An unexpected workplace injury completely disrupts your life, leaving you to navigate medical appointments and financial uncertainty. If your doctor clears you to return to employment with physical restrictions, your employer might offer you an alternate position. Many injured employees wonder if they can refuse light duty work California workers’ comp insurance companies authorize. Turning…
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A sudden canine attack can leave a child traumatized and their parents overwhelmed by medical needs. When dog bite cases involving children in California occur, families face complex legal hurdles. California maintains a strict liability statute, which generally holds dog owners responsible for injuries regardless of the animal’s prior history. Strict Liability and Your Child…
Continue reading ›An unexpected crash on Highway 101 or a sudden collision near a Muni stop can change your life in an instant. When you seek recovery for your medical bills and trauma, insurance companies immediately look for ways to pay you less. One of their favorite tactics is digging into your past medical records to blame…
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A pothole, unsafe intersection, defective roadway, or poorly maintained highway can cause a serious crash even when every driver involved is trying to be careful. For bicyclists and motorcyclists, a roadway defect that appears relatively minor to someone in a car can be enough to cause a devastating collision. These cases arise throughout the Bay…
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Navigating Government Liens After a Bay Area Accident Physical recovery after a serious accident demands your full attention. However, complex financial strings often complicate the legal aftermath. If government health programs paid for your medical treatments, you must understand the rules of Medicare vs. Medi-Cal reimbursement after a California injury settlement. These government entities hold…
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A workplace injury can impact your life long after your initial medical treatments end. Many injured workers in the San Francisco Bay Area discover that an old back strain or joint injury deteriorates over time, leaving them unable to work or requiring new medical attention. If your job injury starts causing fresh complications, you might…
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If you were injured by falling merchandise in a store, you understand how quickly a routine shopping trip can turn into a crisis. Whether at a local San Rafael big-box retailer or a crowded market in San Francisco, heavy items falling from shelves can cause severe harm. Under California premises liability law, property owners have…
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Imagine lending your car to a friend for an errand in San Rafael—or borrowing a relative’s vehicle for a drive on Highway 101. If an accident occurs, determining which insurance policy applies can quickly become confusing. Many people assume that auto insurance always follows the driver. In California, however, the policy covering the vehicle is…
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If another private person causes an injury in California, the general statute of limitations for a personal injury lawsuit is two years. But when a city, county, state agency, public employee, transit agency, or another government entity may be responsible, a much shorter deadline can apply before a lawsuit is ever filed. California Code of…
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Getting hurt in a serious accident can throw your entire life off course. Whether you collided with a distracted driver on Highway 101 in Marin County or got knocked off your bike by a vehicle turning onto Market Street in San Francisco, the immediate aftermath is overwhelming. Once the initial shock wearing off combines with…
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