Summer is here, and it’s a time when many people start enjoying outdoor activities, festivals and more. This time of year can be scorching hot in California, which is why it’s so important to keep a close eye on your pets and the animals around you. In the summer, you...
Manhattan Beach Personal Injury Law Blog
Parking lot dangers: Tips to protect yourself
If you are like many people, you feel relatively safe when driving through a parking lot, parking garage or similar area. Usually, vehicles are moving slower and there aren’t as many hazards as on the freeway or road. Unfortunately, this feeling of security may cause...
Injured in your rental home? Is your landlord liable?
Renting a house or apartment is expensive, but it also offers several benefits over buying a home. For example, if the air conditioning unit breaks, your landlord must pay for repairs in most situations. In another example, if a water line ruptures and causes flood...
How color can make you safer when you walk or cycle
Do you ever wonder why stop signs are red? What about why school buses are always yellow? Believe it or not, it’s all about safety. Red is so heavily associated with danger in the human psyche (probably because of its correlation with blood), that stop signs all...
Can having auto safety tech reduce your vehicle insurance rates?
It is safe to assume that motor vehicle accidents will never be a thing of the past. Automobile crashes affect many lives in Manhattan Beach, California. They can lead to severe injuries and significant financial hardships that victims must typically deal with...
Pedestrian safety is critical, especially during tourist season
Beaches along the coast of California draw millions of tourists each year. Many of these beach communities, including Manhattan Beach, have considerable pedestrian traffic. Motorists in these areas must ensure they’re taking proper safety precautions so they don’t...
After a dog bite, take action to seek compensation
No matter who you are, you deserve to be able to walk in your neighborhood without being at risk of being bitten. It’s unfair for people not to keep their dogs under control. If they allow them to go off-leash or the dogs are able to escape their fences, then they...
A trip-and-fall accident can result in traumatic brain damage
A trip-and-fall accident can happen to anyone and at any time. You can trip and fall at work, at a friend’s home or while shopping at the grocery store. Wherever it occurs, a trip-and-fall accident can leave you with life-altering injuries. One of these injuries is...
2 injuries that could far exceed what car insurance will pay
A car crash could break your arm or leave you with a big cut on your forehead, or it could cause far more serious injuries. You probably know that the driver who ran the red light is the one at fault and that their insurance will pay for your medical bills. You can go...
How can uninsured people receive care if hurt in a car crash?
Many people in California do not have health insurance. Their employer doesn't offer it, and they can't afford to pay for a policy themselves. Others have coverage but feel they can't afford to use it because the deductible is so high that it would take weeks of...