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New 2027 Rule for California Government Injury Claims: What the AB 2529 Declaration Means

Starting in 2027, AB 2529 requires California government injury claims to include a declaration that their contents are true and correct. What changes on the claim, what stays the same,…

Hit by a Metro Train in California: Wrongful Death Claims After the Pasadena A Line Crash

A Metro A Line train struck and killed a pedestrian near Fillmore Station in Pasadena. How wrongful death claims against a transit agency work in California: public entity rules, dangerous…

Underride Crashes: What the Deadly I-5 Sun Valley Big Rig Collision Shows About Truck Safety

A deadly crash on the 5 Freeway in Sun Valley left a truck partially wedged under the back of a big rig. Why underride crashes are so dangerous, what the…

When a Car Crashes Into Your Home: Injury Rights for Orange County Renters After the Buena Park Crash

A car crashed into a Buena Park apartment. If a vehicle hits your home in Orange County, here is whose insurance pays first, how DUI, UM and MedPay coverage fit,…

Crash Near a Caltrans Lane Closure or Eroding Road in California: Can You Claim Against the State?

Crash Near a Caltrans Lane Closure or Eroding Road in California: Can You Claim Against the State? In plain terms: […]

Traffic Lights Out During a California Power Shutoff: Who Is at Fault in a Crash?

Traffic Lights Out During a California Power Shutoff: Who Is at Fault in a Crash? Every fire season, Southern California […]

San Diego Dangerous Dogs: Few Hearings, No Public Map, and Your Rights After a Bite

San Diego County investigates thousands of dog bites a year but holds few dangerous-dog hearings, and there is no public map of dangerous dogs. How the dangerous-dog process works, and…

South LA Motorcycle Left-Turn Hit-and-Run: What Riders and Families Need Next

A motorcyclist was killed on Avalon Boulevard in South Los Angeles when a left-turning driver struck him and fled. What riders and families can do next: footage, the police report,…

What SB 577 Changes for California Public Entity Injury Claims

SB 577 changes who pays economic damages when a California public entity shares fault. For lawsuits filed on or after January 1, 2027, an entity found 15 percent or less…

SR-14 Santa Clarita Fatal Crash: When the Other Driver Flees, Can the Family and Passengers Recover?

When a driver runs from a fatal crash, families and injured passengers may still recover. Using the October 8 SR-14 crash in Santa Clarita as context, how owner liability, uninsured…

Hurt by a Machine at Work in California? When You Can Sue a Foreign Manufacturer

A published October 2026 California appeals decision held that a Japanese robot maker could not be sued in California over a workplace injury. What personal jurisdiction means for injured workers,…

Can You Sue a California City When Its Tree Falls on You or Your Car?

An Anaheim family’s reported $5.75 million settlement after a city tree fell on a car shows how claims against a California city work: dangerous condition rules, the six-month government claim…

Killed or Hurt on an E-Scooter by a Hit-and-Run Driver in Los Angeles: Who Pays

When a hit-and-run driver strikes an e-scooter rider in Los Angeles, uninsured motorist coverage may help pay. How the physical contact and 24-hour report rules, wrongful death claims, and California…

Signed a Parent’s Nursing Home Papers? What That Means for Your Family’s Right to Sue in California

Signing a parent’s or spouse’s nursing home arbitration agreement as their agent may not give up your own wrongful death claim. What an unpublished October 2026 California appeals decision says,…

When a Lowball Car Crash Verdict Can Be Thrown Out in California

A published October 2026 California appeals decision upheld a new trial after jurors in a car crash case discussed insurance and the other driver’s ability to pay. What jurors may…