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Blog Posts in December, 2012

Clancy & Diaz Settles Premises Liability Case for $1,300,000

We are thrilled to announce that we have settled a premises liability case (dangerous stairway) for $1,300,000. In doing so, we are able to bring some semblance of normalcy to our client. Our client ...
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Driver Killed in Intersection Auto Accident

A southern California man was killed when he was in an auto accident at the intersection of Hesperian and Industrial in Hayward. According to my reading of a story by Erin Ivie of the Bay Area News ...
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Do I Need a Personal Injury Lawyer?

Do you really need a personal injury lawyer? Do you really want a personal injury lawyer? In the right case, the right personal injury lawyer will help you out a lot. But not every accident requires ...
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Pedestrian Killed by Hit and Run Driver

I have previously written about the pedestrians who were struck in San Francisco on December 20. Police are now reporting that one of the pedestrians has passed away. I am not sure there is ever a ...
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Hit and Run Driver Detained

A hit-and-run driver who struck and injured 4 pedestrians last night was apparenlty detained. The incident took place in San Francisco on the evening of December 20 on Christmas Tree Point Road. One ...
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Pedestrian Struck By Car Near Lake Merritt Bart December 20, 2012

A pedestrian was struck by a car near the intersection of 7th and Madison near Lake Merritt BART in Oakland this morning. According to a KTVU report, she was transported to the hospital with ...
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What Rights Does A Pedestrian Have?

The first thing to ask is whether the pedestrian is in a crosswalk. If an pedestrian is in a crosswalk "the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right of way. . ." This comes from California ...
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How Long Will a Personal Injury Claim Take?

I get this question a lot: How long will it take to get my personal injury claim finished in Oakland The answer depends in part on part on whether you want to get "some" of the compensation ...
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Do I Have to Pay Back My Health Insurance After a Car Accident?

Imagine you pay your health insurance premium every month. You also pay your auto insurance premium every month. Now imagine you are in a bad rear-end accident and are taken to the hospital in an ...
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Should I Give The Insurance Company A Medical Records Authorization?

If you have been injured in an auto accident you will almost certainly receive a letter from the insurance company asking for permission to obtain your medical records (a "HIPPA" release). ...
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Stolen Car Strikes Pedestrian

A man who stole a car and then fled from Oakland Police crashed his car and injured a pedestrian on December 10. The pedestrian was struck near hte 4200 block of Bond Street. The pedestrian was taken ...
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Pedestrian Struck and Killed

A pedestrian was struck and killed yesterday in San Francisco at the intersection of Market and Beale Streets in San Francsico. According to reports, the pedestrian was in the crosswalk when he was ...
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Handrails and Dangerous Stairs

Clancy & Diaz, LLP just settled a large premises liability claim where required handrails were not built onto a flight of dangerous stairs. Our client tripped and fell while trying to descend the ...
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