Caffeine can help them overcome tiredness in the short term, but an academic survey of 3,000 U.S. truck drivers linked an over-reliance on coffee, energy drinks...
In California, truck drivers owe you a duty of care when they get behind the wheel of the truck. When they fail to pay the necessary amount of attention, they could breach this duty. One way that truck drivers can increase their focus is to do things ahead of time...
Perhaps you've suffered serious injuries in a truck crash caused by a teenage driver in California. This state, as with every state with the exception of Hawaii, does allow those as young as 18 to get a CDL, but with one limitation: They cannot travel out of state...
He actually persuaded me not to settle because he believed that we had a great case. So we took the case to trial and he fought like crazy for me. And we won! It was a really good experience —well, as much as it can be for a lawsuit — and I’m very happy I went with them. I’ve been really blessed to have him as my attorney, so I recommend him whenever I can.”
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He actually persuaded me not to settle because he believed that we had a great case. So we took the case to trial and he fought like crazy for me. And we won! It was a really good experience —well, as much as it can be for a lawsuit — and I’m very happy I went with them. I’ve been really blessed to have him as my attorney, so I recommend him whenever I can.”
review by Daniel M.
He actually persuaded me not to settle because he believed that we had a great case. So we took the case to trial and he fought like crazy for me. And we won! It was a really good experience —well, as much as it can be for a lawsuit — and I’m very happy I went with them. I’ve been really blessed to have him as my attorney, so I recommend him whenever I can.”
review by Daniel M.
