by Norman Gregory Fernandez | Dec 30, 2010 | Articles, Biker and Motorcycle Law, Biker Rights, Criminal Law, Education, General Legal, News
On January 1, 2011, a new State law will enable police to arrest anyone carrying a type of makeshift device used for stealing motorcycles. The legislation targets so-called “pigtails” which are homemade ignitions that can allow a crook to start a...
by Norman Gregory Fernandez | Dec 16, 2010 | Articles, Biker and Motorcycle Law, Biker Rights, Criminal Law, Education, General Legal, News, Regulations
As usual, California has tinkered with the laws again for the year 2011, as though we do not have enough laws as it is. First, persons who want to obtain a learners permit for a motorcycle who are under the age of 21, must now complete a C.H.P. certified motorcycle...
by Norman Gregory Fernandez | Nov 14, 2010 | Articles, Biker and Motorcycle Law, Biker Rights, California Motorcycle Accident, Car Accidents, Criminal Law, Editorial, Fatal Motorcycle Accident, General Legal, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Motorcycle Safety Tips, News, Passenger Injuries, Personal Injury, Riding Your Motorcycle, Wrongful Death
*** November 16, 2010, Update – The driver of the Dodge Avenger is not going to be charged with drunk driving because no alcohol was found in his system. It was originally reported by the C.H.P. that they smelled alcohol on his breath. A group of riders from the...
by Norman Gregory Fernandez | Oct 20, 2010 | Articles, Biker and Motorcycle Law, Editorial, General Legal, Motorcycle Safety Tips, News, Riding Attire
I gave an interview on motorcycle safety at the NBC studios last month. You can read an article about it by clicking here. The video is embedded below. The actual story was aired on TV yesterday on multiple timeslots. You can read their story by clicking here. The...
by Norman Gregory Fernandez | Sep 15, 2010 | Articles, Assult & Battery, California Motorcycle Accident, Car Accidents, Damages, Defective Roads, Dog Bites, Editorial, Education, General Legal, Insurance Information, Medical Treatment, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Passenger Injuries, Personal Injury, Product Defects, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death
Yes you read the headline of this article correctly; I am sick and tired of ambulance chasers who give ethical personal injury attorneys such as me, a bad name. An ambulance chaser has been defined by an online dictionary as: “A lawyer or entrepreneur who hurries to...
by Norman Gregory Fernandez | Sep 4, 2010 | Articles, Biker and Motorcycle Law, Biker Rights, Criminal Law, Editorial, Education, EPA, General Legal, News, Noise Laws, Regulations
Well, many of you have heard about SB 435, and many of you have not. California Senate Bill 435 will basically make it illegal to run with non stock exhausts on your motorcycles. This bill passed the State Senate and is now sitting on Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s...