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Auto Accident Attorneys
In an auto accident? Did the other drive cause it and now you can't get the insurance company to pay for the damage to your car? You may need to see a doctor for treatment for you injury from the auto accident. The insurnace company doesn't want to pay? Do they say they are "still investigating" to determine which driver was at fault?
Legal News:
Las Vegas hydro driver killed in San Diego accident - Unlimited hydroplane driver George Stratton died Sunday from injuries suffered when his U-5 hydroplane flipped during a test run on San Diego's Mission Bay. The accident occurred during morning runs as Stratton, 44, of Las Vegas was coming out of the first corner of the course, the Unlimited Hydroplane Racing Association said in a statement... read more
CRASH KILLS 4 - Four persons were killed and Jackie Coogan, famous film juvenile, was injured late today in the sudden plunge of the Coogan car down a roadside embankment in the mountains, fifty-five miles east of San Diego... read more
Missing Marines presumed dead after Pacific helicopter crash - Military rescue officials say seven Marines missing after their helicopter crashed into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday are now presumed dead.
A rescue operation that went on for more than a day will become an effort to recover their bodies, military officials said Friday night. All hope that any of the missing could still be alive was lost by late Friday, they said. The helicopter left the assault carrier USS Bonhomme Richard with 18 Marines on board Thursday for a training flight far from shore. Eleven Marines aboard the CH-46 Sea Knight were rescued after the craft crashed about 1:16 p.m. Thursday, and three remained hospitalized Friday.
Marine, Navy and Coast Guard personnel -- some of them equipped with night vision goggles, infrared sensors and other gear to aid divers -- spent Thursday and Friday searching in an area about 20 miles southwest of San Diego. read more
Attorney opts to shutter divorce-assessment program - A year ago, San Diego attorney Paul Staley launched a unique service at his family law practice, The Law Office of Paul Staley. After a decade of helping hundreds of couples divorce, Staley thought he might be able to be of service beforehand by helping them assess the financial and emotional risks of splitting up. So he launched what he called a separation analysis assessment.
"In separation analysis, the objective was to give the client a snapshot of life as a divorced person," Staley said. "That included financial details about how ... read more Federal jurors deadlock in trial of San Diego attorney - Federal jurors announced yesterday that they were deadlocked 6-6 in the case of a San Diego attorney accused of helping a convicted felon practice law.
U.S. District Judge James Singleton declared a mistrial after jurors sent a note saying they couldn't decide whether to convict John Vawter, 48, a criminal defense attorney.
The U.S. Attorney's Office is now weighing whether to prosecute Vawter again before a different jury.
Prosecutors accuse Vawter of misleading clients by helping his assistant, a convicted felon, pose as a lawyer; by splitting legal fees with the assistant; and by making court appearances for him. They contend Vawter committed a serious crime, not some negligible ethical breach.
Keith Byers, the FBI agent in charge of the case, said his agency and the Chula Vista Police Department interviewed more than 100 witnesses during the probe. read more
You may want to see a personal injury attorney, one who has experience handling auto accident cases. They will know the intricacies of the law. If you need medical treatment for you injury but don't have health insurnace and don't have the money to pay for treatment, you may want to ask your personal injury attorney if he or she knows of a doctor who will treat you on a lien basis. This means that the doctor will not charge you until your case settles. Be careful though, you are responsible for your doctor bill whether you win or lose your case, and regardless of how much your recieve in settlement for your auto accident and injuries.
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