Articles Posted in Auto Insurance

A new proposed ballot initiative backed by Uber is being marketed as a reform designed to “protect” automobile accident victims. But when you look past the label, it becomes clear that this measure does the opposite. It would fundamentally undermine the ability of injured people to find legal representation and hold wrongdoers accountable. As explained…

In recent months and years, e-scooters have been growing in popularity among residents of Rancho Bernardo and throughout Southern California. While e-scooters can serve as a convenient mode of transportation and can be exciting for recreation, e-scooters have also proven to be extremely dangerous. According to a recent study conducted at the University of California,…

Nobody expects to get hurt in a car accident in Vista or elsewhere in Southern California, yet negligent motorists routinely cause serious crashes that result in significant and debilitating injuries. When someone is injured in a collision, they should be able to have the option of filing a third-party claim through the at-fault driver’s insurance…

Car accidents between two or more vehicles have become somewhat commonplace. In San Diego, it is not uncommon to see at least one accident each day on the local news. A somewhat less common, and more confusing, situation occurs when a car hits a home. On September 21, at 2:14 AM, a car slammed into…

According to Sign On San Diego, Friday was one of the worst days for traffic accidents in the San Diego region for a very long time. The rain that the region endured at the end of the workweek resulted in some 340 traffic accidents around the San Diego County region. The worst time for such…

Four people were seriously injured, including a 12-year-old boy, in a head-on collision on State Route 76 near Escondido. The car accident closed the highway for more than an hour, and two helicopters were needed to transport the victims to the hospital. According to reports, a man driving a late model Toyota Camry westbound unexpectedly…

The troubled company AIG has just sold is automobile insurance arm – 21st Century Insurance – to Zurich Financial Services for $2 billion. Zurich will fold the new purchase into its car insurance business Farmers Group. We’ll have to wait and see what does to auto insurance rates, or Farmers current ranking as the 7th…

After a car accident, it’s not uncommon for the victims to call our office months later with complaints about their insurance claim. Usually the complaint is that the insurance adjuster is a jerk, won’t return calls, won’t make an offer, or simply is denying liability altogether. Clients then call us to ask if this is…

The American Association for Justice (AAJ) is out with a research report on the egregious ways insurance companies make money at the expense of consumers. Despite being an industry with trillions (yes, trillion with a “t”) in assets, and billions in profits, insurance companies engage in time-honored tricks of the trade to avoid paying claims.…

When attorneys get phone calls on serious auto accident cases the first thing they think of is insurance coverage. It’s not just that they’re wondering if there is a deep pocket – they are – but they’re primarily wondering if there is much of a pocket there at all. As you probably know, California requires…