Biker and Motorcycle Law
Watch out for Counterfeit DOT Certified Helmets – Look for Revised DOT Labeling.
Novelty and/or Counterfeit DOT motorcycle helmets may look the part, but many, if not all, fail to meet federal safety standards. These dubious novelty and/or counterfeit helmets feature a Department of Transportation (DOT) approved label, but most are counterfeit,...
Sandy DeSoto a very well-known Personal Trainer in Southern California has been killed by a Suspected Drunk Driver while riding her Motorcycle in Santa Monica.
Santa Monica – California Sandy DeSoto, 48, of Marina Del Rey, was fatally injured May 7 and taken off life support Thursday. Santa Monica police are investigating the accident in which a 74-year-old New Jersey man was booked on suspicion of drunken driving and...
Rancho Cordova California CHP Captain Arrested in Suspected DUI Motorcycle Crash
PLACERVILLE – California A captain with the California Highway Patrol has been arrested for suspected drunken driving after crashing his Harley-Davidson motorcycle in El Dorado County. A CHP accident report obtained indicates that Robert D. Patrick, 47, was arrested...
A Truly Disturbing Motorcycle Accident Caught On Video
As a California Biker Lawyer, I handle horrific motorcycle accident all over the State of California on a daily basis. Hell, I was just talking to one of my investigator’s yesterday, as we discussed a fatal motorcycle accident that happened on the 5 freeway yesterday...
California Cell Phone Hands Free Law means Hands Free!
As many of you know, or should know, on July 1, 2008, a California law took effect which bans the use of cell phones without a hands free device while driving. I wrote an article about it which you can read by clicking here. Many people think that the law allows you...
California Highway Patrol to crack down on bikers and motorcyclist along Ortega Highway in Riverside County
Riverside County – California Motorcyclists committing traffic violations on the Ortega Highway in Riverside County will be the target of a six-month enforcement campaign by the California Highway Patrol, it was announced Monday. From April through the end of...
When a Bad Road Causes a Car or Motorcycle Accident in California.
Many of you may not know that you can recover damages if a dangerous or defective road causes you to crash in your vehicle. I have dealt with all sorts of defective and dangerous road cases. Some cases involve holes, bumps, debris, rocks, gravel, poorly maintained...
Suzuki Recalls 73,426 Motorcycles over Electrical Problem
American Suzuki is recalling 73,426 motorcycles built between July 2007 and September 2009 for an electrical problem. Some regulator/rectifier assemblies were produced with insufficient adhesion between the power module (circuit board) and the rectifier case that...
What can you do if your Lover gives you a Sexually Transmitted Disease in California?
You met someone you really like, you had sex with them, soon after you discover a lesion or something else wrong on your private parts, you go to a doctor, you find out you now have herpes. (Or worse) What can you do? Well there are a lot of things that you can do....
To Retain a Lawyer or to Not Retain a Lawyer, What Should You Do?
As a California Personal Injury Lawyer, I give free consultations to injury victims throughout the State of California almost every day. Inevitably about 5% of the people I talk to have either tried handling their California personal injury matter on their own, or are...