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By Norman Gregory Fernandez

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Last Entry: November 18, 2009 at 17:35:46

Hospital misplaced Baby?s Body for Days

Posted on November 18, 2009
Sacramento – California A premature baby, born at 20 weeks, died just two short hours after entering the world. Shortly after; baby Autumn?s body was lost at Kaiser Permanente and was not found for six days, as reported by CBS 13. As the parents of baby Autumn were making the heart wrenching funeral arrangements, representatives of Kaiser alerted the [...

Stroller Company announces major safety recall; Maclaren umbrella strollers pose risk of injuries to children?s fingers

Posted on November 14, 2009
Maclaren is recalling at least 1 million umbrella strollers because of a potential hazard to children’s fingers. A side hinge mechanism poses the risk of cutting or amputating a child’s fingers when the stroller is being opened or closed, the British company said Monday...

Do not Walk or Run into Freeway Lanes; A CHP Warning to Pedestrians

Posted on November 13, 2009
The California Highway Patrol is warning people to stay out of freeway lanes; even if they have spilled or dropped something from their vehicle; after a woman was fatally struck Saturday morning while trying to retrieve a lost box on the Capital City California Freeway...

California Personal Injury Attorney Norman Gregory Fernandez Supports the Consumer Attorneys of California

Posted on November 12, 2009
George Washington once said: Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all. Letter of Instructions to the Captains of the Virginia Regiments [July 29, 1759]. The advocates of consumer rights, viewing the resources of defense firms and corporate defendants, can relate to the trepidation [...

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Have a Great Veterans Day

Posted on November 11, 2009
From California Personal Injury Lawyer Blog, I would like to wish all of our nation?s veterans a happy Veterans Day. Veterans Day is a day to honor all of those of who have served in our nations armed forces. Thank you all veterans of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and the Coast Guard...

There will be Changes on the Oakland Bay Bridge following a Death Plunge by Truck.

Posted on November 10, 2009
Caltrans will add more safety measures and warning signs on the Bay Bridge to try to get drivers to slow down before the new S-curve, where a speeding truck driver lost control early Monday and plunged in his big rig 200 feet to his death on Yerba Buena Island, authorities said...

It is About Time we get Health Care Reform in this Nation; With a Public Option.

Posted on November 03, 2009
Well I try to stay away from topics like this on my Blog because I know for sure that some people because of their politics will get pissed off, and some will not. Some will support what I have to say, some won?t. At the least maybe this will get you thinking! Let me start off [...

What the Heck? San Francisco?s Sanctuary City Policy is an Accident waiting to Happen!

Posted on October 31, 2009
On November 1, 2009, the city of San Francisco in California will implement a new policy that prevents city police officers from automatically impounding cars driven by unlicensed drivers. Unlicensed drivers will now be given 20 minutes to find someone with a valid license to drive their car...

Three killed in another accident on Highway 46 North of Bakersfield, California.

Posted on October 30, 2009
Three people were killed in a head-on crash Wednesday afternoon on Highway 46 north of Bakersfield. Friday, four people were killed in an accident on the same highway. The accident happened at about 2:53 p.m. on Highway 46 just east of Wildwood Road. That?s between Wasco and Interstate 5, not far from Wasco State Prison and [...

Los Osos California couple dies in car accident in Kern County California

Posted on October 28, 2009
A deadly accident in Kern County claims the lives of two Los Osos, California residents. The California Highway Patrol said 62-year-old Shirlene Soto and her husband, 84-year-old Walter Elliott, were among the four people who died in a car crash on Highway 46 east of Highway 33 Friday morning...

Santa Maria Woman Dies in Motorcycle Accident

Posted on October 26, 2009
The California Highway Patrol says 51-year-old Nancy Simmons, of Santa Maria, has died in a motorcycle accident. The CHP says she was a health technician at Santa Maria High School. The accident happened on Northbound Highway 101, near the Santa Maria River Bridge, just after 11:30 a...

Vehicle collides with school bus carrying children in Ontario, California

Posted on October 20, 2009
Ontario – California A school bus carrying about 15 students crashed into a tree after it was hit by a vehicle that ran a stop sign, according to the California Highway Patrol incident log. None of the child passengers were hurt, CHP dispatchers said, but the bus driver was injured...

