Personal Injury Blog

Pines Salomon Personal Injury Lawyers | October 21, 2021 | Motorcycle Accidents

Congress’s 1966 highway funding law made some highway funds contingent on states passing motorcycle helmet laws. As a result, 47 states and the District of Columbia passed laws requiring all motorcycle operators and passengers to wear helmets.  Although this experiment was successful, Congress repealed the helmet mandate in 1975 and many states began to repeal their […]

Pines Salomon Personal Injury Lawyers | June 21, 2021 | Car Accidents

Chances are you’ve seen countless commercials and heard a number of warnings about the importance of wearing a seat belt. Despite the concerted efforts of federal agencies, law enforcement, and even local news stations, many people still refuse (or forget) to wear their seat belts. Below, we discuss ten seat belt safety facts, as well […]

Pines Salomon Personal Injury Lawyers | June 8, 2021 | Motorcycle Accidents

According to the NHTSA, there were 5,014 motorcyclists killed in 2019, which accounted for 14 percent of traffic fatalities. Florida, California, and Texas once again topped the list of states with the most motorcycle accident fatalities in 2019. Courtesy of the NHTSA’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis, the table below breaks down motorcycle deaths by […]

Pines Salomon Personal Injury Lawyers | February 26, 2018 | Car Accidents

One of the most popular features inside cars today is the use of a sunroof. Unfortunately, a rising number of people hurt in vehicle accidents are reporting that they were thrown through a closed sunroof and suffered catastrophic injuries. There are currently no government regulations that are meant to prevent the hundreds of sunroof ejection […]

Pines Salomon Personal Injury Lawyers | November 6, 2017 | Personal Injury

While San Diego emergency rooms are accustomed to screening for traumatic brain injuries or broken bones following a major car accident, one of the most common consequences – pelvic pain – can manifest weeks or months later. Pelvic pain can manifest as low back, hip, groin, or tailbone pain, and is often misdiagnosed, leaving victims to […]

Pines Salomon Personal Injury Lawyers | February 6, 2017 | Car Accidents

Being involved in a distracted driving crash has the potential to turn your life upside down. Plenty of academic research as well as legislative exploration has dug into the issue of distracted driving as it is a serious and pervasive problem across not just California but the United States. The Impact of Distracted Driving on […]

Pines Salomon Personal Injury Lawyers | December 15, 2015 | Car Accidents

According to research from the UK, about 1/3 of adults believe that driving is the worst time to sneeze although it’s an involuntary reaction. According to previous research, over 2 million drivers have crashed because they sneezed while at the wheel. This means that 7% of adults have suffered a roadway accident as a result of […]

Pines Salomon Personal Injury Lawyers | March 2, 2011 | Personal Injury

We all know that texting, talking and surfing the web are dangerous when done behind the wheel; but how often does that stop us from glancing at our phones at a red light? The truth is, distracted driving accounts for a significant percentage of injury accidents each year – and cell phones are one of the biggest […]

Pines Salomon Personal Injury Lawyers | June 10, 2010 | Personal Injury

When performing everyday tasks, we don’t often think of the odds of dying due to various injuries but each year people die from tragic accidents and injuries that occur during normal everyday living. Because the odds of death of various injuries is a common question, statistics have been compiled and research has been done to […]

Pines Salomon Personal Injury Lawyers | May 19, 2010 | Personal Injury

For a show that is about the underground world of methamphetamine production, AMC’s original series ‘Breaking Bad’ did a great job of highlighting the damages associated with spinal cord injuries, especially the cost of spinal cord injury treatments. Our firm’s personal injury lawyers in San Diego have seen families and relatives break their own backs trying to pay the medical […]