Compensatory damages in personal injury cases, as a general rule, are not taxable by the Federal or state governments. One exception, in certain states such as California, is compensatory damages for lost wages. The reason is because some states consider this to be a substitute for wage income, which is always taxable.. . .

In a perfect world, every car accident case would have a recording device following the entire incident, which would prove who was or was not at fault. Unfortunately, we do not live in a perfect world and it is therefore, very important for your to preserve or gather evidence in your case. When you bring […]. . .

Have you or a loved one been in a car accident recently where you feel fault may be in dispute? Do you ever wonder how insurance adjusters and lawyers determine legal cause and fault? California law addresses these issues in what is called contributory and comparative negligence.. . .

As with other types of accidents, figuring out who is at fault in a traffic accident is a matter of deciding who was careless, or in legal terms, “negligent.” In many cases common sense will tell you which driver, cyclist or pedestrian acted negligently, but you may not know what laws or rules that individual violated. . . .