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California Personal Injury Law Blog

A general discussion of Personal Injury Law and legal topics geared towards the State of California.
By Norman Gregory Fernandez

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Last Entry: January 07, 2013 at 15:10:27

The Law Offices of Norman Gregory Fernandez & Associates has a new name

Posted on January 07, 2013
I am pleased to announce that my law firm, The Law Offices of Norman Gregory Fernandez & Associates, of Chatsworth, CA, and The Law Offices of Lawrence A. Moy of Norwalk, CA is merging into a new law firm called The Moy & Fernandez Law Group, effective February 1, 2013...

Big Rig Trucks and almost 20 cars in a massive freeway accident on Interstate 14, the Antelope Valley Freeway

Posted on June 27, 2012
SANTA CLARITA ? California A big-rig truck as well as nearly twenty cars collided Tuesday on a freeway in the mountains north of Los Angeles, causing at least 17 people to be injured, including two critically, authorities said. Television news footage showed more than a half-dozen cars, pickup trucks and SUVs crumpled together, and stacked...

BEWARE; You take your life in your hands at most California Indian Casinos

Posted on May 20, 2012
As a California Personal Injury Lawyer I feel I have a duty to inform all about California consumers lack of any real legal remedy if you suffer a Personal Injury at anyone of California?s numerous Indian Casinos. If you have been the victim of a Personal Injury, or if you suffer a Slip and fall...

An Epidemic of Stupidity

Posted on May 10, 2012
I have noticed a marked increase of persons contacting me to get advice on how they can represent themselves in their own personal injury case. Some of these winners get on websites that allow consumers to ask questions of attorneys, then they go and try to handle cases on their own without an attorney...

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Introducing our new California Accident App

Posted on May 08, 2012
The Law Offices of Norman Gregory Fernandez & Associates is proud to introduce our new California Accident App ? for the iPhone, iPod, and iPad, and for Android Phones Tablets, and devices. Best of all it is FREE for all users worldwide. Our California Accident App? is available on Apple iTunes by clicking here, and...

Make Sure you Notify the Department of Motor Vehicles if You Sell or Give Away your Car, Motorcycle, or other Motor Vehicle or You could Los Big Time

Posted on April 25, 2012
A common issue that is brought to my attention over and over again to such an extent that it is almost routine is the following scenario; A person sells a car to another person, and that person gets into a car accident, commits a crime, or incurs a massive amount of parking tickets, before the...

The Los Angeles County Court System is About to Make some Huge Cuts.

Posted on April 18, 2012
Los Angeles ? California Press Release from the Los Angeles County Superior Court LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT PRESIDING JUDGE ANNOUNCES COURTROOM CLOSURES The Los Angeles Superior Court today announces plans for the most significant reduction of services in its history...

Questions to inquire about prior to hiring an Attorney or Lawyer

Posted on April 08, 2012
Chatsworth – California April 8, 2012 How can you know you have hired the ideal attorney for your legal matter? Exactly what are your legal rights when it comes to a given situation? Are you protected, guided properly, and will all the things involved in your matter be considered before decisions or actions are undertaken?...

What should you do immediately after a car, truck, or other motor vehicle accident?

Posted on March 18, 2012
Nobody plans on getting into a car, truck, or other motor vehicle accident, so most people are really do not know what to do if they are involved in a vehicle collision. You may have read the DMV handbook, or heard from friends what ought to be done immediately after a crash, but maybe you...

A California Traffic Study finds a Decline in Cell Phone Related Accidents

Posted on March 18, 2012
We have seen a lot of debate about the success of California?s controversial ban on the use of cell phones while driving. However, a new study by a state agency confirms that these particular laws have been accountable for decreasing the amount of accidents caused by the use of cellular phones...

An incident involving Lindsay Lohan hitting a man with her car could threaten her probation

Posted on March 14, 2012
Lindsay Lohan’s probation may very well be threatened by an accusation that she hit a man with her car outside a Hollywood club early Wednesday morning, if the individual files a police report and she is actually found to have fled the scene. The incident occurred shortly before 1 a...

Typical Injuries Resulting from Car and Motor Vehicle Accidents

Posted on March 11, 2012
Motor vehicle accident injuries affect differing parts of the body. Head, neck and back injuries are certainly the most frequent, but motor vehicle collisions also frequently affect internal organs, and upper and lower limbs. The following are among the most common injuries, symptoms and treatment for motor vehicle accident injuries: Head & Neck injuries Traumatic...

Toyota and Chrysler announce huge vehicle recalls

Posted on March 10, 2012
Los Angeles – California Toyota Motor Corp. intends to recall almost 700,000 vehicles as a result of a number of safety issues. Chrysler Group also announced a big recall. Toyota said it will recall 495,000 Tacoma trucks from the 2005 to 2009 model years to replace the steering wheel spiral cable assembly...

Lawsuit seeks to block New Los Angeles Police Department Unlicensed Driver Policy

Posted on March 10, 2012
A lawsuit has been filed to try and block a new Los Angele police policy that will let unlicensed drivers, including undocumented immigrants, skirt a mandatory 30-day impound rule after a traffic stop. A group of civil rights attorneys filed the complaint on Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court...

Basic California Motor Vehicle Collision Information.

Posted on March 06, 2012
Vehicle collisions can and most often are traumatic. So much is happening, and you may not understand what you need to do. Save this article on your computer or in your vehicle just in case you find yourself in a vehicle collision. You and Your Passengers Must Wear Seat Belts? Most drivers, no matter how...

