Riding a motorcycle is an exhilarating experience that brings a sense of freedom and fun. Unfortunately, motorcycle riding can also be a dangerous mode of transportation. According to the Governors Highway Safety Association’s (GHASA) most recent study on motorbike...
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Motorcycle Lane Splitting Laws: Who is at Fault?
What is Lane Splitting? Is Lane Splitting Legal? During stopped or slow-moving traffic in California, motorcycles are allowed to pass between cars. This maneuver is known as lane splitting and is only legal in California. It is called this because the motorcyclist...
How Long Do You Have to Report a Personal Injury After a Car Accident?
What Is the Car Accident Statute of Limitations? No matter how minor, car accidents are traumatic experiences. The shock from an accident may make it difficult to think clearly about what to do next. In many cases, the psychological effects of the accident can even...
School Bus Safety: What Every Parent Should Know
As a parent, you worry about your children no matter what. Their safety will always be your top priority. Now that the new school year has begun and you have to send them onto the bus every morning, it may be hard to quiet that nagging concern at the back of your mind...
Top 10 Largest Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Settlements of All Time
Patients have a right to ethical, honorable, and proficient medical care under their physicians. Far too often, this is not the case in hospitals across America. Each year, an estimated 210,000 to 440,000 hospital patients suffer a form of negligence or malpractice...
Nursing Home Abuse: Don’t Believe the Myths
When older adults become less able to care for themselves, loved ones choose a residential care facility they hope will be a good option for safe, supervised living. The vast majority of elder care facilities are run by well-trained, compassionate staff with a genuine...
California Supreme Court Holds That Confidentiality Provisions Against Attorneys are Valid
Most settlements, especially those involving doctors and hospitals, involve confidentiality provisions. They are almost always a condition of settlement and the defense will refuse to settle a case without one. The California Supreme Court on July 11, 2019 held in...
$225,000 Wrongful Death Recovery after Dialysis Patient Bleeds to Death in a Hospital.
Ben Ikuta of Hodes Milman, recently settled a wrongful death case against a Los Angeles area hospital. On January 20, 2017, the 66-year old Decedent successfully underwent a thrombectomy and angioplasty surrounding a clotted fistula at a different hospital. At that...
Court of Appeal Says 7 Months is Enough Time to Evaluate a Million Dollar Offer and Penalizes the Defense
Code of Civil Procedure section 998 is a powerful tool that promotes settlements in California. When a party sends a section 998 offer for a monetary amount, the other side has 30 days to respond to it. If the offer is rejected or the 30-day period lapses, there can...
Dan Hodes Leads Lawsuit for 150 Families Suing Children’s Dental Group
Dan Hodes is pursuing justice as lead counsel on behalf of dozens of families whose children were used to meet dental quotas and sickened by a deadly bacteria found in a dental clinic’s water system. Parents of affected children joined a growing lawsuit against...