A Woman and 2 LAPD officers injured in car accident in Los Angeles

Posted on October 18, 2009
Los Angeles – California The crash occurred at the intersection of Venice Boulevard and Glyndon Avenue around 12:20 a.m. All three accident victims were transported to hospitals. “The two officers are still at the hospital being treated for their injuries, but I don’t know their current condition,” Lt...

Woman Crushed to Death by a Bus in a Motorcycle Accident

Posted on October 12, 2009
Tecate, California ? A 42-year-old woman from La Mesa was crushed to death by a bus while riding on the back of a motorcycle on a steep, winding grade just northeast of the Tecate border crossing with Mexico on the California side in Tecate, California...

Bus Driver is convicted in Colusa gambler bus crash; Charter Bus Safety Act, AB636

Posted on October 10, 2009
Driver Quintin Joey Watts faces a maximum of 76 years in prison for his role in the gambler’s special bus crash that killed 11 passengers on their way to Colusa Casino Resort last year. A jury of six men and six women deliberated for three hours Thursday before convicting Watts of 11 counts of gross vehicular [...

Biggest Recall in Toyota History; Stuck Accelerators; Important Info for Toyota and Lexus Owners!

Posted on September 30, 2009
You may have read an article we wrote below about a fatal accident involving a family test driving a lexus and allegations that there may have been a defect that caused the accident. Federal investigators have said of the 102 accidents caused by stuck gas pedals on Toyota vehicles, there are four possible causes involving the [...

CHP Cruiser hits Pickup Truck in Santa Rosa, California; Driver Critically Injured.

Posted on September 27, 2009
Santa Rosa – California A California Highway Patrol cruiser spun out of control and struck a pickup truck, critically injuring the driver, on Highway 12 just east of the Highway 101 interchange in Santa Rosa Saturday night, the CHP said. Officer Blair Hardcastle took evasive action when a motorcycle merged onto the highway from the Maple Street [...

Man killed, Six Injured in Truck Accident outside Salinas, California.

Posted on September 25, 2009
A Salinas Valley farmworker was killed and six other people were sent to hospitals Wednesday when a truck smashed head-on into a car on Alisal Road outside Salinas, California. The California Highway Patrol said the crash happened shortly before 7a.m...

San Diego Band ?A City Serene? involved in a Horrific Bus Accident.

Posted on September 23, 2009
A few days into their first tour, promoting their debut album ?The Art of Deceiving Perception? the San Diego band called “A City Serene” were involved in a horrific bus accident on Interstate 5 in Kern County, south of Bakersfield. Six members of the band were traveling north on I-5, approximately a mile and a half [...

Motorcyclist suffers major injuries in Highway 1 crash in San Luis Obispo

Posted on September 06, 2009
San Luis Obispo – California A 24-year-old San Luis Obispo man riding a motorcycle was taken to Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center this morning with major injuries after colliding with a stopped semi truck on Highway 1, the CHP said. The man, whose name has not yet been released, was riding northbound in the highway’s fast lane [...

Fatal crash continues to raise questions as to whether the Accelerator Stuck. What do you do when a Car Accelerator Sticks?

Posted on September 02, 2009
SAN DIEGO, California - A horrible car crash that killed a California Highway Patrol officer and three of his family members continues to raise questions as investigators try to determine whether their loaner car’s accelerator stuck and what ? if anything ? could have prevented Friday’s tragedy...

1 Bicyclist dead, 2 hurt in horrendous crash in the Angeles National Forest

Posted on July 13, 2009
One local bicyclist was killed and two more injured Saturday when they were hit by an alleged drunken driver on Bouquet Canyon Road in the Angeles National Forest, officials said. “It appears the drunk driver ran into a group of bicyclists that were riding in the canyon,” said Sgt...

Van tried to evade head-on Collision east of Meridian, CA.

Posted on July 07, 2009
The driver of a van carrying 10 unbelted passengers swerved to try and avoid the head-on collision that killed a Yuba City woman, a California Highway Patrol official said Monday. Lorretta Lynn Deniz, 22, of the 400 block of Emerson Avenue, was pronounced dead at the scene of the Saturday night accident on Highway 20 east [...

Oxnard California Driver arrested in Bicyclist?s Death.

Posted on June 29, 2009
MALIBU ? California An Oxnard man was arrested in a hit-and-run accident after his truck allegedly struck and killed a father and injured his son cycling along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. The incident occurred about 1:30 a.m. Sunday. Cyclist Rodrigo ?Rod? Armas, 45, of Kern County, died at the scene, while his 14-year-old son was taken [...