Fleeing hit-run driver injures 5 people, 3 seriously in second crash; Maybe it is time to increase penalties.

Posted on February 05, 2012
WOODLAND HILLS, LOS ANGELES ? California A driver fleeing the scene of an accident ended up colliding with two other cars on Ventura Boulevard at Desoto Avenue in Woodland Hills on Saturday. Police said the driver of a red convertible got into an accident on another portion of Ventura Boulevard...

A Woman from Lake Elsinore was Killed in Ortega Highway crash

Posted on November 20, 2011
A female passenger in a pickup truck was killed today and the 18-year-old male driver arrested after their vehicle crashed into a tree on Ortega Highway, near Ronald W. Caspers Wilderness Park, authorities said. The driver, Francisco Jesus Ochoa, of Lake Elsinore, suffered major injuries and was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter at Mission...

Arnold Schwarzenegger injured after accident on ?The Last Stand? set

Posted on November 18, 2011
Arnold Schwarzenegger was injured while recently filming a contemporary Western film in Albuquerque. The former California governor took to Twitter on Thursday to tell his over 2 million followers that he got ?a little banged up? on the set of ?The Last Stand,? in which he plays a small town sheriff who takes on a...

Woman Suffers Major Injuries in I-10 Crash into a Construction Crane

Posted on November 16, 2011
Cathedral City – California A woman was seriously hurt when her car crashed into a crane on the eastbound Interstate 10 Tuesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash near Date Palm Drive in Cathedral City caused traffic delays on the freeway...

Infant Ejected in Rollover Crash

Posted on November 15, 2011
PHELAN - California A 6-month-old infant who was not strapped into a car seat was thrown from a vehicle Monday morning during a rollover crash, California Highway Patrol officials said. The baby was transported to Loma Linda University Medical Center...

5 People are dead so far in Los Angeles County So Far During Labor Day Weekend

Posted on September 04, 2011
A fiery crash on the 110 Freeway and several other traffic accidents have claimed the lives of five people on Los Angeles County streets and highways so far over the Labor Day weekend, authorities said. A motorcyclist was killed Sunday in a crash on Topanga Canyon Boulevard near the Pacific Coast Highway about 2:30 p...

Horrendous Pomona Car Crash Leaves Two Dead

Posted on August 04, 2011
Two people were killed this Monday in Pomona, California when the unlicensed driver of a stolen car slammed into a Nissan Maxima at high speed early Monday, slicing the Nissan in half in a burst of flames. According to preliminary reports, the Nissan was attempting to pull into a fast food lot when it was...

Passenger of Drunk Driver Killed in Anaheim

Posted on July 18, 2011
ANAHEIM ? A passenger in a vehicle driven by a woman who was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving died at a hospital early Sunday morning after the pickup they were in hit a car, went onto a dirt embankment and overturned “several” times, California Highway Patrol officials said...

Four People were killed in crash on 101 this morning near Ventura

Posted on June 25, 2011
Ventura – California Four people were killed this morning when their truck left Highway 101 near Mussel Shoals and struck a tree. The accident was reported shortly before 3:30 a.m. just north of Mussel Shoals, according to the California Highway Patrol, which is still investigating the crash...

11 People Injured in collision involving MTA Bus, and Car in Los Angeles

Posted on June 16, 2011
LOS ANGELES ? California A Los Angeles fire spokesman say 11 people, including a pregnant woman, were hurt when a Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus and car collided in the Jefferson Park area of Los Angeles. Fire spokesman David Ortiz says a 30-year-old woman in the car was critically injured in the crash that occurred shortly...

Man dies in Angeles Crest crash; Excessive Speed, Alcohol Likely to Blame for Wreck

Posted on June 12, 2011
A driver heading toward La Cañada on Angeles Crest Highway was killed at about 3 a.m. Friday when he lost control of his car, careened into an embankment and collided with a tree, officials said. The fatal wreck came just a week after state transportation officials reopened the winding 7-mile stretch of highway between La...

Bicyclist Killed by a Hit and Run Driver at the University of California Santa Cruz

Posted on June 09, 2011
Zachary Parke, 25, of Santa Cruz, was found dead on the University of California at Santa Cruz campus on Wednesday after he was killed in a by a hit and run driver. His body was found near Heller Drive on Empire Grade Road, which is a primary route for students entering and leaving the campus...

Two dead, one missing in Highway 70 crash west of Plumas/Butte County Line

Posted on June 06, 2011
The search will resume today for a 16-year-old passenger in a car that slid off Highway 70 that was missing after the horrible car accident, sparking a dramatic swift water rescue, the California Highway Patrol said Saturday night. Two people died in the fury crash that happened just west of the Plumas/Butte County line at...

A 37 Year Old Women Passenger Killed on I-5

Posted on June 02, 2011
A 37-year-old Montebello woman was killed Monday in a one-vehicle crash on southbound Interstate 5 near Los Banos, the California Highway Patrol reported. The woman was identified by the Merced County coroner’s office as Josephine Rendon. Rendon was a passenger in a 2004 Ford F-250 pickup that was traveling about 60 mph south of Highway...

Brake Failure Suspected In Fairfield California Bus Crash

Posted on May 25, 2011
FAIRFIELD ? California The California Highway Patrol is investigating brake failure Tuesday, as the possible cause of a bus crash on Interstate Highway 80 near Fairfield on Monday afternoon. The United Coach Tours bus had 49 people aboard when it drove off of the westbound I-80 freeway, and into a fence around 4:30 p...

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