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In California civil claims, the Traffic Collision Report (also called CHP Form 555) serves as a preliminary piece of evidence, but it does not have the final say on who pays for the damage. Most people assume that once the police write it down, it is written in stone. You receive the report weeks after […]

Merging onto a California freeway is one of the most statistically dangerous maneuvers a driver performs. You are attempting to fit a moving object into a narrow gap between other moving objects, all while traveling at 65 miles per hour or more. When a collision occurs during this delicate dance, the immediate assumption by police,

A contingency fee is a specific type of legal contract where the attorney’s payment is entirely dependent on securing a financial recovery for you. Unlike family law or criminal defense attorneys who charge hourly retainers, personal injury attorneys in California operate on a performance basis: if there is no recovery, there is no attorney fee.

If an uninsured driver hits you in California, you’ll probably need to file a claim with your own insurance company instead of going after the other driver. This surprises a lot of people. It feels like the person who hit you should have to pay, but the legal system usually works differently. Many drivers think that if

A personal injury settlement is not a single check that goes entirely into your bank account; it is a pool of funds that must be divided among three parties: you, your attorney, and your medical providers. In California, medical providers and health insurance companies hold a legal right—known as a lien or subrogation interest—to be

In California, being partially or even mostly at fault for an accident does not disqualify you from receiving financial compensation. Unlike many other states that bar recovery if you are 50% or 51% to blame, California law allows you to pursue a claim for damages even if you are 99% responsible for the incident. The