Illegal U Turn By Truck Causes a Fatal Car Accident.

Posted on June 25, 2009
California The Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of the Turlock man killed in Thursday’s accident on Highway 152, while a California Highway Patrol spokeswoman noted how the involved big-rig driver had been making an illegal U-turn as the car with the victims approached at a high rate of speed...

5 French tourists killed, dozens injured in central California tour bus crash

Posted on June 21, 2009
SOLEDAD, CALIFORNIA Luggage and bodies were left strewn around a central California highway after a bus carrying French tourists overturned on an overpass, killing at least five and injuring dozens. Investigators were still trying to determine the cause of the crash Tuesday afternoon that shut down U...

Edison power pole knocked over in Silverado Canyon; Injuries Sustained.

Posted on June 08, 2009
SILVERADO CANYON ? California A traffic collision on Black Star Canyon Road just north of Silverado Canyon Road at 3:07 p.m. Saturday caused an Edison power pole to go down, according to the California Highway Patrol. A truck carrying six people knocked over the pole, injuring multiple people in the vehicle...

Inland Empire California Traffic mishaps have taken a deadly toll.

Posted on June 05, 2009
Inland Empire - California At least six people have perished in a series of accidents in San Bernardino, Devore, Colton and near Hemet. In the worst, a multi-car crash involving a hit-run driver killed three people on Highway 74 west of Hemet. The coroner identified the dead as 11-year-old Zaria Williams of San Jacinto, Cedric Page, 37 [...

Pedestrian hit when truck swerves off road.

Posted on June 03, 2009
VALLEY CENTER , California A 30-year-old man was flown to a local hospital with major injuries after he was hit by a truck that swerved off the road Tuesday morning, authorities said. The incident took place shortly before 10:15 a.m. on Cole Grade Road just south of Cool Valley Road, about five miles north of Valley Center, [...

Off Road Motorcycle, Dirt Bikes, Dune Buggies, Golf Cart, Snowmobiles, and ATV (standard, sport and utility) Insurance and Safety; Some Important Tips.

Posted on June 01, 2009
I was reading a story whereby a 14-year-old girl from Woodacre, California was airlifted to an Oakland hospital Sunday afternoon after a collision between two off-road motorcycles in Novato. The girl suffered head and internal injuries in an undeveloped lot near the junction of highways 101 and 37 and was flown to Oakland Children’s Hospital by [...

The Importance of Keeping Your Liability Insurance Even in Tough Economic Times.

Posted on May 30, 2009
My office has been swamped with accident victims who are not at fault in motorcycle, car, truck and other motor vehicle accidents, yet had no liability insurance at the time of the accident. In California if you drive a motor vehicle such as a car, motorcycle, truck, etc...

Memorial Day 2009; Remember Those Who Have Given Their Lives So That We May Be Free.

Posted on May 25, 2009
Today, Memorial Day, is a holiday wherein we Americans pay tribute to those who what fallen in the service of the United States of America. Today is more than a paid holiday off of work; it is more than a day to drink beer and have a picnic; it is more than a shopping day for [...

Los Angeles County Superior Court to Close one Day Per Month!

Posted on May 23, 2009
The Los Angeles County Superior Court will close one day per month because of budget deficit.

2 Killed In Car Crash On I-5 near Sacramento, California

Posted on May 18, 2009
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Representing Yourself in a California Personal Injury Case is Just Plain Dumb!

Posted on March 12, 2009
Recently I talked to a man who was rear ended in a car accident, and suffered injuries. He received medical treatment which totaled approximately $5,000.00. He stated that the insurance company told him to submit a demand, which he did. He then told me that the insurance company kept telling him to wait just a [...

Suzuki Issues Urgent Recall For GSX-R1000 Motorcycles

Posted on March 10, 2009
Chatsworth, California ? American Suzuki Motor Corporation announced that an extraordinary safety defect in 2005 and 2006 GSX-R1000 model sport bikes has been causing cracking and breakage in the front wheel/fork assembly and behind and below the steering neck of the motorcycle...

Two Car Accident?s Caused By a Possible Drunk Driver

Posted on March 09, 2009
Castaic - California Two traffic accidents involving five vehicles on the Interstate 5 early Saturday morning led to an arrest on suspicion of DUI, the transportation of four people to the hospital and lane closures, said California Highway Patrol Officer Ben Ellis...

