Blog Posts in 2010
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Posted on Dec 27, 2010 By Pete Clancy
A hit-and-run driver struck a bicyclist in San Francisco - early on Christmas morning. The police are still looking for the driver, reported to be a gray, tan or gold sedan. The accident happened at ...
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Posted on Dec 4, 2010 By Pete Clancy
46 year-old Scott Burkhart, a resident of Fremont, was struck and severely injured by an Amtrak commuter train at Mission Boulevard in Fremont on Friday night. He died en route to Eden Hospital. ...
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Posted on Dec 2, 2010 By Pete Clancy
Although I do not practice criminal law, the Marjorie Knoller/Diane Whipple case is interesting, and back in the news. Hence, this post. Normally, a person whose dog attacks another person is strictly ...
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Posted on Nov 23, 2010 By Pete Clancy
If you are in a car accident and you have PIP (or med-pay) insurance that pays for your medical treatment, you may be contractually obligated to re-pay a portion of these costs after you recover from ...
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Posted on Nov 19, 2010 By Pete Clancy
If you are in an intersection accident, the question of liability will likely come down to who had the right of way. If the intersection is controlled by lights, the lights control who has the right ...
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Posted on Nov 17, 2010 By Pete Clancy
Authorities have determined that a woman found dead in her Moreno Valley back yard was attacked and killed by her neighbor's Pit Bull - Weimaraner mixes. As I wrote just a few days ago, dog bites ...
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Posted on Nov 16, 2010 By Pete Clancy
A freak accident in Concord killed a man working as a tree trimmer. A rope to which he was attached apparently became caught in the woodchipper. He fell and then hit his head, at least according to ...
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Posted on Nov 15, 2010 By Pete Clancy
Strict Liability - California's Dog Bite Law California Civil Code section 3342(a) sets the standard applicable to dog bite cases : If your dog bites someone, you are strictly liable. This means ...
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Posted on Nov 4, 2010 By Pete Clancy
If you are the plaintiff in a personal injury case, there is a good chance that the insurance adjuster, defense attorney, and/or investigator has looked for you on the web. If your claim is that you ...
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Posted on Nov 4, 2010 By Pete Clancy
An early morning car accident in East Oakland left two motorists dead. The accident happened at the intersection of 106th and MacArthur around 2:00 a.m. The accident happened when the driver of a BMW ...
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Posted on Nov 2, 2010 By Pete Clancy
Store owners are under a duty to keep their premises reasonably safe for their patrons. This does not mean that they have to be perfect. But it does mean that they have an ongoing obligation to ...
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Posted on Nov 2, 2010 By Pete Clancy
Early yesterday morning, a big-rig was unable to negotiate the turn on the Columbus Parkway off-ramp on highway 80 in Vallejo, struck a dirt embankment and caught fire. According to reports, at least ...
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Posted on Nov 1, 2010 By Pete Clancy
A solo vehicle car crash on Saturday morning killed two and injured one. According to a report on KTVU.com, the car went off the road and struck a tree. The accident happened at approximately 7:45 in ...
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Posted on Oct 29, 2010 By Pete Clancy
October 29, 2010 - A pedestrian in Belmont was killed this afternoon when he was struck by a Caltrans train, the no. 256. The person was described only as a "trespasser."
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Posted on Oct 29, 2010 By Pete Clancy
October 29, 2010 - If you drive in California, you are required to have at least $15,000 in liability insurance. You may also have, but are not required to have, uninsured and underinsured motorist ...
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Posted on Oct 25, 2010 By Pete Clancy
October 25, 2010 A multi-vehicle accident involving a school bus in Los Angeles has left one person dead and dozens of others injured after a school bus flipped over. One person raised the excellent ...
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Posted on Oct 21, 2010 By Pete Clancy
October 21, 2010 - A pedestrian struck by a San Jose police vehicle remains hospitalized. 63-year-old Fremont resident Lakhbir Chahal was struck on Monday evening on East Santa Clara Street near 14th, ...
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Posted on Oct 19, 2010 By Pete Clancy
October 19, 2010 - A San Jose pedestrian was struck this morning by a San Jose Police Department vehicle. According to a report, the car was on patrol at the time of the accident. It is unclear how ...
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Posted on Oct 18, 2010 By Pete Clancy
October 18, 2010 - A San Francisco toddler was injured in a hit-and-run accident yesterday evening in the city's Oceanview neighborhood. According to a report on KTVU.com, the child had just ...
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Posted on Oct 14, 2010 By Pete Clancy
Like the sign says, yield to pedestrians. A 64 year-old woman was struck by a car and then dragged under it, according to the Alameda Patch. The pedestrian was hit by a car while she crossed the ...
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Posted on Oct 13, 2010 By Pete Clancy
A new stop light went up yesterday at the intersection of 64th and Foothill in Oakland, where 11 year old Alana Williams was killed by a hit-and-run driver one year ago while walking to Frick Middle ...
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Posted on Oct 13, 2010 By Pete Clancy
A motorocylcist (initially identified as San Pablo resident Robert Adams, 27 yeas old) was killed when his bike struck a minivan early on the morning of September 24, 2010 at the intersection of Leet ...
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Posted on Oct 6, 2010 By Pete Clancy
Even a relatively minor car accident or pedestrian accident can turn into a major headache. They usually involve dealing with insurance companies, missing work, dealing with lawyers and police ...
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Posted on Sep 23, 2010 By Pete Clancy
A San Rafael bicyclist was struck by a car this afternoon, and is in critical condition. The driver of the Toyota, 31-year-old Vilma Leticia Santos Diaz, of San Rafael, fled the scene of the accident, ...
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Posted on Sep 22, 2010 By Pete Clancy
If you are injured in an accident, you will want to recover for your damages. One type of damages available in a personal injury case is your likely future medical expenses. So if you are injured in a ...
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