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Returning a Student Athlete to Play after a Concussion: A Deadly Risk
Student athletes, particularly those who play contact sports, are always at risk of being injured. About 9 percent of all high school sports injuries involve concussions. In 2009, almost 250,000 children were treated in emergency departments for concussions that occurred during sporting or recreational activities. Since many concussions go unreported, that statistic vastly understates the…
California Statute of Limitations for Personal Injury Claims
What you need to know You may have heard the term, “statute of limitations.” Here the experienced personal injury attorneys at Golden State Lawyers explain the term and what it may mean to you and your injury claim. First, a statute of limitation is the deadline required by law for filing a lawsuit. In California,…
Santa Clara County Probes into Accident-Prone Drivers
Campbell public employees among them Santa Clara County performed an audit in 2009 that identified a small number a drivers whose poor driving records resulted in the most number of accidents. The San Jose Mercury News reported that in 2014, two-thirds of the 65 at-fault accidents were caused by drivers who had at least one…
Representing Bus Accident Victims Throughout the San Francisco Bay Area
We seek full and fair compensation from negligent bus drivers and their companies In 2014, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reported 12,000 bus crashes nationwide and 23,000 people injured as a result. Accidents involving school buses accounted for 40 percent of the accidents, while transit buses accounted for 31 percent of fatal crashes. Investigating…
Santa Clara County Prepares for the Holiday Season
DUI holiday crackdown enforced The holiday season brings family and friends together. However, celebrations can quickly turn into tragedy. Holidays mean more drivers on the road and, unfortunately, more drivers operating vehicles while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the average drunk driver has driven under the…
What You Should Know about Product Recalls
Safety in product design, manufacturing, and packaging should always come first Child safety seats. Automobiles. Tires. Toys. Appliances. The list of potentially harmful products is long and varied. Below the experienced product liability attorneys of Golden State Lawyers share insights on product recalls. What is a recall? A recall is an action a manufacturer takes,…
Thanksgiving Driving in Santa Clara County
Holiday Driving Can be Dangerous Last year AAA estimated that more than 39 million people were going to travel by car 50 or more miles for Thanksgiving. Closer to home, in Santa Clara County, a 66-year-old man driving a motor home along southbound 101 hit a metal guardrail along the side of the road and…
Seatbelts Are California Law
Fatalities occur in car crashes when occupants do not wear their seat belts Recently a man decided to operate a vehicle after attending a birthday celebration where alcohol was being served. Several others got into his Honda Accord and after traveling northbound on Highway 101 near Sunnyvale, veered toward the off The teamp. Unfortunately the…
What You Should Know about Distracted Drivers
California law prohibits texting while driving Eighty percent of vehicle crashes occur because of some type of driver inattention. The number one source of driver distraction is talking or texting on a cell phone. According to the California Office of Traffic Safety, in 2013 more than 36 percent of Californians surveyed thought texting or talking…
Gilroy Trucking Accident Fatal for Victim
An out-of-control tractor-trailer raises questions Recently a big rig in Gilroy, California crashed into several cars on the corner of Ferguson Street and State Route 152 during rush hour. Nine people and a total of eight vehicles were involved. Investigators determined that the truck driver failed to stop at a red light. The tractor-trailer collided…