Federal Hearing Regarding Chatsworth California Metrolink Disaster Confirms Engineer Warned About Cell Phone Use!

Posted on March 06, 2009
NTSB federal panel hears Connex Railroad testimony about fatal Chatsworth, California Metrolink train crash. Los Angeles, CA The National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB) www.ntsb.gov heard testimony in Washington D.C., on Tuesday, regarding the conduct of the engineer who died while operating the fatal Chatsworth Metrolink commuter train crash...

The Supreme Court strikes Preemption Argument In Drug Company Case.

Posted on March 05, 2009

Man killed in highway crash with big rig Truck.

Posted on March 04, 2009

California Medical Malpractice Cases In a Nutshell.

Posted on March 04, 2009

Man Killed in Pauma Valley Crash.

Posted on February 19, 2009
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA- Authorities sought Wednesday to identify a man killed in a North County traffic accident that left a second motorist seriously injured. The crash on State Route 76 in Pauma Valley occurred shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday, when 55-year-old Edward Cory of Fallbrook lost control of the 2003 Dodge Ram truck he was driving, according [...

California State University Northridge Basketball guard Jenkins in auto accident

Posted on February 18, 2009
Northridge, California- Cal State-Northridge guard Josh Jenkins was involved in a one-car accident on Saturday night. Jenkins, who was a passenger in the vehicle whose driver was killed, is in stable condition but will remain in the hospital for a couple days and will be out of action for an undetermined amount of time...

New Laws for 2009 in the State of California.

Posted on January 30, 2009
Here are some of the new laws which went effect on January 1, 2009: No-text Law Writing, sending, or reading a “text-based communication” while driving will be against the law for all drivers in California. Violating this law is punishable by a base fine of $20 for a first offense and $50 for each subsequent offense...

Car crash kills 4 Pacific Union students on snack run

Posted on November 17, 2008
St. Helena, California- Four students from Pacific Union College near St. Helena died late Saturday when their speeding car slid into an oncoming vehicle. Speaking to hundreds of grieving students at a service Sunday, the college’s president nearly broke down in tears...

Victims in two fatal crashes identified.

Posted on November 17, 2008
Butte County California - Authorities have identified the three people ? including a Marysville man ? who died Thursday in a pair of road accidents in Butte County. Gary Nowlin, 71, of Marysville was killed when his pickup ran off Highway 99 in Chico, a spokeswoman for the Butte County coroner?s office said Friday...

Pedestrian dead after 3 car crash in Woodland Hills, California

Posted on October 19, 2008
WOODLAND HILLS, California - A teenage pedestrian and a driver died, and at least one other person was injured in a collision involving three cars in Woodland Hills on Wednesday. The incident occurred about 5 p.m. in the 20700 block of Ventura Boulevard, near De Soto Avenue, said LAPD spokeswoman Officer Karen Smith...

Bicyclist dies in Sunday crash on Uvas Road in Gilroy, California

Posted on October 08, 2008
A Gilroy bicyclist died Sunday morning after his bike struck a car on Uvas and Little Uvas roads in unincorporated Gilroy, California Highway Patrol officers reported. A CHP press release said Rita Campos, 60, of Morgan Hill, was driving a 1997 Honda eastbound on Little Uvas Road at 9:45 a...

One dead, three injured after truck plows through San Mateo, California grocery store parking lot

Posted on September 23, 2008
San Mateo, California A construction truck barreled down a hill and through a crowded San Mateo parking lot Monday, leaving one person dead and three others injured. The black container truck “apparently had some type of mechanical failure” while driving down 43rd Avenue, a residential street that dead-ends into a parking lot for Mollie Stone¹s grocery, said [...

Ventura, California Woman Impaled During Car Accident Dies

Posted on September 22, 2008
VENTURA, California ? The Ventura County Medical Examiner’s office says a Ventura woman impaled by a metal pole after a dramatic car accident died from her injuries. Armando Chavez, a senior deputy with the Medical Examiner’s office, says Louise Nemerson was rushed to Ventura County Medical Center where she died during surgery on Thursday...

Man Arrested in Fatal Car Crash in La Puente, California

Posted on September 22, 2008
Los Angeles, California A Duarte, California man, 22 years old, is being held after allegedly running a red light and smashing into another car, killing its occupant. A 22-year-old Duarte California man was arrested after allegedly running a red light and broadsiding another car in La Puente, California last night, killing the 61-year-old driver, a California Highway Patrol [...

