A University of California Berkeley graduate watched the Super Bowl on television in his Oakland apartment with his roommate and his girlfriend. During the day and evening they experienced headaches and nausea. The roommate and his girlfriend left. When they returned...
Year: 2017
Catastrophic Falls From Construction Scaffolds
When a construction worker falls from a scaffold, the accident is usually catastrophic. The injuries are life-changing and many times are fatal. The Department of Labor has estimated that 65 percent of the construction industry perform their work using scaffolds.Most...
Drunk Drivers Made to Pay High Jury Verdicts
"California juries are fed up with drunk drivers," says Oakland trial lawyer Lew Van Blois. If you drink and drive and cause an accident with injuries, you will not only be forced to pay huge compensatory damages to innocent victims, you may also be socked with...
Unsafe Truck Driving in Winter Weather
Every winter, many people are severely injured or killed by commercial semi-truck drivers who violate the law by driving in adverse weather conditions. It takes longer to stop and is more difficult to turn without skidding when the road is slippery. If the road is...
6 considerations regarding spinal cord injuries
Car accidents, sports accidents and a host of other incidents can lead to spinal cord injuries. These injuries impact every aspect of the victim's life. In many cases, these injuries continue to impact the victim for years to come. Victims of spinal cord injuries and...
Fatal Pedestrian Accidents are Increasing
Pedestrian deaths are increasing nationally and are surging in San Francisco. Nationally, pedestrian deaths increased ten percent in 2015. San Francisco is California's most dangerous City for pedestrians. Fifty percent of all traffic deaths in San Francisco are...
Truck Platooning Can Be Unsafe
Truck platooning is an aerodynamic approach to cut fuel consumption by reducing wind resistance. Two big-rig trucks speed down the freeway only 30-50 feet apart leaving no real gap between them with the lead truck in control. The reduction in aerodynamic drag of...