• Home
  • Offices
  • About Us
    • Our Firm
    • Client Testimonials
    • Extraordinary Successes
    • Legal Guides
    • Legal Definitions
    • Press Center
    • Referrals
    • Scholarship
    • Staff
  • Attorneys
  • Cases
    • Car, Bike & Motorcycle Crashes
    • Civil Rights Attorney Near me
    • Elder Abuse & Neglect Attorney
    • Employment Lawyer San Francisco
    • San Francisco Personal Injury Attorney | Dolan Law Firm, PC
    • Uber Accidents & Lyft Crashes
    • California Fire Law
  • Blog
  • COVID-19 Guide
  • Espanol
  • Contact Us
Free Case Review415-421-2800

April

Home
/
2013
/
April

Car slams into San Jose home, injuring 5

caraccidentparamedics2.jpg

CBS San Francisco reports that at least five people were injured after a pair of high school students decided to drag race BMWs down a residential street in San Jose.

Authorities say that the two high school students lost control of their BMWs and one of the cars ended up “fully inside” of a house near the intersection of Gregg Drive and Leigh Avenue, near Leigh High School.

read more

Three injured when big rig crashes into MUNI train

caraccidentmedics3.jpg

Three people were injured earlier this week when big rig crashed into a MUNI train. Authorities say that the accident happened around 6 p.m. on Sunday when a truck made an illegal turn and hit a light rail car.

The truck was reportedly making a prohibited U-turn on the corner of Burke Avenue and Third Street. Three of the train passengers received minor injuries that did not require hospitalization. Regular train service was interrupted for about three hours after the crash.

read more

Insurance Law Hits Innocent Drivers

This week’s question comes from Zach L from the Castro; ” I was recently hit by a car that ran a red light on Mission Street at the intersection of 19th St. I just bought the car that I was driving two days earlier and I had yet to purchase insurance. I broke my arm. The police found that the other guy was a fault and although I didn’t do anything wrong I’ve been told that I can’t recover for my pain and suffering because I didn’t have insurance on the car at the time that I was hit. Is this true? This doesn’t seem fair.
read more

Don’t Be Overcharged on Your Rental Deposit

Before beginning this week’s column I want to thank the many readers who sent me get well wishes via the Internet as well as through personal notes. It is very heartwarming to me to not only know that people read this column but to think that they would take the time out of their day to wish me a speedy recovery. This includes my former neighbors in Forest Hill the Vukasin family, Vlaho, Yvonne, Michael and Peter.

I continue to convalesce though now I am out of the hospital, back home with my family, and returning to work well in a wheelchair. I thank God that my injuries are not more severe because, as a trial lawyer, I have the unfortunate experience of sitting across the table from people who have suffered even worse life altering, or life ending experiences.

My own collision and injuries deepen my passion and conviction to help those who find themselves in the situation through no fault of their own.I’m learning a lot about disability access, things you don’t think about until you are confinement in a wheelchair and have to make your way about in a world designed for those who walk. You can bet that some of my upcoming columns will address issues relating to disability rights. As I learn more I will share with each of you so that we can all understand our rights and responsibilities.

read more

San Francisco Police Investigating Tenderloin District Car Accident

caraccident1.jpg

Police officers from San Francisco are investigating a Tenderloin neighborhood car accident which left two children injured last Sunday. Authorities say that the crash happened around 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of Ellis and Larkin Streets.

read more

Mother may have “failure to diagnose” claim against Hayward hospital

caraccidentparamedics7.jpg

In our last post we discussed a San Leandro car accident that caused a 2-year-old to sustain a broken neck. The crash happened because the toddler’s mother was forced to stop on the highway when the driver in front of her started doing Sideshow tricks.

read more

Landlord Must Prove Deposit Deductions

Return of a tenant’s security deposit is covered by Civil Code section 1950.5. The security deposit is the property of the tenant, and sums can only be withheld for items described under 1950.5. These items include: 1) to remedy a tenant’s unpaid rent, 2) to repair damage, 3) to clean the unit, and 4) to restore, replace or return personal property. The deposit cannot be used to repair damages for “ordinary wear and tear” that occurred during the tenant’s term, or to repair any damage that pre-existed the tenancy.
read more

Toddler suffers broken neck in Interstate 880 crash

A San Leandro toddler is recovering from a broken neck after an I-880 Sideshow went awry last month. CBS San Francisco reports that the toddler was injured on March 20th around 10 p.m. in a rear-end car accident that happened after a Sideshow crash created significant traffic.

read more

AT&T says adults text while driving more than teens

textingwhiledriving.jpg

A recent study by phone carrier AT&T has found that adults text behind the wheel more than teens. The company surveyed over 1,000 adults and about half of adults admitted to texting behind the wheel. Texting while driving is illegal in California and 38 other states.

read more

San Francisco teacher killed in pedestrian accident

funeral.jpg

Last week we posted about a serious pedestrian accident involving a woman who was walking with her husband in the West Portal neighborhood. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the woman has died of her injuries.

read more

Categories

  • Bicycle Accidents (117)
  • Brain Injuries (12)
  • Bus Accidents (24)
  • Car Accidents (215)
  • Case News (15)
  • Civil Rights (99)
  • COVID-19 (46)
  • Dog Bite (2)
  • Elder Abuse (18)
  • Employment Law (105)
  • Fire & Burn Injuries (16)
  • Firm News (106)
  • Free Speech (18)
  • LGBT (12)
  • Motorcycle Accidents (140)
  • MUNI (18)
  • Pedestrian Accidents (129)
  • Personal Injury (114)
  • Police Misconduct (9)
  • Policy (7)
  • Premises Liability (31)
  • Privacy (38)
  • Product Liability (28)
  • Professional Misconduct (17)
  • San Francisco Examiner (20)
  • Self Driving Car (6)
  • Special Needs Students (6)
  • Taxi Cab Crash (4)
  • Tenant/Renter Rights (7)
  • Truck Accidents (19)
  • Uber/Lyft Accidents (25)
  • Uncategorized (19)
  • Whistleblower Law (10)
  • Wrongful Death (21)

Recent Posts

  • Eye Drops Causing Blindness Recalled By FDA
  • San Francisco Fire Department Concerned About Street Barriers
  • Cars Crash into Convenient Stores, Too Often.
  • Honoring Annie Virginia Stephens Coker and Martha Malone Louis
  • Supporting Charles Houston Bar Association
Subscribe To This Blog's Feed
FindLaw Network
Please, enter #hashtag.

  • Click To Call Us
  • Email Us
  • Our Offices
  • About Us

San Francisco 415-421-2800

Oakland 510-486-2800

Los Angeles213-347-3529

Toll-Free 800-339-0352

Dolan Shield

Dolan Law Firm PC
1438 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

415-421-2800
San Francisco Law Office Map

Dolan Law Firm PC
1498 Alice Street
Oakland, CA 94612
510-486-2800
Oakland Law Office Map

Dolan Law Firm PC
145 S. Spring Street, Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-347-3529
Los Angeles Law Office Map

Dolan Law Firm PC
2614 Artesia Blvd
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
310-504-0915
Redondo Beach Law Office Map

Oakland 510-486-2800

Dolan Shield

Dolan Law Firm PC
1498 Alice Street
Oakland, CA 94612
510-486-2800

Oakland Law Office Map

San Francisco 415-421-2800

Dolan Shield

Dolan Law Firm PC
1438 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

415-421-2800

San Francisco Law Office Map

© 2017 by Dolan Law Firm PC. All rights reserved. Blog | Legal Guides | Disclaimer | Privacy | Site Map