Whenever someone is injured or killed in a preventable motor vehicle accident, it is a tragedy. But often some good can come of a tragedy if it is used as a learning opportunity to prevent similar costly mishaps in the future. One example of this is a San Francisco motorcyclist and his colleagues who have…
A California jury recently awarded $240,830 to a woman who was injured while on a bus. The bus was operated by Arcadia of Hollywood Adult Day Health Center. Plaintiff Genia Olshansky claimed that the back of her leg was turn off by an object protruding from a back step of the bus. Olshansky suffered permanent…
Walkup partners Doris Cheng and Matthew Davis resolved a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Hayward and members of the Hayward Police Department on behalf of the family of an elderly man who was mauled by a police dog. The lawsuit alleged that the police officer violated the man’s rights by allowing the…
The number of fatal MUNI accidents has remained consistent for two years, according to a recent report by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA). Fatal bus and rail accidents peaked in 2007-2008, but have remained relatively unchanged since then. San Francisco’s Municipal Railway is part of the nation’s seventh-largest transit system. MUNI connects commuters…
A Ventura County trucking company recently settled the personal injury claims of two car drivers and a police officer for $1.5 million. The plaintiffs in this case alleged that the trucking company was negligent in hiring a truck driver who was unsuitable to control these potentially dangerous vehicles, especially considering the type of cargo handled…
At least 39 people were injured Monday when an Amtrak passenger train collided with a truck while on its way from Oakland to Bakersfield. The train vs. truck accident happened near the farming town of Hanford and was severe enough to derail two of the train’s four cars and its locomotive. Multiple agencies are investigating…
A new study shows that turn signal neglect is a major cause of car accidents in San Francisco and around the country. Researchers from the Society of Automotive Engineers found that improper turn signal use leads more than 2 million car accidents annually, which is double the amount of crashes attributable to distracted driving. “This…
A new transparent approach to medical malpractice claims management pioneered by the University of Michigan Health System was recently adopted by seven major Massachusetts hospitals. The UMHS approach is called the “Michigan Claims Management Model” and has been recognized as an effective way of helping improve patient safety and addressing unanticipated adverse medical outcomes in…
Increasingly, California families are unable to care for their oldest members. There are many instances when nursing home patients are abused or neglected. Injuries that arise out of nursing home abuse include pressure ulcers, malnutrition, infections, falls, dehydration and financial abuse. An experienced nursing home abuse attorney can help California families hold a nursing home…
At a time when many cities across the Bay Area are tightening their budgets, San Francisco spends millions to pay for legal claims against it. Most of these lawsuits are personal injury or property damage claims which many legal experts say are wholly preventable. The majority of the claims filed are against the San Francisco…
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