Metro Bus and Metro Train Collide in Los Angeles, 15 injured so far!

Posted on September 20, 2008
LOS ANGELES, California — A metro train and a bus collided Friday, injuring at least 15 people near downtown Los Angeles, officials said. The crash happened a week after a deadly collision involving a commuter train in a Los Angeles suburb called Chatsworth, California...

Chatsworth California Metrolink train crash kills 25, injures hundreds, and wreaks havoc on my neighborhood.

Posted on September 15, 2008
While driving home on the Ronald Reagan Freeway Friday night to pick up my gal, I observed many helicopters hovering over the area where I live. I decided to turn on KFWB News Radio to find out what was going on. I heard on the news that there had been a horrendous train accident within [...

What Do You Do When Your Motel or Hotel Has Bed Bugs? Don?t the let Bed Bugs Bite!

Posted on July 13, 2008
Imagine you and your spouse have been traveling for many hours on a major interstate highway on your motorcycle or in your car, truck or other motor vehicle. You and your spouse are very tired, sleepy, and decide to get a hotel or motel for the evening...

Happy Independence Day from The California Personal Injury Lawyer Blog!

Posted on July 04, 2008
First off I want to wish everyone a safe and sane Independence Day.Well it is that time of year again; Independence Day, known to others as the 4th of July Holiday. On this day in the year 1776, the founding fathers of the United States of America proclaimed through the Declaration of Independence, a new nation [...

Highway 101 reopened after Big Rig Truck Crash in Redwood City, California

Posted on June 11, 2008
Four people were injured in a crash that closed all but one lane of northbound Highway 101 in Redwood City for about two hours this morning, causing traffic to back up for miles. The accident involved a big-rig and six cars, according to CHP Officer Grace Castillo...

2 Are Killed In A Multi-Car Crash Near Campbell California

Posted on June 10, 2008
CAMPBELL, California ? A motorist crashed into several other vehicles in unincorporated Santa Clara County near Campbell on Monday, killing himself and his passenger and seriously injuring a third person, the California Highway Patrol reported. The accident happened shortly after 1 p...

1 KILLED, 3 INJURED IN SANTEE CALIFORNIA CAR ACCIDENT

Posted on June 08, 2008
SANTEE, CALIFORNIA - One person is dead and three others are injured after a crash that, witnesses say, may have been the result of street racing. The crash happened Saturday morning in Santee at the intersection of Mast Boulevard and Halberns Boulevard...

7-vehicle crash stalls I-680 traffic for hours in Fremont, California

Posted on June 06, 2008
FREMONT, California ? Four people were hurt in a seven-vehicle crash on Interstate 680 early Thursday that involved three big rigs, one of which overturned and forced the closure of multiple lanes for several hours. No one was seriously hurt in the pileup, which authorities say is still under investigation...

California Ban on Use of Cell Phone Without Hand Free Begins January 1, 2008! What You Need to Know about the New Law.

Posted on June 02, 2008
On July 1, after a nearly two-year grace period, a new era begins in California: holding a cell phone to your ear and talking while driving will be illegal unless it is an emergency. In most cases, you will still be able to talk-and-drive, but you will need a hands-free device to do so such as [...

California Ban on Use of Cell Phone Without Hand Free Begins July 1, 2008! What You Need to Know about the New Law.

5 people killed in chain-reaction South Los Angeles, California crash

Posted on May 27, 2008
South Los Angeles, California - A van going through an intersection barreled into a second van that had sped a red light Monday, causing a fiery six-vehicle collision that killed five people and sent several others to the hospital in critical condition...

A 21 Year Old East Bay man has been killed in three-car crash in Berkeley, California

Posted on April 24, 2008
Berkley, California- An Emeryville man died early this morning after he was in a three-car crash on Interstate 80 early, the Alameda County Coroner’s Office said. Eric Fernandez, 21, was involved in a three-car collision on eastbound I-80 near Ashby Avenue around 12:05 a...

California Products Liability Law; ?The Sophisticated User Doctrine;? is now the Law of California.

Posted on April 24, 2008
The California Supreme Court has given additional protections to manufacturers who have been sued for defective products or failure to warn in products liability. Following the lead of other state and federal courts, California courts will now apply the ?sophisticated user? doctrine...

