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Question: While I was riding my bike, I was doored by a passenger exiting an Uber vehicle. Who is liable in this situation: the passenger or the Uber driver? Answer: When a rideshare passenger doors a ...

Question I was injured by a hit by a hit-and-run driver while making a delivery for UberEATS. UberEATS refuses to pay my medical bills. What can I do? Answer Sounds like you’ve learned the harsh ...

Question My son was riding his skateboard in a crosswalk. He entered the crosswalk on a green light. He was hit by a right-turning driver. The driver tried to claim it was my son’s fault because my ...

A bicyclist was killed in Carson on Tuesday when a container fell off a passing big rig and crushed him. The accident happened about 5:05 p.m. The big rig driver was traveling on South Santa Fe Ave. ...

A bicyclist was struck by a car in Belmont Shore on Tuesday. According to the Long Beach Police Department, the accident happened just before 2:45 p.m. at the intersection of Second St. and Livingston ...

A male 73-year-old bicyclist who was struck by a car in Laguna Woods on Saturday is in grave condition. The bicycle accident happened about 5:57 a.m. near the number three lane on Moulton Parkway near ...

Three people suffered injuries Tuesday when a big rig crashed into a moving train. The accident happened at just before 3:20 p.m. A semi-truck owned by Con-Way Freight crashed into a Union Pacific ...

A study published in the journal Radiology on Tuesday confirmed the damaging effect that even a single concussion can have on the brain. According to the study's authors, a concussion can cause ...

A fire tore through an apartment in Torrance on Sunday, leaving one person dead. The fire broke out at about 2 a.m. at a multi-story apartment located in the 22500 block of Ocean Ave. When ...

The owner of a party bus that was involved in a hit and run accident in Norwalk on Saturday at about 2:30 a.m. has been identified. The accident left pedestrian Efren Virgen, a 26-year-old father of ...

A party bus struck and seriously injured a pedestrian in Norwalk on Saturday, then fled the scene of the accident. The accident happened about 2:31 a.m. The victim, 26-year-old Efren Virgen, Jr., a ...

A vehicle and OCTA bus crashed Saturday evening, leaving one injured. According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, the accident between a vehicle and an Orange County Transportation Authority ...

Lyft Is Requiring that I Keep My Settlement Confidential. Can They Do That? Question: Lyft agreed to settle my car accident claim. The adjuster sent me a release that says I have to keep the ...

We’re told quite often how convenient rideshare vehicles are to get to your destination without having to worry about driving. We’re led to believe that they are a safe alternative to taxis when ...

You may have seen rideshare vehicles on the roads of Long Beach and Los Angeles, many in droves and some potentially dangerous. Unfortunately, many of these drivers act negligently and put others at ...

A two vehicle crash in Bellflower on Friday killed one person and seriously injured another. The car accident involved an SUV and a Corvette. According to Sergeant Joe Woodries of the Lakewood ...

An elderly pedestrian was hit by a car while crossing a street in Long Beach on Thursday and died Thursday evening. The accident happened at about 5:00 p.m. at the intersection of Pacific Ave. and ...

A hit-and-run driver killed a 5-year-old girl Saturday and critically injured her 6-year-old sister and her mother. The accident happened about 11 a.m. near the intersection of 17 th St. and Spurgeon ...

Two children and a woman were killed in a car crash in Willowbrook Monday morning. The two-vehicle accident happened at about 7 a.m. at the intersection of Mona Blvd. and 119 th St. in Willowbrook. ...

A pair of 11-year-old twin girls were injured when they were hit by a car while they were crossing a street in Studio City on Tuesday afternoon. The accident happened about 1:34 p.m. at the ...

A bicyclist was struck and killed by a vehicle Tuesday in Long Beach. According to the Long Beach Police Department, the accident happened at 7:17 p.m. at the intersection of Atherton St. and ...

If you have been injured in a car accident , you need to get medical treatment. If you are going to make an injury claim against the other driver, the sooner you treat, the better for your injury ...

