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California Personal Injury Law Blog 

A general discussion of Personal Injury Law and legal topics geared towards the State of California.
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By Norman Gregory Fernandez
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Where My Law Firm Handles Personal Injury Cases In California.
Posted on April 09, 2008My firm handles personal injury cases in the following cities and counties thoughout California. Southern California, Central California, Northern California, 29 Palms, Adelanto, Agoura Hills. Alameda, Albany, Alhambra, Aliso Viejo, Alturas, Amador City, American Canyon, Anaheim, Anderson, Angels Camp, Antioch, Apple Valley, Arcadia, Arcata, Arroyo Grande, Artesia, Arvin, Atascadero, Atherton, Atwater, Auburn, Avalon, Avenal, Azusa, Bakersfield, [...
A Carpinteria woman suffered major injuries when her car went down an embankment.
Posted on April 09, 2008CARPINTERIA, California The CHP says a Volkswagen Jetta driven Penelope Ayala, by crashed on the off ramp to Sheffield Drive from the northbound Highway 101 in Summerland at about 1:45 p.m., April 7, 2008. CHP Officers stated that the car swerved from side to side, ran off the roadway, and fell 30 feet, landing on its roof...
Los Angeles Police Department Patrol Car Collides with Vehicle; 2 Injured
Posted on April 07, 2008Granada Hills, California An Los Angeles Police Department Patrol patrol car collided with another vehicle on the 118 freeway in Granada Hills today and overturned, injuring two police officers, authorities said. The crash, which left the patrol car on its roof, occurred on the Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway at Zelzah Avenue about 2:15 a...
Sorry for the Problems; We are Now Back Up!
Posted on April 07, 2008The California Personal Injury Law Blog was down for some time as you all know. After software upgrades in the server that hosts the Blog, the software that runs the California Personal Injury Law Blog crashed because of compatibility problems with the software in the server...
Types of Personal Injury Cases We Handle In California.
Posted on April 07, 2008My law firm handles most types of personal injury cases throughout the State of California. We have offices in Southern California and Northern California, and can come to you to sign you up for most personal injury cases, so that you do not have to waste gas driving to our office...
The ?Injury? Part of a Personal Injury Claim; What is It?
Posted on February 19, 2008I get calls from many persons who have been in a car, motorcycle, or other type of motor vehicle accident, who are not injured at all in the accident! I wonder to myself; what part of personal injury claim did they not understand. Personal Injury Lawyers such as me exist to represent persons who are injured due [...
Injured due to the Negligence of Another? Call a Lawyer!
Posted on January 18, 2008Folks this is not rocket science. Lately I received many calls from people in California that have suffered a personal injury due to the negligence of another. Rather than calling me right away, these individuals chose to either try to deal with the defendants themselves, or they tried to deal with the defendant?s insurance company [...
Cities and Counties in California Where I handle Car, Motorcycle, Truck, and Other Accident Cases, and other Personal Injury Matters.
Posted on December 31, 2007Well this is my last article for the year 2007. It has been one heck of a year. I was thinking about this past year and thinking to myself wow, what a year. I have written many articles in the past year, and I have done many vehicle accident and other personal injury cases over [...
I Wish to Send You and Yours Happy Holidays for the Year 2007.
Posted on December 23, 2007On behalf of myself, my family, and the California Personal Injury Law Blog , I would like to thank you all for a great year. Furthermore, I am wishing you all a Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year. This is the time of year that we all get together with friends and family [...
When you hear Tort Reform, What you are really hearing is the call To Take Away Your Legal Rights and Remedies!
Posted on December 21, 2007California Personal Injury Lawyer Norman Gregory Fernandez discusses Tort Reform
The California Personal Injury Law Blog has added a News Section.
Posted on December 20, 2007News is officially added to the California Personal Injury Law Blog!
How Much Money is Your Personal Injury Case Worth?
Posted on December 16, 2007As a personal Injury Lawyer the number one question I get from every prospective or existing client is; how much money will I get for my personal injury case? The actual answer to the question is that no personal injury lawyer can honestly tell you the answer to the question unless they have E...
California is Cracking Down on Uninsured Motorist! How Being Uninsured Hurts your Personal Injury Case.
Posted on December 04, 2007Big brother is not playing games anymore. The State of California has implemented a system whereby as of October 1, 2006, the DMV begin a systematic review of the 22.4 million private cars, light trucks and motorcycles registered in the state. If your motorcycle, car, truck or other motor vehicle is found to be uninsured you will [...
Car, Motorcycle, Truck, and other Motor Vehicle Cases in California; The Burden of Proof.
Posted on December 03, 2007I get many calls from many victims of Car, Motorcycle, Truck, and other Motor Vehicle accidents. The vast majority of drivers in California will eventually get into some kind of motor vehicle accident in their lifetime, whether it be a small fender bender or a major accident...
Happy Thanksgiving from the California Personal Injury Law Blog
Posted on November 22, 2007Well it is that time of year again; the holiday season. Thanksgiving is a time to get together with your family and friends to share a traditional Thanksgiving Turkey feast, and to give thanks for all that this great nation has given us. I would like to wish all of the readers of the California Personal [...
California Minimum Insurance Requirements.
