Valet driver kills 1 in San Francisco car wreck
Posted on May 30, 2016 in Car Accidents
A fast-growing nationwide valet parking service was involved in an April San Francisco car accident that cost the life of a woman, according to news reports. Like ride-share companies Lyft and Uber, Luxe uses contract drivers. When crashes like this one happen, it raises legal questions about the ability to hold the company paying the… read more
Bay Area man walking on the shoulder killed by drunk driver
Posted on May 28, 2016 in Pedestrian Accidents
Walking on the shoulder of the road is not ideal, but sometimes it is necessary. Many roads lack sidewalks, making the shoulder the safest option available for getting to your destination on foot. This means walking just a few feet from traffic. All it takes is a few moments of negligence on the part of… read more
FDA warns that antipsychotic may cause compulsive sex, eating
Posted on May 26, 2016 in Pharmaceutical Liability
A drug commonly used to treat mental illness has a frightening side effect, the Food and Drug Administration announced recently. The agency says the drug, Abilify ( aka Aripiprazole ) can cause compulsive behavior, including overeating, gambling and an uncontrollable desire for sex, TIME reports. Abilify is an anti-psychotic used as a mood stabilizer and… read more
Medical study says malpractice is 3rd-highest cause of death
Posted on May 25, 2016 in Medical Malpractice
Think medical malpractice isn’t a serious health crisis in this country? A bold new study from Johns Hopkins Medicine suggests it kills more people in the U.S. each year than just about every major disease. But you would not know it from the death certificates issued by negligent doctors. According to NPR, the Johns Hopkins… read more
Michael Kelly reflects on 40 years practicing law
Posted on May 24, 2016 in Walkup News
Recently, Lawdragon Press interviewed Michael Kelly, our firm’s managing partner. Kelly, who has been practicing personal injury law in his hometown of San Francisco for 40 years, discussed his law school experience, how his practice has changed over the years, and, of course, the San Francisco Giants. Kelly graduated the University of California Hastings College… read more
Mike Kelly keynote speaker at OCCA & IECA annual meeting
Posted on May 23, 2016 in Personal Injury
Mike Kelly was the keynote speaker at the annual meeting of the Orange County Consumer Attorneys (OCCA) and the Inland Empire Consumer Attorneys Association (IECA) which was held at the Omni Las Palmas resort in Palm Springs May 21-23. The event, a continuing legal education program for attorneys specializing in representing plaintiffs in personal injury… read more