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New Testing For Traumatic Brain Injury
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that the U.S. army is using a new imaging test to look for objective signs of TBI, or traumatic brain injury. The testing, called SPECT, or single-photon emission computerized tomography, shows the level of blood flow throughout the brain. Typcial MRI Scans Don’t Typically Show MTBI Many traumatic brain injuries… Read More »
Bike Accident Lawyer on Golden Gate Bridge Speed Limits
Recently the Golden Gate Bridge District considered, and tabled, a proposal to set a 10 MPH speed limit for bicycles on the bridge. This became the subject of an episode of the Forum radio show on KQED, which posted listener comments online. Could Speed Limits Make Riding Across the Golden Gate Bridge Safer? In… Read More »
Reforming Medical Malpractice Lawsuits May Not Lead to Lower Healthcare Costs
Blaming Medical Malpractice Lawsuits for High Healthcare Costs Many of us have been led to believe that medical malpractice tort reform would be an effective way to address the cost problem. Unfortunately, blaming medical malpractice suits as part of health care reform isn’t necessarily the answer to lowering healthcare costs. Two reasons: a strong… Read More »
Avoiding San Francisco Bicycle Accidents: Bikes and Stop Signs
Even very careful riders, who want to do everything the can to avoid an injury bike accident, can find it hard to convince themselves to stop when it is obvious that there is no cross traffic. Although California law is the same in for cars and bikes at stop signs, most cyclists I see… Read More »
Safety Tips for Riding Your Bike at Night in San Francisco
We have encountered several bicycle injury cases where we could have gotten a great result for our client, if only he or she had been using a light on their bicycle. Of course, it is possible that those clients would never have needed to call an attorney if they’d had a light, which would… Read More »
Car Accident Results in $43M Verdict Against Ford
Ford Motor Corporation was in the Illinois Supreme Court this month trying to overturn a jury verdict of $43 million dollars in a case where a car accident resulted in the death of one man, and severe burns to his wife, according to news reports. The case was previously appealed from the trial court’s… Read More »
Avoiding Bike Accidents in the San Francisco Bay Area: Should You Use a Mirror?
All of us who ride know that defensive bike riding is our key means to avoid an accident. Recently I ran across an interesting column on bike safety discussing use the use of mirrors on bikes, or on cyclists’ helmets. The author became a convert after adding a mirror, despite continuing to feel geeky… Read More »
Motorcycle Injury Attorney Discusses Motorcyclist Receiving $31.5 Million Award
California Jury Awards Motorcyclist $31.5M Due to Unsafe Road Conditions A California jury awarded a motorcyclist $31,500,000 recently, concluding that his injuries were the foreseeable result of an unsafe condition along a stretch of a California state highway. The California motorcycle accident lawyers at our firm understand that motorcycles face many risks when on… Read More »
Is It Okay For Bikes to Ride on the Sidewalk in San Francisco?
In San Francisco, the Transportation Code prohibits riding a bike on the sidewalk by anyone over age 13, and even for kids under 13 in areas where a ban is posted. In Los Angeles, biking on the sidewalk is permitted, but nearby West Hollywood and Santa Monica ban it. Bikes Can Be Stopped By… Read More »
Cleanup Fees for San Francisco Car Accidents
The San Francisco Examiner reports that the San Francisco Fire Department has announced that it will soon begin charging cleanup fees for car accidents. The fees, of up to $500 would be charged to the driver at fault, according to the Fire Department spokesperson. Car Accident Cleanup Fees Opposed The idea of car accident… Read More »
