San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Blog

You Won’t Believe This Girl’s Adorable Reaction

This little girl was surprised to see her favorite stuffed animal replaced by a real live puppy. Are you getting someone you love something special for the holidays?

Did Poor Road Maintenance Cause This San Diego Bicycle Accident?

The San Diego city government has recently paid a high price for poor road maintenance. Back in 2014, a local cyclist was seriously injured after she hit a pothole in a La Jolla bike lane. She soon filed a lawsuit against the city, arguing that the leadership had been negligent in regularly repairing roads. Now, almost two years later, the city council is finalizing its $235,000 legal settlement to the victim. Is Poor Road Maintenance a Problem in San Diego? Part of the lawsuit rested on the argument that the city had done more than just neglect to fix a single pothole. The city had known about road hazards for some time, but still did little to resolve the problems. According to the woman’s lawyer, many residents had already complained about damages on the street. The city attempted to make temporary fixes, but these did not seem to address the…
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Is it Dangerous for Cyclists to Wear Headphones?

After experts say headphones might have contributed to a woman’s death, there is a renewed conversation about whether it is dangerous for cyclists to wear earphones while riding. The woman lived in East Yorkshire, in the UK, far from California, but her tragic death has cycling publications everywhere discussing the dangers of distracted riding. The woman was riding in a roundabout in the city when she noticed a truck heading towards her. It’s unclear what happened from there, but authorities think she was shocked by the truck and might have jumped. This might have caused her to fall off her bike. Authorities who examined the case determined that the driver was not to blame for the bicycle accident. They noted that her iPhone headphones and lack of a helmet could have been major contributors. It’s possible that the headphones distracted her from her surroundings, and that a helmet could have…
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