Dreaming of California this summer? Not while driving, please! p3
The Fourth of July is coming up, the holiday that many of us look forward to the most. If you aren’t a fan of fireworks, perhaps you enjoy the chance to sit with friends, enjoying a relaxed, extended afternoon, sharing barbecue and tossing back a few beers — or even a nice California wine. The […]
read moreDreaming of California this summer? Not while driving, please! p2
We are picking up where last week’s post left off, talking about risks that California drivers face during the summer months. Summer presents its own set of challenges to drivers, even drivers who are sober and paying attention to the road. Some of them we have control over, but some of them we just have […]
read moreDreaming of California this summer? Not while driving, please!
The Bay Area is settling in to summer. The weather has been cooperating; school is out or will be out soon, and family trips are in the works. This part of California has a reputation for being laid-back, but we know better. We may not be blue suit and red tie types, but we work […]
read moreBerkeley Balcony Collapse Kills 6 & Leaves 7 Others in Critical Condition
A 21st birthday party turned tragic when a deadly 4th story balcony collapsed in Berkeley, sending 13 people to the ground. 4 people were pronounced dead at the scene, and 2 more were pronounced dead at a local hospital. Several more victims, both male and female, were sent to the hospital in critical condition.The collapse […]
read moreIs liability less of an issue with driverless vehicles?
The easy answer to the question posed above is, of course, no. But driverless or fully autonomous cars are not yet widely in use on U.S. roads. As we have noted previously, California has passed laws that allow for the testing of computer- and sensor-controlled vehicles. And as readers are surely aware by now, some […]
read moreDeadly wrong-way crashes have CHP, Caltrans looking for answers
A South San Francisco man was among the dead in a recent wrong-way accident near Sacramento — the fourth wrong-way crash in 2015. Three people in all died in that accident, bringing the total number of lives lost in wrong-way accidents this year to 14. Both state police and lawmakers are wondering if this is […]
read moreShare the road, survive the ride: May is Motorcycle Safety Month
If you missed the Bay Area Motorcycle Show last weekend, there is still time to attend Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month events in other California cities. The California Highway Patrol and the state Office of Traffic Safety have begun their own awareness campaign, too, with the motto, “Survive the Ride.” California has more motorcycles on the […]
read moreWhat are express and implied warranties under the UCC?
One of the primary sources of product liability law is the Uniform Commercial Code. The UCC came about as a way to harmonize laws governing commercial transactions from state to state. Each state legislature has adopted at least part of the UCC — California has adopted the entire UCC — and may have adapted at […]
read moreWhat are the 4 major grounds for product liability? (continued)
We are picking up our discussion of the legal theories of product liability. As we explained, the plaintiff — or the plaintiff’s attorney — must answer “yes” to at least one of four questions about the claim. The first two, reviewed in our April 23 post, addressed negligence and warranties. The subject came up in […]
read moreWhat are the 4 major grounds for product liability?
In our March 27 post, ’60 Minutes’ questions safety of laminate flooring; CPSC responds, we mentioned that homeowners had filed multiple class action lawsuits against the manufacturers of defective drywall. Lumber Liquidators could find itself in equally hot water, if consumers can successfully link health problems to the toxins in the laminate flooring — at […]
read moreSF Cyclists: watch out for distracted drivers
Motor vehicle accidents can cause serious injuries whether you are in a large truck, a compact car or on a bicycle. Here in San Francisco, there are a lot of bicyclists and bicycle accidents occur on a regular basis. Traffic accidents occur for a variety of reasons, of course, but cyclists in San Francisco have […]
read more’60 Minutes’ questions safety of laminate flooring; CPSC responds
The Chinese building materials industry is again under scrutiny. A few years ago, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission was fielding complaints from homeowners about health conditions that developed when they moved into newly constructed or renovated homes. Homeowners also found corrosion of copper wire and other metal components in their homes. All told, the […]
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