A Long Beach man was killed on Wednesday in a three-car accident in Huntington Beach. The accident happened at 7:31 a.m. on Bolsa Chica St near Tasman Dr. A woman driving a Ford Bronco northbound on ...

Last year, Los Angeles postal workers suffered more dog attacks than postal workers in any other U.S. city. In 2014, postal workers in LA suffered 74 dog attacks. In 2014, postal workers in the ...

Two pit bulls attacked a Riverside woman on Monday. The dog attack occurred at about 10:50 a.m. The victim, whose name has not yet been released, was walking a small dog on a sidewalk in the 4000 ...

A man shot and killed one of two pit bulls that was attacking a woman and the horse she was riding. The incident happened in San Dimas on Saturday about 8:58 a.m. The pit bull attack happened in the ...

A bicyclist was killed by a hit-and-run drunk driver in Huntington Beach Wednesday night. The accident happened about 10:55 p.m. The bicyclist and the driver were both southbound on Edwards St., in ...

A crash on Second St. in Belmont Shore Friday night left one motorcyclist dead and one injured. The Long Beach collision happened about 8:40 p.m. near Glendora Ave. Long Beach businessman Nicholas ...

Two people are dead after a drunk driver slammed into a big rig on the 405 Freeway in Hawthorne Saturday. The accident happened about 2:51 a.m. on the southbound 405. Mario Arriola, a 30-year-old ...

A male 73-year-old bicyclist who was struck by a car in Laguna Woods on Saturday is in grave condition. The bicycle accident happened about 5:57 a.m. near the number three lane on Moulton Parkway near ...

An elderly pedestrian was struck and killed by an elderly driver in Long Beach on Wednesday. The accident happened at 10 a.m. The 89-year-old driver of a black 2006 Lincoln Mercury was southbound on ...

An accident that occurred just before 10 p.m. Friday night in Mid City left an elderly man dead. The accident happened on West Blvd., in the 2100 block. An elderly man was northbound on West Blvd., ...

A car slammed into a Vietnamese restaurant in Garden Grove on Monday, injuring three people. The accident happened about 3 p.m. at Pho 86, located at 8871 Garden Grove Blvd. An elderly female driver ...

An elderly pedestrian was struck and killed by an elderly driver in Long Beach on Wednesday. The accident happened at 10 a.m. The 89-year-old driver of a black 2006 Lincoln Mercury was southbound on ...

A drunk elderly driver struck a Leisure World resident who was riding his motorized wheelchair last week. The victim died Monday. The accident happened on May 20 th at about 5:39 p.m. at the ...

A jury on Friday awarded a San Diego man whose legs were crushed by a falling tree $7,675,000. The man, 58-year-old Michael Burke, was injured in 2010 when a 60-foot tree in front of his home fell on ...

A fire tore through an apartment in Torrance on Sunday, leaving one person dead. The fire broke out at about 2 a.m. at a multi-story apartment located in the 22500 block of Ocean Ave. When ...

If your car hits debris on the roadway, the party to pursue would be the driver from whose vehicle the debris fell. Whether it’s a refrigerator, a tire, a ladder, or a mattress, the driver who failed ...

Three people were killed as the result of a street race crash on the 5 Freeway in Commerce. The accident happened just after midnight on Saturday morning. The drivers of a Dodge Challenger and a Dodge ...

A wrong way driver on the 405 Freeway in Irvine was killed and injured four people on Tuesday. The accident happened just before 1:20 a.m. The wrong-way driver, 54-year-old Rieko Toyama of Gardena, ...

The owner of a party bus that was involved in a hit and run accident in Norwalk on Saturday at about 2:30 a.m. has been identified. The accident left pedestrian Efren Virgen, a 26-year-old father of ...

A party bus struck and seriously injured a pedestrian in Norwalk on Saturday, then fled the scene of the accident. The accident happened about 2:31 a.m. The victim, 26-year-old Efren Virgen, Jr., a ...

A hit and run driver fatally struck a man in a wheelchair on Friday night. The accident happened just before 10 p.m. at the intersection of Santa Fe Ave. and Lincoln St. 55-year-old Jose Guevarra had ...