30 Workers Treated After Farm Labor Bus Crash Near Fresno, California

Posted on April 20, 2008
Two days after a farm labor bus carrying 36 workers overturned on Highway 33 south of Mendota, the California Highway Patrol updated the number of people treated for injuries. About 30 people were taken to four hospitals or sought treatment on their own, said Sgt...

Politicizing the Cost of Health Care by Blaming Trial Lawyers; What a Load of Crap!

Posted on April 10, 2008
You have heard President Bush blame trial attorneys for the cost of health care being so high; you have heard a certain political party blame trial attorneys for the cost of health care being so high, and now another article is circulating on the Internet blaming trial attorneys for the cost of health care being [...

Where My Law Firm Handles Personal Injury Cases In California.

Posted on April 09, 2008
My firm handles personal injury cases in the following cities and counties thoughout California. Southern California, Central California, Northern California, 29 Palms, Adelanto, Agoura Hills. Alameda, Albany, Alhambra, Aliso Viejo, Alturas, Amador City, American Canyon, Anaheim, Anderson, Angels Camp, Antioch, Apple Valley, Arcadia, Arcata, Arroyo Grande, Artesia, Arvin, Atascadero, Atherton, Atwater, Auburn, Avalon, Avenal, Azusa, Bakersfield, [...

A Carpinteria woman suffered major injuries when her car went down an embankment.

Posted on April 09, 2008
CARPINTERIA, California The CHP says a Volkswagen Jetta driven Penelope Ayala, by crashed on the off ramp to Sheffield Drive from the northbound Highway 101 in Summerland at about 1:45 p.m., April 7, 2008. CHP Officers stated that the car swerved from side to side, ran off the roadway, and fell 30 feet, landing on its roof...

Los Angeles Police Department Patrol Car Collides with Vehicle; 2 Injured

Posted on April 07, 2008
Granada Hills, California An Los Angeles Police Department Patrol patrol car collided with another vehicle on the 118 freeway in Granada Hills today and overturned, injuring two police officers, authorities said. The crash, which left the patrol car on its roof, occurred on the Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway at Zelzah Avenue about 2:15 a...

Sorry for the Problems; We are Now Back Up!

Posted on April 07, 2008
The California Personal Injury Law Blog was down for some time as you all know. After software upgrades in the server that hosts the Blog, the software that runs the California Personal Injury Law Blog crashed because of compatibility problems with the software in the server...

Types of Personal Injury Cases We Handle In California.

Posted on April 07, 2008
My law firm handles most types of personal injury cases throughout the State of California. We have offices in Southern California and Northern California, and can come to you to sign you up for most personal injury cases, so that you do not have to waste gas driving to our office...

The ?Injury? Part of a Personal Injury Claim; What is It?

Posted on February 19, 2008
I get calls from many persons who have been in a car, motorcycle, or other type of motor vehicle accident, who are not injured at all in the accident! I wonder to myself; what part of personal injury claim did they not understand. Personal Injury Lawyers such as me exist to represent persons who are injured due [...

Injured due to the Negligence of Another? Call a Lawyer!

Posted on January 18, 2008
Folks this is not rocket science. Lately I received many calls from people in California that have suffered a personal injury due to the negligence of another. Rather than calling me right away, these individuals chose to either try to deal with the defendants themselves, or they tried to deal with the defendant?s insurance company [...

Cities and Counties in California Where I handle Car, Motorcycle, Truck, and Other Accident Cases, and other Personal Injury Matters.

Posted on December 31, 2007
Well this is my last article for the year 2007. It has been one heck of a year. I was thinking about this past year and thinking to myself wow, what a year. I have written many articles in the past year, and I have done many vehicle accident and other personal injury cases over [...

I Wish to Send You and Yours Happy Holidays for the Year 2007.

Posted on December 23, 2007
On behalf of myself, my family, and the California Personal Injury Law Blog , I would like to thank you all for a great year. Furthermore, I am wishing you all a Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year. This is the time of year that we all get together with friends and family [...

When you hear Tort Reform, What you are really hearing is the call To Take Away Your Legal Rights and Remedies!

Posted on December 21, 2007
California Personal Injury Lawyer Norman Gregory Fernandez discusses Tort Reform

The California Personal Injury Law Blog has added a News Section.

Posted on December 20, 2007
News is officially added to the California Personal Injury Law Blog!

