If you could use a break from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, renting a boat for the day and taking your family out on the water is the perfect way to escape—as long as you use safe boating practices. Although most boating excursions are fairly uneventful, the consequences that arise when accidents do occur can be catastrophic.
When was the last time you took a good look at your vehicle’s tires and assessed their remaining tread depth? Since your car’s tires are in direct contact with the road, they play a significant role in protecting your family’s safety, but it’s easy to overlook their wear and tear until you get a flat or have to break suddenly and end up skidding across the pavement.
Resolving a personal injury claim can be a long and arduous process. In addition to recovering from your injuries, you also have to consider the legal aspects of filing a claim such as meeting deadlines, filing paperwork, gathering evidence, calculating damages, and negotiating with the insurance company.
NBC San Diego reports on a tragic multi-vehicle collision that resulted in one fatality earlier this month. The suspected DUI crash also injured six others including two children.
According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, 147 people died in alcohol-related collisions in 2012 over Labor Day weekend. Besides drunk drivers and heavy traffic, there are dozens of other dangers lurking over Labor Day weekend that can result in severe injuries.
If you live on the coast of California but you don’t have time to go boating as often as you’d like, you may be considering taking advantage of the upcoming Labor Day weekend by casting off with friends and family. Although nothing is better than cruising through San Diego’s waterways in the summer, a serious boat accident can ruin your weekend faster than you can say “Happy Labor Day.”
Drunk driving is a serious problem around the country, and the state of California is no exception. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 10,000 people died in drunk driving collisions in our state between 2003 and 2012.
If you sustain injuries in a car accident, making even a minor mistake at the scene could hurt your chances of filing a successful injury claim. According to Forbes, the average driver files an accident claim once every 18 years, so it is important that you know the steps to take to give your claim the best possible chance at success.
If you sustained a serious bodily injury in a car accident with a reckless or negligent driver, you may be eligible to recover both economic and non-economic damages. Economic damages are fairly easy to determine and include objectively verifiable costs like medical bills, lost wages, and reduced earning capacity, but calculating non-economic damages such as pain and suffering is much more complicated.
The San Diego Union-Tribune reports on a motorcycle crash that killed a 25-year-old Marine. The victim, Nicholas Kursinskis, was riding through the intersection of Mission Avenue and El Camino Real at about 9:25 p.m. when a Dodge pickup unexpectedly turned in front of him.
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