While any injury resulting from an accident is serious, when a person has a body part amputated as a result of the accident, the framework of a case to seek damages changes dramatically.
Amputated fingers, hands, toes, or legs can take place in a car accident, an industrial setting with high powered machines, through the use of defective products, or in a number of other settings. In the United States, it is estimated that about 1.2 million Americans live with some form of amputation, with most limbs being removed due to vascular disease caused by diabetes, hardened arteries and blood…
According to a previously published post from FoxNews.com, the hits keep coming for Honda and its embattled motorcycle airbag supplier, Takata, after approximately 2,700 motorcycles were added to the millions of vehicles already listed for recall surrounding potentially defective airbags. Honda’s motorcycle airbags are made by Takata, the same manufacturer as their recalled automobile airbags. This means that for thousands of Honda motorcycles, the airbags may not deploy in the event of a motorcycle crash. As a San Francisco motorcycle accident attorney, I urge anyone with a Honda motorcycle that may have a Takata airbag; Take the bike to…
If you’re involved in an auto accident, chances are you will need to file a car accident claim. Although it may be upsetting at the time, it’s in your best interests to try and be clear headed and take steps to protect your interests while you are still at the site of the accident. This starts by collecting as much evidence as you can, which you can use later to support your claim or to use in case you need to sue for damages.
At the first opportunity, you will need to report the accident to your insurance company and…
As a San Francisco attorney handling exploding e-cigarette battery claims, it feels like there is some kind of epidemic out there. The injuries from e-cigarettes and their batteries just keep piling up. This time, the injury comes from an exploding e-cig battery, where a man suffered first and second degree burns to his thigh and scrotum due to a malfunction in his e-cigarette battery pack.
Although the debate still rages about the health effects linked to electronic cigarettes, David Powell, and his wife, Shaye Powell, say there isn’t much debate about the injuries he got from the exploding…
I am happy to report that George Choulos and I, San Francisco bicycle lawyers and advocates for cyclists across the state of California, have just obtained a unanimous jury verdict in favor of an injured San Francisco bicycle rider who was struck by a car passing him too closely. This victory is more than just a dollar amount for our client; it represents a potential shift away from the strong anti-bicycle bias San Francisco bicycle riders have been facing from police and from judges and jurors in court for years.
Bob (named changed pending client approval), our client, a disabled…
