Blog Posts in November, 2016

Half of Serious Injuries in San Francisco Are Caused by Car Accidents

The Department of Public Health reported that roughly 50% of all those injured and admitted to San Francisco General Hospital were related to a car accident . The report analyzed more than 4,000 patient injuries between 2012 and 2014. These patients totaled more than $30 million each year in medical treatment. 44% of those injured were pedestrians struck by a motorist. 22% of those injured were ...

Motorcycle Lane Splitting Officially Legal in California

Governor Jerry Brown has signed AB 51, which legalizes the practice of lane splitting, allowing motorcyclists to pass other vehicles by riding between them along the lane line. The bill, authored by Assemblyman Bill Quirk (D-Hayward), helps to define and establish clear rules on late splitting to ensure safety on the road. The legislation was drafted in response to the growing confusion and ...

Five distinguished attorneys of RFTM Recognized by Super Lawyers®

At Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn, our team of San Francisco personal injury lawyers have fought to protect the rights of our clients since 1980 and have garnered a national reputation as strong advocates for those wrongly injured. Our team of driven legal professionals have been honored by Super Lawyers®, a prestigious and well-known rating organization in the legal field which is awarded to the ...

New law may require those convicted of DUI to install ignition interlock devices in their vehicles.

Senate Bill 1046, authored by Senator Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown late last month and will expand on an existing pilot program statewide which requires those convicted of drunk driving to install an ignition interlock device (IID) to their vehicle. The IID device, which acts as a breathalyzer attached to the vehicle’s ignition, will prevent cars from ...