CaseyGerry achieved substantial compensation for a professional woman who was walking home from work in downtown San Diego. She began to walk on the crosswalk at the pedestrian ‘go’ signal when a MTS articulated bus struck her and ran over her foot.
American Reprographics at fault following delivery truck collision with pedestrian.
Following a three-day trial, a Vista Superior Court jury ordered a San Diego company to pay $425,741.67 in damages to Carlsbad resident and Arizona State University student Haley Shook, now 23, who was seriously injured after being hit by a company truck while traversing a Carlsbad cross walk.
As soon as you get past the initial shock of being hit by a car, exchange contact and insurance information with the motorist who hit you, seek appropriate medical attention regardless of the extent of your injuries, get the names and contact information of any witnesses who witnessed the accident, and consult with an experienced San Diego personal injury lawyer, who can help you recover the compensation you deserve to remedy your losses and injuries.
If you are struck by a vehicle while a pedestrian in Southern California, you may be entitled to recover compensation if you were injured. You will not, however, automatically collect that compensation.
In California, if you’ve been hit or run over by a car, you should hire an attorney as soon as possible to protect your legal rights. For example, you have the right to sue the negligent driver who struck you.
On average, 1,000 pedestrians and bicyclists are hit and seriously injured each year in San Diego. Downtown, Southeastern, and City Heights residents are ten times more likely to be struck by cars.
By: Eric Ganci
We’ve seen this: a messy sidewalk, littered by electronic scooters. Whether they are scooter versions from Bird, Lyft, Uber, or some other company, the scooter craze swept through San Diego and many other Cities…to help in part with traffic and ease of commuting…but to also bring the ability for scooter riders to leave scooters laying around sidewalks, streets, yards, etc.
By Eric Ganci
I recently discussed the November 23, 2022 decision Pereda v. Atos Jui Jitsu, which right now is cited as 2022 WL 17174558. That blog focused on the principles of agency: actual agency and ostensible agency, and whether a franchisor can be liable for the negligence of a franchisee.