A left-turning SUV driver struck and injured a motorcyclist in Placentia on Wednesday. The accident happened at about 8 a.m. on Richfield Rd. near East Orangethorpe Ave. The motorcyclist was traveling ...

Long Beach business owner Carlos Gomez was involved in a fatal motorcycle collision in Whittier on Friday September 25 th . The accident happened at 4:45 p.m. Gomez was riding a Triumph motorcycle ...

Two people were injured Saturday when their vehicles collided in Huntington Beach. The accident happened at about 11:15 a.m. at the intersection of McFadden Ave. and Golden West Ave. A 57-year-old ...

A six-vehicle crash on the 405 Freeway in Inglewood injured eight people. The accident happened at about 5:30 p.m. near the Manchester Blvd. off-ramp. Three ambulances were called to transport injury ...

Question: I have no insurance on my moped. I was riding the moped in Carson when I got hit by a driver who ran a red light. Can I make a claim? Answer: If the other driver was at fault for the ...

Question: I was in a motorcycle accident. My bike’s at an impound yard. Who pays to get it out? Answer: If another driver was at fault for the accident, you have two choices. 1. Go through your ...

McGee, Lerer & Associates is pleased to announce that Attorney Daniel McGee has secured a courtroom victory on behalf of one of our clients. In the case of Daniel Springer v. Randall Russell and ...

A motorcyclist suffered critical injuries in a multi-vehicle crash on the 91 Freeway in Long Beach on Monday evening. The accident happened about 7:23 pm on the eastbound 91 Freeway near Long Beach ...

Long Beach business owner Carlos Gomez was involved in a fatal motorcycle collision in Whittier on Friday September 25 th . The accident happened at 4:45 p.m. Gomez was riding a Triumph motorcycle ...

One person was killed and six were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on the 60 Freeway in Boyle Heights Friday. The accident, which involved at least five vehicles, including a big rig (bobtail truck), ...

The owner of a party bus that was involved in a hit and run accident in Norwalk on Saturday at about 2:30 a.m. has been identified. The accident left pedestrian Efren Virgen, a 26-year-old father of ...

A party bus struck and seriously injured a pedestrian in Norwalk on Saturday, then fled the scene of the accident. The accident happened about 2:31 a.m. The victim, 26-year-old Efren Virgen, Jr., a ...

Two pedestrians in a marked crosswalk were struck by a car Tuesday night. The accident happened at about 9:55 p.m. in the 6400 block of Atlantic Ave., near Artesia Blvd. The pedestrians, two males, ...

Two pedestrians were killed in a street racing accident in Chatsworth on Thursday that happened after 2 a.m. The accident happened on Plummer St. near Canoga Ave. The driver of a gray Ford Mustang, ...

A party bus struck and seriously injured a pedestrian in Norwalk on Saturday, then fled the scene of the accident. The accident happened about 2:31 a.m. The victim, 26-year-old Efren Virgen, Jr., a ...

Question: I was driving for Lyft. Other car that hit me was uninsured. Lyft is telling me I have to pay the first $2,500 of the repair costs. I don’t have it! What can I do? Answer: Sorry to say it, ...

Question: I hit by a car. The other driver’s insurance adjuster keeps calling me. Should I talk to her? Should I first talk to a lawyer? Answer: If you were hurt in the auto accident and are going to ...

Question: I was a pedestrian hit by a car and haven’t been able to work since. I can’t pay my bills and I’m worried about being evicted. Is there any way to get money now before my case settles? ...

Two pit bulls attacked a Riverside woman on Monday. The dog attack occurred at about 10:50 a.m. The victim, whose name has not yet been released, was walking a small dog on a sidewalk in the 4000 ...

A man shot and killed one of two pit bulls that was attacking a woman and the horse she was riding. The incident happened in San Dimas on Saturday about 8:58 a.m. The pit bull attack happened in the ...

Police officers shot and killed three pit bulls in Newport Beach early Friday morning after they attacked a mother and son. The dog attack happened just south of Corona Del Mar at 5:36 a.m. The ...

