Personal Injury

Michael Pines | October 17, 2026 | Car Accidents \ Personal Injury

California’s minimum auto insurance requirements received a significant update in 2025, marking the first major increase in decades. Under Senate Bill 1107, also known as the Protect California Drivers Act, the state doubled its minimum bodily injury liability limits and tripled its minimum property damage coverage. The changes were intended to provide better financial protection […]

Michael Pines | October 15, 2026 | Car Accidents \ Personal Injury

After a serious car accident, medical expenses, lost wages, and other financial losses can add up quickly. Unfortunately, the at-fault driver’s insurance coverage may not be enough to compensate you for everything you’ve lost. This is especially true in accidents involving catastrophic injuries, lengthy hospital stays, permanent disabilities, or multiple injured victims. So, what happens […]

Michael Pines | October 15, 2026 | Car Accidents \ Personal Injury

A driver approaches an intersection, looks both ways, and begins making a turn. A motorcycle is coming from the opposite direction in plain sight – but the driver never seems to recognize that it is there. Another driver looks directly toward a crosswalk before turning right but somehow fails to notice the pedestrian walking across […]

Michael Pines | October 15, 2026 | Car Accidents \ Personal Injury

Any motor vehicle collision can cause serious injuries, but some types of crashes are particularly likely to produce catastrophic or fatal trauma. Head-on collisions, rollover crashes, and high-speed T-bone or side-impact accidents are among the types of car accidents most commonly associated with the worst injuries. These crashes can expose occupants to tremendous forces, intrusion […]

Michael Pines | October 5, 2026 | Pedestrian Accidents \ Personal Injury

Petco Park and the neighboring Gaslamp Quarter are among the busiest destinations in San Diego. On a Padres game day, during a major concert, or when several downtown events overlap, tens of thousands of people can converge on a relatively compact section of the city. That creates a particular pedestrian safety challenge when an event […]

Michael Pines | October 5, 2026 | Child Personal Injury \ Personal Injury

When a child is injured because of someone else’s negligence, a personal injury settlement can provide important compensation for medical expenses, pain and suffering, future care, and other losses. But if the injured person is under 18, the settlement process works differently than it does for an adult. In California, a parent generally cannot simply […]

Michael Pines | October 5, 2026 | Car Accidents \ Personal Injury

After a serious accident, some of the most valuable evidence may be created before police officers, paramedics, or investigators ever arrive at the scene. A call to 911 can capture what witnesses saw in the immediate aftermath of a car accident, fall, assault, or other injury-causing event. Meanwhile, emergency dispatch records can create a time-stamped […]

Michael Pines | October 2, 2026 | Car Accidents \ Personal Injury

For generations, determining liability after a car accident has largely centered on human behavior. Did a driver run a red light? Follow too closely? Speed? Look at a phone instead of the road? Autonomous vehicles are beginning to change that analysis. As vehicles become capable of steering, braking, accelerating, recognizing obstacles, changing lanes, and – […]

Michael Pines | October 2, 2026 | Personal Injury \ Truck Accidents

Rear-end collisions are among the most common types of accidents involving commercial trucks. While these crashes can happen between any two vehicles, they become especially dangerous when the striking vehicle is an 18-wheeler, tractor-trailer, delivery truck, or other large commercial vehicle. The reason is largely physics. Commercial trucks can weigh many times more than ordinary […]

Michael Pines | September 24, 2026 | Child Personal Injury \ Personal Injury

When a child is injured because of someone else’s negligence, resolving the resulting personal injury claim is different from settling a claim involving an adult. A parent cannot simply negotiate a settlement, sign a release on the child’s behalf, and receive the settlement funds. Because children generally lack the legal capacity to settle their own […]