Posted on August 14, 2007Pursuant to California State Law, (Proposition 213) you must have minimum liability insurance coverage of $10,000 Property Damage, $15,000 bodily injury per person, and $30,000 per incident while you are driving on California Roads. If you do not have minimum liability insurance coverage, you will NOT BE ENTITLED TO GENERAL DAMAGES (pain & suffering, emotional distress, [...
Car, Motorcycle, and Other Motor Vehicle Insurance; Comprehensive and Collision Coverage
Posted on July 25, 2007Comprehensive and Collision coverage on your car, motorcycle, or other motor vehicle will cover the damage to your car, motorcycle, or other motor vehicle if you are in an accident that is your fault up to the “Fair Market Value,” of your vehicle...
A call for Legislation to Protect Passengers of Mass Transit! The discrimination must End.
Posted on July 21, 2007I have done many cases against various governmental operators of Mass Transit systems, and I have currently have cases going right now. Problem #1; no buses or trains that I know of, have seatbelts to protect passengers who are riding in them. Airplanes do have such safety devices...
Another Big Insurance Company Scam Revealed; Check your Policy!
Posted on July 18, 2007You are an average driver a great driver, or even a not so great of a driver, you purchase car, motorcycle, or other motor vehicle insurance to cover your car, motorcycle, or other motor vehicle in case you are in an accident; you buy uninsured motorist coverage to cover you in case you are hit [...
When a Personal Injury Exacerbates a Pre-Existing Medical Condition; The ?Egg Shell Skull? Theory.
Posted on July 17, 2007Many people live their lives with pre-existing medical conditions such as: Bad knees; degenerative conditions in the back, previous broken bones that have healed, etc. Are you entitled to recover for damages in a personal injury accident when a pre-existing medical condition is exacerbated? Yes! The Egg Shell Skull Theory The Egg Shell Skull Theory goes something like [...
You may have a Black Box Data Recorder in your Car and Not Even Know it.
Posted on July 16, 2007I am sure that many of you have heard the term ?Black Box? data recorders which are usually associated with airplanes and airplane accidents. Did you know that many manufacturers are now installing Black Box Data Recorders in Cars? probably not. Black Box data recorders have been put into cars for years now and nobody knows [...
Don?t be a Fool; If you have are involved in a Car, Motorcycle, or Other Motor Vehicle Accident, Call a Personal Injury Lawyer As Soon As Possible!
Posted on July 15, 2007I cannot tell you how sick it makes me feel when someone calls me after they have been in a car, motorcycle, or other motor vehicle accident, after they have already allowed themselves to be screwed out of the money that they are entitled to by a savvy insurance company adjuster...
You just had a Car, Motorcycle or other Motor Vehicle Accident; Now What?
Posted on July 14, 2007The statistics are amazing. 9 out every 10 persons who drive a car will eventually be involved in a car accident in their lifetimes. 3 out of every 9 persons will be in a car, motorcycle or other motor vehicle accident that involves alcohol. You can see an article about what to do if you are [...
The Dirty Little Secret that the Insurance Companies Don?t Want You to Know!
Posted on July 13, 2007Most of us are good citizens and purchase liability insurance to cover us in case we cause an accident. Some people purchase minimum liability coverage and some people purchase more. When you buy this insurance you are doing it to not only comply with the law, but to protect you and your assets in case you [...
DOG BITE CASES IN CALIFORNIA; YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR PUP!
Posted on July 12, 2007There is no doubt that Americans love their pets. Human beings and dogs have been living together for tens of thousands of years. There is a saying that “a dog he is a man’s best friend.” I am myself have three dogs; two Siberian Huskies, and a good old-fashioned American Mutt that I rescued from a [...
YOU BETTER CHECK OUT THE PERSON THAT YOU LOAN YOUR CAR TO; YOU COULD BE HELD LEGALLY LIABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS.
Posted on July 11, 2007The tort of negligent entrustment in simple language means that you were negligent by allowing a person or persons to use your property such as a car, motorcycle, etc. Negligence is a legal term of art. It would be very difficult to explain negligence to a non-attorney...
PRODUCTS LIABILITY IN CALIFORNIA; WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW.
Posted on July 10, 2007You may have heard the term products liability in newspapers, political speeches, or from your friends. In a nutshell, the term products liability is a legal term of art used to describe legal causes of action against manufacturers of products, and/or anyone in the chain of distribution, that sell a product which has a; manufacturing [...
FALSE IMPRISONMENT IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA; IT IS MORE THAN YOU MAY THINK!
Posted on July 09, 2007Most often when people think about false imprisonment, they think about people being falsely arrested by the police. Most people don?t know that non-police officers can be liable for false imprisonment under many different circumstances. The purpose of this article is to give a brief synopsis of the civil tort of false imprisonment in the state [...
The Anatomy of a Slip and Fall / Trip and Fall Case in Plain Language!
Posted on July 08, 2007A slip and fall, and or trip and fall case is pretty much self explanatory. The case arises from a person slipping and/or tripping and falling, and sustaining injuries as a result. However, there are special circumstances involved in these types of cases which would give rise to you actually being able to pursue a legal [...
Car, Motorcycle, and Other Motor Vehicle Accident Insurance; Rental Car Coverage.
Posted on July 07, 2007This type of car, motorcycle, and other motor vehicle insurance coverage will pay you a certain amount of money per day to procure a rental car in case you are in an accident. Check with your insurance company to ensure that you will be covered either when you are at fault, or the other person is [...
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