If a driver is killed in a crash, should her family be able to recover money damages if the car’s safety systems didn’t work properly to reduce her injuries? State laws dictate whether recovery is allowed when a driver is partially at fault. (In California, recovery is allowed.) However, the failure of critical safety systems […]
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Two Wisc. Teens Died in Cobalt Crash due to GM’s Faulty Ignition Switch
On October 24, 2006, three teens went out to a Wisconsin Walmart in a 2005 Chevy Cobalt. On the way home, they were involved in a horrible crash as a result of a defective GM ignition switch. The Cobalt shut itself off, rendering safety mechanisms, such as protective airbags, completely ineffectual. As USA Today reported, […]
What to Think about When You’re Deciding Whether to Sue after a Crash
Everything about being in a car crash is time-consuming and costly. Injuries must be diagnosed and treated, health care providers must be paid, and property must be fixed. Often, injured people miss work, lose money, and suffer from severe pain as they attempt to recover from the crash. And don’t forget the insurance companies and […]
2017: Mandatory Prison for Sexual Assault of Unconscious Victims
California legislators have passed laws to align the state’s penalties for rape in a way that avoids the national spectacle brought on by the Brock Turner sentencing. The Golden State’s current rape penalty scheme provides leeway to judges to reduce offender sentences when the victim was unconscious or otherwise unable to give legal consent to […]
Cal. Mom Died in Ion because of Defective GM Ignition Switch
It can be difficult to learn about people who are hurt or killed by defective products. But doing so not only honors those people, it helps us understand and relate to why victims and their families deserve compensation. GM’s defective ignition switch has killed many, including a mom from right here in the Golden State. […]
