According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), truck crashes kill and injure thousands of Americans each year, many of them in California. Truck accidents happen because of a wide variety of factors, some preventable, some not. But whenever and wherever they occur, these accidents have the potential to destroy property and inflict catastrophic
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Every vehicle has blind spots: that area that you just cannot see from the driver’s seat, especially with the quick glance most drivers use to make sure the space beside them has nothing in it before changing lanes or making a turn. Big trucks, however, have larger blind spots than smaller passenger vehicles. If you
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No matter how tough you are, a truck accident can be so frightening you might refuse to look if you pass one on a California highway. Trucks cause extensive damage and horrific injuries. It’s understandable if you refuse to acknowledge the destruction and carnage… but perhaps you shouldn’t. When you witness the after-effects of a
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Table of Contents When you get behind the wheel, there is a responsibility on your shoulders — not just toward yourself and your passengers but also to fellow motorists and pedestrians. One of these obligations involves avoiding reckless driving, which can have grave implications for road safety. Not only does reckless driving jeopardize lives and
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Traffic accidents are an everyday occurrence in California, with more than 3,000 people killed in car accidents and more than 250,000 injured each year. The Insurance Information Institute reported that, in one year, 36,750 people died due to traffic-related accidents. Although this number of fatalities represented the second year in a row of declines, the
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What is Gadolinium Gadolinium is a rare earth metal that has magnetic properties. While it is a naturally occurring metal, it does not occur naturally in the human body. Gadolinium belongs to a classifications of metals that are called Lanthanides. Lanthanides have a propensity toward bone, and have a tendency to deposit in the bone
[profileleft][/profileleft] Partner Jeremiah Lowe, Trial Attorney Victoria Lazar and co-counsel Norman Pokorny received a $1.7 million dollar verdict on behalf of their client 80-year-old Jim Gleboff in a personal injury auto accident case against the City of San Diego. Jim was exiting an illegally parked vehicle that was struck from behind by a City vehicle.
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[profileleft][/profileleft] Knee Replacement Complications Knee replacements are now one of the most common surgical procedures that are done in the United States. Overall, the success rates tend to be quite high over the long term. However, several knee implant systems have experienced higher-than-normal failure rates. The knee replacement lawyers at Gomez Trial Attorneys are currently
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[profileleft][/profileleft]Professional truck drivers spend more time on the roads than just about anyone else who climbs behind the wheel of any vehicle. As such, one would expect that truckers would drive at a very high level as compared to others. While that may be the case, distracted drivers are distracted drivers, and any quantification regarding
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