November 7, 2019
Paying for Reasonable and Necessary Medical Care After a Car Accident
According to a recent data analysis of hospitals, California, New Jersey, and Nevada carry the highest prices of any states for the cost of medical care and treatments. While the average cost of an emergency room visit in the United States is $5,036, California’s costs are 49 percent higher. This can be financially devastating for… read more
November 5, 2019
How To Prove A Slip And Fall Claim
According to the National Floor Safety Institute, slip and fall injuries result in nearly one million people seeking treatment in hospitals each year in the United States. These incidents are fairly common and have a variety of causes, many of them due to the negligence or carelessness of property owners. Necessary elements to prove in… read more
October 22, 2019
Client in Serious Rear-End Collision Recovers $2.5M
CASE DESCRIPTION: Plaintiff was the rear-most passenger (driver’s-side) in a vehicle traveling northbound on the highway at a low rate of speed. Plaintiff vehicle was struck from behind by vehicle owned by Defendant Company and driven inattentively by Defendant Driver. The front of the defendant vehicle struck the left rear of the plaintiff vehicle thrusting… read more
October 22, 2019
Three-Year-Old Boy Loses Mother Vehicle Accident: $2.5M Settlement
CASE DESCRIPTION: A three-year-old boy lost his mother in a vehicle collision caused by a military service member on active duty. Decedent was a 26-year-old housekeeper who was fatally injured when defendant, operating a military Humvee as part of a vehicle convoy, caused a head-on collision on State Route 62 in the County of San… read more
September 10, 2019
Conception Dive Boat Scrambles to Avoid Liability and Accountability: Tragedy Strikes us in Anaheim Hills — A Note from Wylie Aitken
Aitken Aitken Cohn, through Megan Demshki and I, have been working on a boating tragedy where “The Attessa IV,” a 337 foot mega yacht, struck a fishing boat, “The Prowler,” just outside of the San Diego Harbor on October 26, 2018 injuring 21 fisherman. This collision also caused the death of an Orange County resident… read more
June 12, 2019
What is a Right Hook Accident?
There are more than 27 million licensed drivers in California. This is more than the total 2019 population of any state, except for Texas and California. We also have the country’s highest number of pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities. Last year, statistics reveal of Americans, age 30 to 49 rode a bicycle. Our legislators, in response… read more
May 16, 2019
Multi-Car Crashes
Multi-car crashes, which involve three or more vehicles, are sometimes called chain reaction accidents, or pileup collisions. Such accidents frequently happen in California, where there is a high volume of traffic, especially during the rush hour commute. Many of the main arteries have 6 or 8 lanes of traffic going in one direction. As lanes… read more
May 13, 2019
The Most Dangerous Intersections in Santa Ana
Driving is always a risk, but some intersections are riskier than others. Traffic accidents are a serious public safety issue everywhere, but statistics show that more accidents happen on certain roads and at certain intersections. You can’t prevent every traffic accident, but it helps to be forewarned of possible dangers by learning which intersections are… read more
April 13, 2019
The Car Making a Left Turn Is Not Always Liable for an Accident
Driving in California can be challenging, especially when you must navigate through and around busy intersections. Most people would agree that, as a rule, left-hand turns are more complicated than other types of turns. Making a left turn at a light without a left turn arrow can be especially difficult, and in fact, such turns… read more
April 8, 2019
Answers to FAQs Regarding Bus Accidents
Bus accidents almost always make headlines because of the number of injuries that such accidents can cause. Passengers expect to be safe when traveling in commercial vehicles or commuting on city buses. Parents trust that their children will not be harmed while riding on school buses. We all expect a high regard for safety from… read more