San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Blog

Can Victims of Hit-and-Runs Sue for Their Injuries?

Ventura County was the scene of a truck accident last week, after a driver left his pickup truck on a railroad track and ran for safety. According to police, the driver had attempted to move his very large F-450 pickup truck over the rails, causing it to become stuck. Repeated attempts to move the truck failed, and the driver eventually tried to push the multi-ton vehicle out of the way. Unfortunately, his efforts were not fast enough, and an oncoming passenger train slammed into the abandoned truck, killing one person and injuring dozens of others. The train’s conductor died from his injuries and four people are in critical condition. Police later found and arrested the truck driver on the suspicion of a felony hit-and-run and are now investigating whether drugs or alcohol were involved. An investigation uncovered evidence that the driver had a prior drunk driving conviction and had received…
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Bonnici Law Group – San Diego Bicycle Accident and Injury Attorney

Bonnici Law Group serves the people of San Diego and the surrounding area with his experience litigating personal injury cases and a passion for justice. Bonnici has served as a Committee Chair for the San Diego County Bar Association and has been a long-time member of the American Association for Justice. Every case taken by Bonnici Law Group receives an extensive amount of personal attention to ensure that accident victims get the best possible representation in and out of the courtroom. How Can Bonnici Law Group Help My Case? Bonnici Law Group has spent decades defending individuals who have been injured by accidents due to the negligence of another party. Survivors and their families may have lost loved ones or faced catastrophic injuries in auto accidents, bicycle accidents or on unsafe property and might be unsure of how to pick up the pieces and put their lives back together. We…
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What Are the Medical Costs Associated with Auto Accidents?

Being involved in an auto accident can encumber people with medical costs that may affect them for the rest of their lives. For our post today, we are going to be focusing on spinal cord injuries (SCI), a catastrophic injury common among auto accident survivors. In the United States, it is estimated that of the 12,000 people a year who sustain an SCI, almost half of them were the result of an auto accident. The Medical Costs of an Injury Vary Based on Severity The cost of rehabilitation and the immediate medical costs of an SCI can be in the millions of dollars. One important theme to take away from this post is that the costs of SCIs sustained during an auto accident are likely to vary depending on the severity of an injury. SCIs can paralyze parts of the body or the entire body. Differing severity will require varying…
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