Suit Charges Student Molested By Employee At School For Developmentally Disabled

One San Jose mother recently experienced a parent’s worst nightmare: Her disabled son told her that he was being molested by a school employee and no one would believe him. The mother pulled her son from the school, but her accusations were ignored by both school administrators and the police until she contacted until she […]

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San Francisco to make safety push after spate of serious crashes

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San Fran Mayor Ed Lee recently announced plans to improve the safety of San Francisco streets after a spate of deadly crashes involving cars, pedestrians and cyclists.

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Lyft car hits pedestrian in San Francisco’s Nob Hill neighborhood

Uber/Lyft Accidents / Dolan Law Firm

A pedestrian in Nob Hill was hit by a Lyft car last week. The accident happened on Friday and is one of many recent accidents involving ride-share services such as Lyft and Uber. A passenger was reportedly in the car when it ran into an elderly woman around 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Venture Beat reports

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Toyota: The Most Recalled Company

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Toyota is one of the world’s leading car companies but it also has the distinction of being the leading car recaller in the U.S. Toyota has issued the most car recalls in four of the past five years. Toyota has issued a major recall of 2012 and 2013 sedans and crossovers last fall. The carmaker

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Report: SoMa Bus That Killed Cyclist Lacked Critical Safety Feature

Pedestrian Accidents / Dolan Law Firm

An elderly San Francisco cyclist was recently run over by a MUNI bus which lacked a critical safety feature designed to prevent such deaths. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the bus which hit and killed 78-year-old Cheng Jin Lai did not have an S-1 Gard, also called a “people catcher,” which is designed to

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Aaron Bialick Asks SFPD to Stop Blaming Pedestrian Accident Victims

Pedestrian Accidents / Dolan Law Firm

SF Streets Blog editor Aaron Bialick recently penned a blog post urging the San Francisco Police Department to stop blaming victims for pedestrian accidents. “According to recent tweets and press statements from SF police, the reason San Franciscans are getting maimed and killed on the streets at an alarming rate has nothing to do with

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Fatal San Francisco Pedestrian Crashes Result in Arrests

Car Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents / Dolan Law Firm

Two pedestrians were killed on San Francisco Streets on New Year’s Eve and the drivers involved in both of those crashes have been arrested. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that at least one of the drivers worked for Uber. The Uber driver was 57-year-old Syed Muzaffar, of Union City. Authorities say that he ran over

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California Public Transportation Accidents on the Rise

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Article provided by The Dolan Law Firm Recently in the news there has been a rash of public transportation accidents that have resulted in severe injuries and even death to passengers. In July, the operator of a MUNI light rail train in San Francisco blacked out at the controls and crashed into another train, injuring

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Report: Asiana Plane Crash Victims Still Suffering

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Many victims of the Asiana Flight 214 plane crash are still suffering emotional trauma months after the crash. The Wall Street Journal reports that many of the victims of the crash have recovered from their physical injuries to discover that the emotional trauma of the plane crash still lingers.

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Pedesterian Safety Advocates Battle SF Fire Department

Pedestrian Accidents / Dolan Law Firm

San Francisco cycling and pedestrian safety advocates are in a large dust-up with the SF Fire Department. The dispute hinges on the Fire Department’s opposition to bulb-outs and other safety improvements designed to protect bikers and pedestrians from cars.

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