Recent Blog Posts
California Driving: How To Set Your Car’s Mirrors To Really See Your Blind Spots
Do you turn you head to check your blind spot before making a lane change? Here in congested San Francisco, turning your head even briefly away can increase your risk of being in a car accident. There’s a way to reset your mirrors that makes head turning unnecessary. It’s the Blindspot and Glare Elimination… Read More »
San Francisco Bay Area Accidents: Sudden Acceleration Can Always Happen
Having a car take off as if it has a mind of its own is pretty unnerving. It happened to me when I was in college, driving a friend’s old Buick, and the accelerator stuck. I felt panicked at first, then shifted into neutral, which solved the problem. Fortunately, I didn’t hit anything between… Read More »
Professional Football and Brain Injury
There have been many reports in the news about links between playing professional football and early onset of dementia. Now, according to a story in the San Francisco Chronicle, Congress is investigating. All this recent attention started with a New Yorker Magazine piece about the high number of pro football players with dementia, often… Read More »
$16.5 Million Wrongful Death Verdict in Sacramento Radio Station Contest
As reported in a CBS news story, one of the participants in station KDND’s contest, entitled “Hold your Wee for a WII,” Jennifer Strange, died from water intoxication after drinking massive amounts of water, but not urinating, in order to win an endurance contest. Water intoxication is a little-known condition, often affecting runners who… Read More »
Why are San Francisco Streets So Dangerous for Pedestrians?
A column in the San Francisco Chronicle cited a chilling statistic: 50% of the traffic fatalities in the city involve pedestrians. This compares with an average of 15-20%. This is far from the first report about how dangerous the streets of San Francisco are for pedestrians. San Francisco Ranks Among the Most Dangerous Cities… Read More »
CBS’s Mark McEwen Loses Medical Malpractice Case
Former CBS “Early Show” personality Mark McEwen’s medical malpractice case was recently dismissed by a Federal judge, on the grounds that he could not prove that the anti-stroke drug that doctors failed to give him would have prevented the disabling stroke he suffered. Shortly after McEwen went to an Emergency room with classic stroke… Read More »
California’s Medical Malpractice Compensation Caps
In California, There’s a Limit to “Pain and Suffering” Damages Many Californians who seek advice about pursuing a medical malpractice case are very surprised to learn that there is a limit on the amount of “pain and suffering” or “general” damages that they can receive, that has not been increased since it was put… Read More »
Do You Have Enough Insurance to Protect Yourself in an Auto Accident?
If you haven’t done so recently, now is a good time to double check your auto insurance policy limits. Many people end up with liability coverage limits that are recommended by their insurance agents when they first buy the policy. Often, these limits have been in effect for many years, even though an individual… Read More »
