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Question I suffered serious injuries in a car accident and need surgery. The other driver has Alliance United Insurance, which I understand only writes small policies. Can I get more than the policy ...

Question: I was in a car accident two years ago. I just got sued. Do I need a lawyer? Answer: The reason you are getting served with the lawsuit now is that the statute of limitations on personal ...

Question "I was crossing the street and hit by a Grubhub delivery driver. Who is responsible: the driver or Grubhub?" Answer Accidents caused by delivery drivers are all too common. Delivery drivers ...

A bicyclist was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver in West Covina Monday night. The accident occurred at 11:50 p.m. on northbound South Valinda Ave. The driver, identified as 25-year-old Glendora ...

A bicyclist was struck and killed by a hit and run driver in Arleta on Thursday morning. The accident happened just after 2 a.m. near the intersection of Van Nuys Blvd. and Beachy Ave., in front of ...

McGee, Lerer & Associates recently had the opportunity to secure a positive settlement for a client who was seriously injured when he was struck head-on. The settlement we reached paid for all of his ...

Question "I was crossing the street and hit by a Grubhub delivery driver. Who is responsible: the driver or Grubhub?" Answer Accidents caused by delivery drivers are all too common. Delivery drivers ...

Question: Car accident. Insurance adjuster won’t return my calls. What should I do? Answer: An insurance adjuster's failure to return calls is not uncommon. In fact, it's the norm. An adjuster's MO is ...

Question: My child was bitten by a dog on school property. A parent had tied the dog’s leash to a pole. Can I sue the school? Answer: There are two possible defendants: the dog owner and the school. ...

Yes. School buses in Pasadena are required to have seat belts installed if the bus was manufactured from 2004 - present. CA Vehicle Code Section 27316 outlines the seat belt requirements for school ...

Eight children were injured Sunday by a falling tree at Brookside Park in Pasadena on Tuesday. The incident happened at about 4:45 p.m. at the Pasadena park, located in the 400 block of North Arroyo ...

Riding a motorcycle is unlike anything else a person can experience. Feeling the wind on your face, seeing the world around as it fly’s past you on the road, and the freedom to cut through traffic is ...

Question: My child was bitten by a dog on school property. A parent had tied the dog’s leash to a pole. Can I sue the school? Answer: There are two possible defendants: the dog owner and the school. ...

Question: Can I sue for the mental anguish I suffered as the result of witnessing a neighbor’s dog attack and kill my dog? I was not physically injured, but I was emotionally injured. Answer: ...

Question: I was bitten by a dog that lives in my condo complex. The dog’s owner is a renter and says he has no renter’s insurance. Can I sue his landlord? What about the homeowner’s association? ...

Question: My friend crashed my car driving drunk. She totaled my car and another car and I was injured. Can I sue her? Answer: If she was at fault for the accident, which I'm assuming she was if she ...

A bicyclist was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver in West Covina Monday night. The accident occurred at 11:50 p.m. on northbound South Valinda Ave. The driver, identified as 25-year-old Glendora ...

A bicyclist was struck and killed by a hit and run driver in Arleta on Thursday morning. The accident happened just after 2 a.m. near the intersection of Van Nuys Blvd. and Beachy Ave., in front of ...

Question: I was a passenger in an Uber and we were hit by another car. Who’s at fault in this situation? Do I need to make a claim against Uber or the other car? Answer: When you suffer an injury in a ...

Eight children were injured Sunday by a falling tree at Brookside Park in Pasadena on Tuesday. The incident happened at about 4:45 p.m. at the Pasadena park, located in the 400 block of North Arroyo ...

A multi-vehicle accident on the 210 Freeway in Pasadena on Sunday left three people injured. The accident happened about 11:19 a.m. on the eastbound 210 Freeway, near Lincoln Ave. According to the ...

A 5-vehicle crash on the 710 Freeway in South Gate early Sunday morning left one person dead. The accident happened on the southbound 710 Freeway at Firestone Blvd. at about 4:16 a.m. Two of the ...

A multi-vehicle accident on the 2 Freeway in Glassell Park today left two people with critical injuries. The crash involved four cars. The accident happened at about 8:30 p.m. near York Blvd. ...

A bicyclist was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver in West Covina Monday night. The accident occurred at 11:50 p.m. on northbound South Valinda Ave. The driver, identified as 25-year-old Glendora ...

A bicyclist was struck and killed by a hit and run driver in Arleta on Thursday morning. The accident happened just after 2 a.m. near the intersection of Van Nuys Blvd. and Beachy Ave., in front of ...

A four-year-old female pedestrian was struck and killed by a hit and run driver in Glendale on Friday. The accident happened just before 5 p.m. near the corner of Wilson Ave. and Olive St. The girl ...

Question: I was injured in a motorcycle accident. I have liability insurance on my car but not on my motorcycle. Can I still make an injury claim? Answer: If the other driver was at fault for the ...

Riding a motorcycle is unlike anything else a person can experience. Feeling the wind on your face, seeing the world around as it fly’s past you on the road, and the freedom to cut through traffic is ...

McGee, Lerer & Associates recently had the opportunity to secure a positive settlement for a client who was seriously injured when he was struck head-on. The settlement we reached paid for all of his ...

A multi-vehicle accident on the 210 Freeway in Pasadena on Sunday left three people injured. The accident happened about 11:19 a.m. on the eastbound 210 Freeway, near Lincoln Ave. According to the ...

A 5-vehicle crash on the 710 Freeway in South Gate early Sunday morning left one person dead. The accident happened on the southbound 710 Freeway at Firestone Blvd. at about 4:16 a.m. Two of the ...

Question: My friend crashed my car driving drunk. She totaled my car and another car and I was injured. Can I sue her? Answer: If she was at fault for the accident, which I'm assuming she was if she ...

Question: My child was bitten by a dog on school property. A parent had tied the dog’s leash to a pole. Can I sue the school? Answer: There are two possible defendants: the dog owner and the school. ...

Have you been recently involved in a car accident and are now suffering from various injures as a result of the collision? Did you recently suffer from a slip and fall injury while visiting a hotel ...

Question: I was hit by a car and the driver who hit me doesn’t have enough insurance to pay my bills. Am I screwed? Hiring a lawyer will only cost me more money. What should I do? Answer: We get calls ...

Being hit by a right-turning vehicle is one of the most common ways that pedestrians get hit, and one of the most common causes of the pedestrian accidents that we see at our firm. If you had a green ...

A four-year-old female pedestrian was struck and killed by a hit and run driver in Glendale on Friday. The accident happened just before 5 p.m. near the corner of Wilson Ave. and Olive St. The girl ...

McGee, Lerer & Associates recently had the opportunity to secure a positive settlement for a client who was seriously injured when he was struck head-on. The settlement we reached paid for all of his ...

Question: Car accident. Insurance adjuster won’t return my calls. What should I do? Answer: An insurance adjuster's failure to return calls is not uncommon. In fact, it's the norm. An adjuster's MO is ...

Answer: Yes, Uber and Lyft drivers can demand that the at-fault driver's insurance company pay them for lost income, also referred to as a "downtime claim." You will have to provide documentation of ...

A 5-vehicle crash on the 710 Freeway in South Gate early Sunday morning left one person dead. The accident happened on the southbound 710 Freeway at Firestone Blvd. at about 4:16 a.m. Two of the ...

A car hauler jackknifed on the 210 Freeway in Arcadia today. The crash happened about 7 p.m. on the eastbound 210 Freeway at Santa Anita Ave. A big rig hauling Audi sports cars was traveling eastbound ...