San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Blog

The Last Word: California State Law on Cell Phone Use On Bicycles

Ever enjoyed a good ride with your headphones in? How about answered a call while riding? Sent a text while cycling? Do you know if any of those things are illegal in your state? A number of states have already begun creating laws and setting heavy fines to prevent distracted cycling. Legal issues aside, distracted riding is extremely dangerous, and while lawmakers in each state acknowledge that a bicycle accident cannot cause near the same amount of damage a distracted driver can, the damage a rider could do to themselves in a single moment while looking at their phone could be catastrophic. The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Stateline blog has released an article that delves into what exactly is being done by various states to end distracted cycling. California’s distracted driving laws actually extend to cyclists as well, meaning it prohibits the use of cell phones while riding a bike. Riders…
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What If an Off-Leash Dog Bites You?

A San Diego resident was walking her son’s dog near Dove Creek Road and Ranch Parkway recently when an off-leash dog charged towards them. The dog attacked both of them, biting the woman on her arm while she screamed for help. “I’m yelling help me, somebody help me,” explained the woman. However, the attacking dog’s owner, who was nearby, did nothing to help. “The dog’s owner never called to her dog’s name,” said the victim. She says that the owner took off. The victim suffered severe bruising and cuts on her arm, but was able to protect her son’s dog from harm. Victims of dog bites are not always so lucky to walk away with cuts and bruises. Dogs can easily cause incredibly serious bodily injury or even kill. San Diego Dog Leash Laws San Diego has a strict leash policy regarding dogs that requires owners to keep their dogs…
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Bonnici Law Group’s Case Asks, “Who Is Responsible When a Dog Bites?”

Bonnici Law Group is currently working with the victim of a vicious dog bite. The attack was so violent that the 21-year-old victim’s nose was literally torn from his face. The culprit, a Labrador retriever recently adopted by the victim’s family, has a history of aggression. Only two weeks prior to this incident, the dog attacked another woman, sending her to the hospital with severe injury to her hand. However, this attack was never mentioned when the San Diego family adopted the dog. The pet adoption organization that had been responsible for the dog allegedly knew about its violent past, but neglected to make potential adopting families aware. “This all could have been avoided by a simple phone call. If any of these defendants had contacted the family and informed them that just a few weeks before, this dog had severely injured someone else, they would have adopted a different…
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