by Norman Gregory Fernandez | Jun 8, 2008 | Articles, Biker and Motorcycle Law, Biker Rights, Criminal Law, Editorial, Education, General Legal, Helmet Laws, News, Noise Laws, Regulations
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA – Long Beach police said on Friday they will be beefing up their enforcement of motorcycle noise, particularly on Ocean Boulevard. It is illegal in California to modify a motorcycle’s exhaust to make it louder; the citable limit for...
by Norman Gregory Fernandez | Jun 2, 2008 | Articles, Biker and Motorcycle Law, Editorial, Education, General Legal, News, Regulations
On July 1, after a nearly two-year grace period, a new era begins in California: holding a cell phone to your ear and talking while driving will be illegal unless it is an emergency. In most cases, you will still be able to talk-and-drive, but you will need a...
by Norman Gregory Fernandez | May 31, 2008 | Articles, Biker and Motorcycle Law, Biker Rights, California Motorcycle Accident, Editorial, Fatal Motorcycle Accident, General Legal, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, News, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
City of Industry, California – A motorcyclist was killed Friday after being struck and dragged by a big rig truck, authorities said. The crash occurred about 6:40 a.m. on Turnbull Canyon Road, just north of Gale Avenue, in The City of Industry, said California...
by Norman Gregory Fernandez | May 27, 2008 | Articles, Biker and Motorcycle Law, California Motorcycle Accident, Editorial, Fatal Motorcycle Accident, General Legal, Motorcycle Accidents, News, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
Oakville, California- A 49-year-old Oakville man lost his life Sunday evening when his motorcycle crashed on Oakville Grade north of Yountville, according to the California Highway Patrol. Stephen Lloyd Ogle was westbound on Oakville Grade on his 2006 Big Dog Custom...
by Norman Gregory Fernandez | May 4, 2008 | Articles, Biker and Motorcycle Law, Editorial, General Legal, Other, Personal Injury
This morning, May 5, 2008, I will be in trial in the San Francisco Bay Area. As I sit here, getting ready to fly up to San Francisco with my partner in a couple of hours, my thoughts are of adversarial conflict in a Court of Law, i.e. a jury trial, and making sure...
by Norman Gregory Fernandez | Apr 18, 2008 | Articles, Biker and Motorcycle Law, Biker Rights, California Motorcycle Accident, Editorial, Fatal Motorcycle Accident, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, News, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
***** 4/19/07 Update, See Below! The California Highway Patrol is asking for the public’s help in its investigation of the circumstances surrounding the death of 29-year-old Christopher Lawrence Friedman, who was found dead on his lawn earlier this week. The Humboldt...