How Much Money is Your Personal Injury Case Worth?

Posted on December 16, 2007
As a personal Injury Lawyer the number one question I get from every prospective or existing client is; how much money will I get for my personal injury case? The actual answer to the question is that no personal injury lawyer can honestly tell you the answer to the question unless they have E...

California is Cracking Down on Uninsured Motorist! How Being Uninsured Hurts your Personal Injury Case.

Posted on December 04, 2007
Big brother is not playing games anymore. The State of California has implemented a system whereby as of October 1, 2006, the DMV begin a systematic review of the 22.4 million private cars, light trucks and motorcycles registered in the state. If your motorcycle, car, truck or other motor vehicle is found to be uninsured you will [...

Car, Motorcycle, Truck, and other Motor Vehicle Cases in California; The Burden of Proof.

Posted on December 03, 2007
I get many calls from many victims of Car, Motorcycle, Truck, and other Motor Vehicle accidents. The vast majority of drivers in California will eventually get into some kind of motor vehicle accident in their lifetime, whether it be a small fender bender or a major accident...

Happy Thanksgiving from the California Personal Injury Law Blog

Posted on November 22, 2007
Well it is that time of year again; the holiday season. Thanksgiving is a time to get together with your family and friends to share a traditional Thanksgiving Turkey feast, and to give thanks for all that this great nation has given us. I would like to wish all of the readers of the California Personal [...

California Minimum Insurance Requirements.

Posted on August 14, 2007
Pursuant to California State Law, (Proposition 213) you must have minimum liability insurance coverage of $10,000 Property Damage, $15,000 bodily injury per person, and $30,000 per incident while you are driving on California Roads. If you do not have minimum liability insurance coverage, you will NOT BE ENTITLED TO GENERAL DAMAGES (pain & suffering, emotional distress, [...

Car, Motorcycle, and Other Motor Vehicle Insurance; Comprehensive and Collision Coverage

Posted on July 25, 2007
Comprehensive and Collision coverage on your car, motorcycle, or other motor vehicle will cover the damage to your car, motorcycle, or other motor vehicle if you are in an accident that is your fault up to the “Fair Market Value,” of your vehicle...

A call for Legislation to Protect Passengers of Mass Transit! The discrimination must End.

Posted on July 21, 2007
I have done many cases against various governmental operators of Mass Transit systems, and I have currently have cases going right now. Problem #1; no buses or trains that I know of, have seatbelts to protect passengers who are riding in them. Airplanes do have such safety devices...

Another Big Insurance Company Scam Revealed; Check your Policy!

Posted on July 18, 2007
You are an average driver a great driver, or even a not so great of a driver, you purchase car, motorcycle, or other motor vehicle insurance to cover your car, motorcycle, or other motor vehicle in case you are in an accident; you buy uninsured motorist coverage to cover you in case you are hit [...

When a Personal Injury Exacerbates a Pre-Existing Medical Condition; The ?Egg Shell Skull? Theory.

Posted on July 17, 2007
Many people live their lives with pre-existing medical conditions such as: Bad knees; degenerative conditions in the back, previous broken bones that have healed, etc. Are you entitled to recover for damages in a personal injury accident when a pre-existing medical condition is exacerbated? Yes! The Egg Shell Skull Theory The Egg Shell Skull Theory goes something like [...

You may have a Black Box Data Recorder in your Car and Not Even Know it.

Posted on July 16, 2007
I am sure that many of you have heard the term ?Black Box? data recorders which are usually associated with airplanes and airplane accidents. Did you know that many manufacturers are now installing Black Box Data Recorders in Cars? probably not. Black Box data recorders have been put into cars for years now and nobody knows [...

Don?t be a Fool; If you have are involved in a Car, Motorcycle, or Other Motor Vehicle Accident, Call a Personal Injury Lawyer As Soon As Possible!

Posted on July 15, 2007
I cannot tell you how sick it makes me feel when someone calls me after they have been in a car, motorcycle, or other motor vehicle accident, after they have already allowed themselves to be screwed out of the money that they are entitled to by a savvy insurance company adjuster...

You just had a Car, Motorcycle or other Motor Vehicle Accident; Now What?

Posted on July 14, 2007
The statistics are amazing. 9 out every 10 persons who drive a car will eventually be involved in a car accident in their lifetimes. 3 out of every 9 persons will be in a car, motorcycle or other motor vehicle accident that involves alcohol. You can see an article about what to do if you are [...

