San Francisco Injury Lawyer Blog http://www.righthandfirm.com/blog/ en-us 2008-01-07T23:29:21-08:00 $500,787 Verdict in Sacramento Rear Ender http://www.righthandfirm.com/blog/2008/01/500787_verdict_in_sacramento_r_1.html Automobile collisions can and do cause serious injuries. Insurance companies judge the value of a case by the extent of damage to the vehicles involved. Minor damage, they say, equates with minor injury. To the insurer, anyone claiming serious injury... Car Accidents scott 2008-01-07T23:29:21-08:00 Oil Spill Outrage http://www.righthandfirm.com/blog/2007/11/oil_spill_outrage.html The recent crash into the Bay Bridge by the Cosco Busan container ship is an atrocity.They will unravel the facts of this crash for years to come but the birds, fish, marine life, oyster farmers, surfers and all of us... scott 2007-11-12T11:07:27-08:00 California Cracks Down On Uninsured Motorists http://www.righthandfirm.com/blog/2006/12/california_going_after_uninsur.html As you can tell from my comments in prior blogs, the uninsured motorist situation in this State has gone from bad to worse. Just when I thought that I may never see another auto accident case where all of the... Uninsured Motorists scott 2006-12-07T23:12:06-08:00 Insult to Injury: Coping With Holiday Blues and Personal Injuries http://www.righthandfirm.com/blog/2006/12/insult_to_injury_coping_with_h.html It is no secret that the time period between Thanksgiving and New Year's can be a stressful time for some people because of financial strains, family problems, unmet goals, recall of holiday seasons past and a host of other emotional... Personal Injury scott 2006-12-04T12:50:10-08:00 San Francisco: Fatal Hit and Run Car Accident http://www.righthandfirm.com/blog/2006/12/san_francisco_fatal_hit_and_ru.html Cbs5.com reported on a fatal hit and run that occurred early Thursday morning. A vehicle headed northbound on Laguna Street in San Francisco ran a red light while a cab was crossing the Fulton Street intersection. The cab then spun... Car Accidents scott 2006-12-03T14:26:23-08:00 Vehicle Accidents: Weather, Belts and Uninsured Motorist Insurance Coverage http://www.righthandfirm.com/blog/2006/11/thanksgiving_holiday_ended_wit.html Holiday season can bring rainy weather along with already congested freeways and anxious drivers that are even moreso during the Holidays. The Bay Area was the site of 90 motor vehicle accidents over the long Thanksgiving weekend which brings to... Car Accidents scott 2006-11-27T12:13:29-08:00 Holiday Toys For Children Can Cause Severe Injury: Mattel Recalls 4.4 million Toys after Three Children Suffered Serious Injuries from Swallowing Small Magnets http://www.righthandfirm.com/blog/2006/11/mattel_recalls_44_million_toys.html Holiday time is toy time for children. Toy time is one of the pleasures of the season for kids everywhere, and for parents as well. We love to watch our children enjoying their new toys and we naturally enjoy assembling... Products Liability scott 2006-11-21T15:21:54-08:00 FDA Approval of Silicone Breast Implants Reflects the Times http://www.righthandfirm.com/blog/2006/11/fda_okays_silicone_breasts_imp.html Years after thousands of women participated in the Breast Implant class action, with injuries that ran the gamut from rupture leading to re-implant surgery to severe immune disease, the FDA has now essentially white washed the product for use by... Products Liability scott 2006-11-17T15:35:52-08:00 California Bad Faith Insurance Claims Remain Viable http://www.righthandfirm.com/blog/2006/09/california_bad_faith_insurance.html Those of us who have fought insurance companies over the years both as the entities holding the purse strings for defendants, and directly as wrongdoers know that although the fight is rarely easy, it can often be quite satifying to... Bad Faith Insurance scott 2006-09-24T23:00:29-08:00 Negligent Hiring Practices Allow Molestors and Child Predators Access to Positions of Authority Over Children http://www.righthandfirm.com/blog/2006/08/negligent_hiring_practices_all.html The JonBenet Ramsey case raises questions about the work history of her alleged killer, Jon Mark Karr. Time CNN appropriately tracks Karr's history as a teacher that spans positions in Northern Caliifronia, Alabama, Bangkok, Netherlands and Honduras. After reading Time's... Molestation and Abuse scott 2006-08-23T22:06:47-08:00