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Insurance companies make their profit by minimizing how much they give to clients. They can use many different ways to avoid giving a large payout on clients’ claims. One of these tactics is to ask for a recorded statement in the early stages of your insurance claim. The request for a recorded statement serves one main purpose: to use it against you later to deny your claim or reduce your payment. It is generally in your best interest not to give a recorded statement to an insurance company. 

Driving on a road trip with family and friends is definitely fun. But remember, driving is a privilege. It requires skill, knowledge, and attention to be a safe driver. Research has shown that taking your attention off the road for even a second is enough to cause a potentially serious accident.

Driving during bad weather conditions can be extremely risky. It is important to drive safely, especially during times of inclement weather. In this blog, we discuss some helpful tips that can reduce the risk of an accident.

Despite the many dangers posed by electric vehicles, electric car purchases continue to soar. In this blog, we will discuss the potential dangers of EVs and what you should be aware of.

With school starting and kids back to classes, it is more important than ever to check on your children’s car seats. Don’t think that a short drive is protection from a potentially harmful accident and allow your kids to break or skip seat care all together. Parents should make sure to protect their children by using the proper car seats that provide additional safety measures for any unforeseen circumstances on the road.

Unfortunately, there are many road hazards that are dangerous to motorcycle riders. It is important to keep an eye out for hazards and travel at a safe speed to reduce the risk of an accident.

Have you been injured in an accident? Filing a personal injury lawsuit can be scary as the injury itself. The legal process is intimidating to most people. You must deal with endless paperwork and hard to answer questions from insurance companies, all while dealing with injuries and medical appointments to treat your injuries. If you are deciding whether to get a lawyer, or if you have a case, and if it is something worth pursuing, here is some guidance for you to begin the process.

Summer is here! This means more heat, beach days and outdoor activities. In California, that is almost everyday! With this great California weather comes a great responsibility of driving. As traffic levels are returning to normal since the pandemic, it is more important than ever to practice safe driving in the busy summer months ahead. 

If you have been involved in an accident caused by the negligence or misconduct of another, a personal injury lawyer can make a huge difference in your case. Contact our team for a free consultation!

Motorcycle helmets are essential in reducing the risks of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and other types of injuries, as well as death. When riding, you should always wear a helmet, as it can save your life.

If you have been injured in an accident, seeking medical treatment is essential to your recovery and your personal injury claim. A gap in medical treatment can affect your claim and insurance adjusters will use this as a way to devalue your claim. Therefore, it is important to attend all your follow up appointments.

Bicycling can be a great way to get around and enjoy the outdoors. A huge spike in bicycle sales due to the COVID pandemic gave this form of exercise, pastime, and transportation a new life. With more bicycle riders on the road, it is more important than ever to be vigilant when driving around town. Though it is typically a safe activity, a fun bike ride could turn into a severe injury when both bicyclists and drivers do not pay proper attention on the road.

Don’t forget is this weekend is Daylight Savings Time. On Sunday, March 14th at 2 a.m., Californians will shift their clocks forward one hour. That means everyone loses one hour of sleep. Once they wake, however, drivers will have to be aware that the roads are half as safe as they were when they feel asleep on Saturday night.

It has been announced that Personal Injury Attorney, Payam Y. Poursalimi, has been selected to the 2021 Southern California Super Lawyers List. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.

Whether you are an Uber driver, passenger, driver on the road, or pedestrian, it is important to be aware of the legal and insurance steps involved in a rideshare accident and the steps to take after an accident occurs. Accidents involving Ubers happen almost every hour of every day so it is important to educate yourself on these types of cases.

Motorcycle accidents are far too common and often results in serious injuries. It is wise to understand all of the ways that you can keep yourself and others safe when you are riding a motorcycle. Here are 7 tips to help you ride safely and some tips to help you choose the best attorney for you if you do happen to get involved in a motorcycle accident.

Lane splitting, also commonly referred to as white lining or stripe riding, occurs when a motorcyclist, bicyclist, or the operator of another two-wheeled vehicle drives between lanes of slow-moving cars that are moving in the same direction

Motor vehicle accidents are a major impetus behind traumatic brain injury (TBI) related hospital visits. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), most emergency room stays, hospitalizations, and deaths that can be attributed to TBIs for people ages 15 to 44 involve car crashes.

We are very excited to announce the launch of our newly designed website.After months of hard work and dedication, we are delighted to officially announce the launch of our new website. Our goal with this new site is to make our website faster, more efficient, easier to navigate, and more user-friendly.

When California truck accidents occur, it is often the smaller vehicle (and its inhabitants) that suffers the most. That is bad news for passenger vehicles that engage with larger vehicles such as vans, trucks and semis.Government statistics show that large trucks and buses involved in fatal collisions are again on the upward trend across the nation and in California.

TBI involves a chain of events that determines the severity of the damage. The location and level of damage, and the time-lapse between the injury and the treatment are crucial, regardless of whether the patient loses consciousness. A closed head injury, one of three types of TBI, is often overlooked because there is no bleeding.

Lane splitting may seem like a dangerous maneuver, but it's a legal and common driving practice in many different countries across the globe. But is it legal in the U.S.? It might surprise you to learn that as of 2016, California is the only state in the U.S. in which lane splitting is explicitly legal for motorcyclists. However, even today, there is no conclusive data on whether lane splitting is safe or risky.