The Dirty Little Secret that the Insurance Companies Don?t Want You to Know!

Posted on July 13, 2007
Most of us are good citizens and purchase liability insurance to cover us in case we cause an accident. Some people purchase minimum liability coverage and some people purchase more. When you buy this insurance you are doing it to not only comply with the law, but to protect you and your assets in case you [...

DOG BITE CASES IN CALIFORNIA; YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR PUP!

Posted on July 12, 2007
There is no doubt that Americans love their pets. Human beings and dogs have been living together for tens of thousands of years. There is a saying that “a dog he is a man’s best friend.” I am myself have three dogs; two Siberian Huskies, and a good old-fashioned American Mutt that I rescued from a [...

YOU BETTER CHECK OUT THE PERSON THAT YOU LOAN YOUR CAR TO; YOU COULD BE HELD LEGALLY LIABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS.

Posted on July 11, 2007
The tort of negligent entrustment in simple language means that you were negligent by allowing a person or persons to use your property such as a car, motorcycle, etc. Negligence is a legal term of art. It would be very difficult to explain negligence to a non-attorney...

PRODUCTS LIABILITY IN CALIFORNIA; WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW.

Posted on July 10, 2007
You may have heard the term products liability in newspapers, political speeches, or from your friends. In a nutshell, the term products liability is a legal term of art used to describe legal causes of action against manufacturers of products, and/or anyone in the chain of distribution, that sell a product which has a; manufacturing [...

FALSE IMPRISONMENT IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA; IT IS MORE THAN YOU MAY THINK!

Posted on July 09, 2007
Most often when people think about false imprisonment, they think about people being falsely arrested by the police. Most people don?t know that non-police officers can be liable for false imprisonment under many different circumstances. The purpose of this article is to give a brief synopsis of the civil tort of false imprisonment in the state [...

The Anatomy of a Slip and Fall / Trip and Fall Case in Plain Language!

Posted on July 08, 2007
A slip and fall, and or trip and fall case is pretty much self explanatory. The case arises from a person slipping and/or tripping and falling, and sustaining injuries as a result. However, there are special circumstances involved in these types of cases which would give rise to you actually being able to pursue a legal [...

Car, Motorcycle, and Other Motor Vehicle Accident Insurance; Rental Car Coverage.

Posted on July 07, 2007
This type of car, motorcycle, and other motor vehicle insurance coverage will pay you a certain amount of money per day to procure a rental car in case you are in an accident. Check with your insurance company to ensure that you will be covered either when you are at fault, or the other person is [...

WHAT IS A WRONGFUL DEATH CASE IN CALIFORNIA?

Posted on July 06, 2007
A wrongful death case is a case where a person dies due to the intentional or negligent act of another, or entity. The law allows relatives, domestic partners, and persons who depend upon the wrongful death victim for support to sue for wrongful death...

What do I look for in a Motorcycle, Car or other Motor Vehicle Injury Case Before I take it on a Contingency Basis!

Posted on July 06, 2007
As a lawyer, I evaluate many factors before I decide to a take Motorcycle, Car, or other Motor Vehicle injury accident cases on a contingency basis. The absolute first thing I evaluate is LIABILITY. Is the potential client that comes to me at fault or are they the victim? Although I handle cases for victims and [...

Car, Motorcycle, and other Vehicle Insurance / Why You Should Buy Under Insured Coverage!

Posted on July 05, 2007
Under Insured insurance coverage will cover you for the difference between your actual damages, and the at fault persons insurance coverage. In other words, let say you are hit by a person who has minimum insurance coverage, (10k/15k/30k) who is at fault in the accident...

If you Borrow Money to Buy Your Vehicle Then You Need Gap Insurance!

Posted on July 04, 2007
This type of Insurance policy covers the difference between the Fair Market Value of your vehicle, and what you actually owe on the vehicle if your vehicle is totaled in an accident. When you purchase a new or used car, motorcycle, or other vehicle on credit from a dealer, more often than not you are required [...

Civil Assault and Battery in Plain Language

Posted on July 04, 2007
The Tort of Assault and Battery in California.

Car and Motorcycle Insurance: Uninsured Motorist Coverage/Bodily Injury (UM/BI)

Posted on July 04, 2007
Uninsured Motorist Coverage in the State of California