A customer who purchased frozen berries from the Costco in Lakewood has filed suit after contracting hepatitis A. The woman, Lynda Brackenridge, began to feel sick after eating the frozen berries on ...

As American’s one of our staple foods is peanut butter, and we use it on everything. Whether it is the peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or to cover our Oreos, apples, celery, you name it, Americans ...

Three vehicles collided on the 605 Freeway in Los Alamitos on Sunday, leaving one person dead and two people injured. The multi-vehicle accident happened about 2:00 a.m. on the southbound 605 Freeway ...

A drunk driver rear-ended and killed another driver on the 60 Freeway early Sunday morning, resulting in a fiery multi-vehicle crash. The accident happened about 2 a.m. on Diamond Bar on the eastbound ...

A big rig crashed and overturned on the 710 Freeway in Long Beach this morning. The accident happened about 1:55 a.m. on the 710 Freeway at Del Amo Blvd. The driver of a semitrailer was southbound on ...

Three people suffered injuries Tuesday when a big rig crashed into a moving train. The accident happened at just before 3:20 p.m. A semi-truck owned by Con-Way Freight crashed into a Union Pacific ...

A male 73-year-old bicyclist who was struck by a car in Laguna Woods on Saturday is in grave condition. The bicycle accident happened about 5:57 a.m. near the number three lane on Moulton Parkway near ...

Lyft Is Requiring that I Keep My Settlement Confidential. Can They Do That? Question: Lyft agreed to settle my car accident claim. The adjuster sent me a release that says I have to keep the ...

At McGee, Lerer & Associates, we have represented many cyclists who were doored by exiting rideshare passengers. When a bicyclist is doored by a passenger exiting an Uber or Lyft, the cyclist can end ...

Like in any car accident, those involving rideshare vehicles can be daunting, especially when you consider the number of individuals who can be victims of injuries when these collisions occur. ...

A man sleeping on a Long Beach sidewalk was struck by a car on Sunday. The accident happened at 11:44 p.m. According to the Long Beach Police Department, two cars collided at the intersection of Santa ...

A motorcycle passenger was killed in Huntington Beach on Saturday. The accident happened at 8:35 p.m. at the intersection of Goldenwest St. and Rio Vista Dr., which is controlled by a traffic signal. ...

Two vehicles collided during a street race in Wilmington Thursday, leaving two teenagers dead. The accident happened about 3:15 p.m. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, two vehicles were ...

A single vehicle accident in Downey resulted in four people being ejected from the car. The accident happened at about 2:02 a.m. on Saturday at the intersection of Rosecrans Ave. and Lakewood Blvd. ...

Two people are dead after a drunk driver slammed into a big rig on the 405 Freeway in Hawthorne Saturday. The accident happened about 2:51 a.m. on the southbound 405. Mario Arriola, a 30-year-old ...

A pedestrian pushing his stalled car was struck by a big rig truck in Buena Park Wednesday and killed. The accident happened at 2:28 a.m. at the intersection of Knott Ave. and Orangethorpe Ave., in ...

Three people were killed as the result of a street race crash on the 5 Freeway in Commerce. The accident happened just after midnight on Saturday morning. The drivers of a Dodge Challenger and a Dodge ...

Two pedestrians were killed in a street racing accident in Chatsworth on Thursday that happened after 2 a.m. The accident happened on Plummer St. near Canoga Ave. The driver of a gray Ford Mustang, ...

Two vehicles collided during a street race in Wilmington Thursday, leaving two teenagers dead. The accident happened about 3:15 p.m. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, two vehicles were ...

A tour bus collided with a big rig on the 60 Freeway in Hacienda Heights today. The accident happened about 9:38 a.m. on the eastbound 60 Freeway. A charter bus and a semi-truck were on the eastbound ...

Three people were killed as the result of a street race crash on the 5 Freeway in Commerce. The accident happened just after midnight on Saturday morning. The drivers of a Dodge Challenger and a Dodge ...

A bicyclist was killed in Carson on Tuesday when a container fell off a passing big rig and crushed him. The accident happened about 5:05 p.m. The big rig driver was traveling on South Santa Fe Ave. ...

