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Serious car accidents can go into one of two paths when it comes to potential legal claims: the personal injury path, in which those injured in the crash can attempt to recover money damages for their injuries and property damage, and in the worst-case scenario relatives of people killed in the accident can initiate a wrongful death action. A recent accident in Hacienda Heights offers an example of how the second path might work. According...

If you have not already suffered a serious injury due to a negligent driver, could you imagine your entire life being put on hold because of a car accident? Perhaps not, which is why so many chose to opt out of valuable defensive driving courses. Traffic school is regulated by the state of California and was designed to teach drivers skills that could help them to avoid an accident and potentially save their life. You...

As any parent knows, accidents happen. Unfortunately, accidents can happen when your child is at school. Some accidents are truly just accidents, such as your child tripping in the hall or bumping his head on a desk. But what if your child is injured because of a dangerous condition on the school property? Can a school be legally responsible for these types of injuries? Under the theory of premises liability, business and property owners can...

Spend some time reading the news about settlements and jury awards in connection with brain injury cases, and you might be surprised at how much they can amount to. In California, sums of of millions of dollars are not uncommon; at Callahan & Blaine, for example, we have helped our clients to win settlements of up to $28 million in traumatic brain injury claims. How can this come to pass? The answer may be simpler...

Establishing negligence on the part of a defendant in a car accident case is a matter of matching the facts of your case to the legal formula setting forth the required elements for a negligence cause of action. These include showing that the defendant owed you a duty of reasonable care, breached that duty, and that you were proximately harmed as a result. Ordinarily your plaintiff’s attorney will need to work with you to assemble...