The Dirty Little Secret that the Insurance Companies Don’t Want You to Know!

Most of us are good citizens and purchase liability insurance to cover us in case we cause an accident. Some people purchase minimum liability coverage and some people purchase more. When you buy this insurance you are doing it to not only comply with the law, but to...

Slow recovery from My Low Speed Accident!

Well I guess I am getting old. As you have probably read below, I was involved in a low speed crash on Saturday, January 6, 2007. A great way to start the New Year…….Not. It really is true that the older you get; the longer it takes to recover. I have been hobbling...

I was involved in a Low Speed Crash on Saturday!

Well, it can happen to anyone, even a biker lawyer! I had just picked up my bike from the Harley dealership (It was in for the Easy Clutch install and other service) on Saturday, and was out cruising solo. I stopped at a Starbucks to get a cup of joe. I was riding out...

California is cracking down on uninsured motorist!

Big brother is not playing games anymore. The State of California has implemented a new system whereby as of October 1, 2006, the DMV begin a systematic review of the 22.4 million private cars, light trucks and motorcycles registered in the state. If your motorcycle,...

YOU BETTER CHECK OUT THE PERSON THAT YOU LOAN YOUR CAR TO; YOU COULD BE HELD LEGALLY LIABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS.

The tort of negligent entrustment in simple language means that you were negligent by allowing a person or persons to use your property such as a car, motorcycle, etc. Negligence is a legal term of art. It would be very difficult to explain negligence to a...

RIDING YOUR MOTORCYCLE THROUGH TURNS; THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH!

I read an article this weekend in the San Jose Mercury news about a tragic motorcycle accident which took the lives of a biker and his passenger. Apparently the rider of his new Harley Davidson motorcycle rode through a turn too fast, and slammed into a slow-moving...