A swerving big rig driver was killed after hitting a pickup truck on the Long Beach 710 Freeway on Monday. The accident happened at about 9 a.m. on the northbound 710 Freeway near the connector road ...

A swerving big rig driver was killed after hitting a pickup truck on the Long Beach 710 Freeway on Monday. The accident happened at about 9 a.m. on the northbound 710 Freeway near the connector road ...

A woman suffered serious injuries on Friday when she was rear-ended by a big rig on the 91 Freeway in Cerritos. The accident happened at 12:45 a.m. on Saturday on the 91 (Artesia) Freeway, near the ...

A pedestrian was hit by a truck in Whittier on Monday. The accident happened at 5:50 a.m. at the intersection of Norwalk Blvd. and Washington Blvd. The driver of the truck was turning left from ...

Like in any car accident, those involving rideshare vehicles can be daunting, especially when you consider the number of individuals who can be victims of injuries when these collisions occur. ...

Whether you’re a pedestrian, another driver on the road, a bicyclist, or even a passenger in a ridesharing vehicle, there are plenty of risks involved. It’s important to understand the potential ...

We’re told quite often how convenient rideshare vehicles are to get to your destination without having to worry about driving. We’re led to believe that they are a safe alternative to taxis when ...

Like in any car accident, those involving rideshare vehicles can be daunting, especially when you consider the number of individuals who can be victims of injuries when these collisions occur. ...

When a crash occurs involving an Uber or Lyft vehicle, it’s easy for individuals who have been injured to quickly place blame on the driver. However, there are other factors that need to be considered ...

Whether you’re a pedestrian, another driver on the road, a bicyclist, or even a passenger in a ridesharing vehicle, there are plenty of risks involved. It’s important to understand the potential ...

Two pedestrians in a marked crosswalk were struck by a car Tuesday night. The accident happened at about 9:55 p.m. in the 6400 block of Atlantic Ave., near Artesia Blvd. The pedestrians, two males, ...

One person was killed and six were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on the 60 Freeway in Boyle Heights Friday. The accident, which involved at least five vehicles, including a big rig (bobtail truck), ...

Three cars collided in a San Fernando Valley intersection on Tuesday afternoon, leaving four people injured. The accident happened about 1:50 p.m. at the intersection of Roscoe Blvd. and Winnetka ...

Question: I have no insurance on my moped. I was riding the moped in Carson when I got hit by a driver who ran a red light. Can I make a claim? Answer: If the other driver was at fault for the ...

Three cars collided in a San Fernando Valley intersection on Tuesday afternoon, leaving four people injured. The accident happened about 1:50 p.m. at the intersection of Roscoe Blvd. and Winnetka ...

If you have been injured in a car accident , you need to get medical treatment. If you are going to make an injury claim against the other driver, the sooner you treat, the better for your injury ...

A hit-and-run driver crashed into three cars in front of Long Beach City College on Wednesday, killing a woman. The accident occurred about 11:15 a.m. at Carson St. and Clark Ave. According to the ...

A bicyclist was killed in Carson on Tuesday when a container fell off a passing big rig and crushed him. The accident happened about 5:05 p.m. The big rig driver was traveling on South Santa Fe Ave. ...

Six college students were killed and seven were injured after midnight on early Tuesday morning in Berkeley when an apartment balcony they were standing on collapsed. The incident happened about 12:42 ...

A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a bus in Redondo Beach Wednesday evening. The accident happened about 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of Catalina Ave. and Ave. I in the Riviera Village ...

A wrong way driver on the 405 Freeway in Irvine was killed and injured four people on Tuesday. The accident happened just before 1:20 a.m. The wrong-way driver, 54-year-old Rieko Toyama of Gardena, ...

A hit-and-run driver crashed into three cars in front of Long Beach City College on Wednesday, killing a woman. The accident occurred about 11:15 a.m. at Carson St. and Clark Ave. According to the ...

A driver who drove the wrong way on the Long Beach Freeway, causing a fatal accident last Friday was charged with gross vehicular manslaughter, felony drunk driving and hit-and-run on Tuesday. He was ...