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Effect of Seat Belt Laws on Safety

Article: Effect of Seat Belt Laws on Safety

In 2017, seat belts were used by just over nine in ten people across the country, with 96.2 percent of people using seat belts in California.  The increased adoption rate of seat belt usage is estimated to save thousands of drivers and passengers every year.

Going and Coming Rule in Workers' Compensation Claims

Article: Going and Coming Rule in Workers' Compensation Claims

The Going and Coming Rule is a legal concept that dictates whether a workers' compensation claim is available to workers injured during a commute to and from work. 

California Minimum Liability Requirements Among Lowest in the U.S.

Article: California Minimum Liability Requirements Among Lowest in the U.S.

For a state as big and populous as California, it may surprise people to learn that we have one of the weakest minimum liability insurance policy requirements in the country.  Low requirements for minimum coverage puts drivers at risk.

Helping Your Legal Case After a Car Accident

Article: Helping Your Legal Case After a Car Accident

To best help yourself in any potential insurance claim, you will want to collect as much information and evidence as possible.

Prop 213 - Why You Need Liability Car Insurance

Article: Prop 213 - Why You Need Liability Car Insurance

The Personal Responsibility Act of 1996, more commonly known as Proposition 213, was a ballot proposition in 1996 that would prevent certain drivers from recovering financial damages in the result of a car crash.

Whiplash

Article: Whiplash

Whiplash is a hidden, sometimes delayed neck injury that occurs frequently in rear-end car crashes. What is dangerous about whiplash as a car accident injury is that it may take several hours or even days before symptoms develop.

Common Car Accident Scams and How to Fight Them

Article: Common Car Accident Scams and How to Fight Them

It may seem like something out of a network TV drama, but car insurance scams are very real: con artists will in fact crash another vehicle into yours, solely for the purpose of faking an injury and collecting insurance money.

Stop Tailgating!

Article: Stop Tailgating!

Tailgating, the practice of driving very closely behind another vehicle, is one of the most dangerous driving behaviors one can exhibit.  It's also extremely common.