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Posted on May 27, 2013 By The Law Offices of Eugene G. Bruno, P.C
Palm City – On May 16, 2013, a fatal head-on collision occurred around 8:40 a.m. in the 2600 block of Coronado Avenue, just east of the Interstate 5, according to the San Diego police. The ...
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Posted on May 24, 2013 By Eugene G. Bruno
Be a good host this Memorial Day weekend: Create an environment that encourages conversation and social interaction and discourages heavy drinking. Serve food before beginning to serve drinks. If you ...
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Posted on May 20, 2013 By The Law Offices of Eugene G. Bruno, P.C.
Escondido, California – On May 19, 2013, U-T San Diego reported that a mother had accidentally hit her 2-year-old boy while she was backing her car out of her driveway in Escondido. The accident ...
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Posted on Apr 30, 2013 By Eugene G. Bruno
The governor announced another round of budget cuts and that's got me thinking about how much longer good people who were hurt in accidents that weren't their fault will have to wait for ...
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Posted on Feb 26, 2013 By Eugene G. Bruno
According to DMV.org, "[H]iring a personal injury attorney can help you get the most for your claim. ... [M]any auto insurance companies will offer lower settlement amounts to persons not working ...
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Posted on Feb 19, 2013 By Eugene G. Bruno
When the other driver's insurance company makes you a settlement offer and promises to keep the medical portion of your claim open, watch out! I have noticed a few new trends from several of the ...
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Posted on Feb 11, 2013 By Eugene G. Bruno
I always tell my clients, relatives, and friends that Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage is the most important type of insurance they will ever purchase. The reason is simple: California law ...
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Posted on Feb 9, 2013 By Eugene G. Bruno
"Damages" is the legal term for the measure of your injury caused by the negligence of a third person. When talking about an injury caused by a motor vehicle accident or other type of ...
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Posted on Feb 9, 2013 By Eugene G. Bruno
A common question asked by many new clients is: Do I Have a Case? Over the past 24 years, I have successfully handled thousands of accident cases and recovered millions for my client. I can tell you ...
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Posted on Jan 31, 2013 By Eugene G. Bruno
Mother's Against Drunk Driving (MADD) provides a Victim/Survivor Helpline for those people who are coping with a loss or a serious injury due to a drunk driving accident. MADD's trained victim ...
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Posted on Jan 17, 2013 By Eugene G. Bruno
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says child safety seats do not automatically need to be replaced following a minor crash, but they should be replaced following a moderate or ...
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Posted on Jan 14, 2013 By Eugene G. Bruno
The claims process can be a difficult process. It is a common misconception that the insurance company will be on your side. The big insurance companies spend a lot of money on advertising to create a ...
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Posted on Jan 6, 2013 By Eugene G. Bruno
It's still unllawful to pull out your smart phone and start texting, but hands free texting (such as using Apple's Siri) is now legal in California for 2013. You can still be ticketed if you ...
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Posted on Dec 9, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
Parents play a key role in influencing their teens' driving habits and teens engage in more dangerous driving habts (such as texting while driving) than their parents think they do, according to a ...
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Posted on Nov 10, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
Not surprisingly, vehicle versus pedestrian accidents result in a greater number of injuries (81% versus 30% in vehicle versus vehicle accidents) and a greater likelihood of death (14% versus 0.6% in ...
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Posted on Aug 20, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
Many of the motorcycle accident cases I have handled over the years involved a driver who failed to notice (or failed to yield to) a motorcyclist when making a left turn. Those who drive cars look out ...
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Posted on Jul 23, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) finds that the months of May, June, July and August are the times when teenage drivers are at highest risk of dying in a car accident. Sadly, ...
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Posted on Jun 6, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
A Massachusetts teen was sentenced to 2 years in prison and loss of his license for 15 years for causing a fatal crash by texting while driving. The teen is the first person in Massachusetts to face ...
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Posted on Jun 4, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
Have you been told by the claims adjuster there wasn't enough damage to the vehicles to have caused an injury? Its a tactic meant to intimidate you from seeing a doctor. Just because the damage to ...
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Posted on Apr 26, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
Big Surprise: Smoking Pot Increases the Chance of Accident U.S. News & World Report reported a new study about smoking marijuana and driving. The study by the British Medical Journal found that ...
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Posted on Mar 19, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
Employers are not responsible for all actions of their employees -- only for those actions within the scope of employment. For example, if you are injured by a forklift operator at HopeDepot, you have ...
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Posted on Feb 25, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
The tools and maps at SafeRoadMaps.org provide detailed information about dangerous roads and sites where the most auto accidents have occurred. You just might rethink the route you drive to your ...
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Posted on Feb 5, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
I found the following over at the Taradash Law Firm web site which lists 72 common defenses used by insurance companies to avoid paying money to those injured in motor vehicle accidents. A big thank ...
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Posted on Jan 29, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
Vehicle versus pedestrian accidents are an inescapable fact of life. Each year, approximately 5,000 pedestrians are killed and an additional 64,000 are injured on U.S. roadways due to motor vehicle ...
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Posted on Jan 19, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
Insurance companies frequently refuse to replace child safety seats after an accident. Typcially, they will tell you the seat does not appear to be damaged or they are only obligated to replace the ...
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