Personal Injury

Slip and Fall Accidents Slip and fall accidents can happen at any time and are a leading cause of visits to the emergency room. According…

Stockton Slip-and-Fall Accidents Stockton Slip-and-Fall Accidents I’m Ed Smith, a Stockton slip-and-fall attorney. It happens in the blink of any eye – you are walking…

What is Kinematics? Kinematics comes from the Greek word “kuma” or “kumat”, which means movement. It is the study of movement without regard to the…

One of the important factors in any personal injury claim is determine “liability,” or responsibility for the injury. Typically, personal injury claims will involve situations…

Workplace Slip-and-Fall Injuries Have you ever had a slip-and-fall? I don’t know about you,  but the first thing “I do” when I tumble is try…

Statistics on Stairway Falls Stairways are one of the most frequent places for falls to occur, yet there is little literature available about stairway falls,…

  In each knee, we have a menisci. (Plural: meniscus) We don’t think of these C-shaped rubbery disks much until they cause us problems.  The menisci…

Garage Sales: Am I liable? Spring is here, and we may be well into spring cleaning. What’s next? A garage sale, of course. Why not…

A fracture of the ankle may occur to a person involved in a motor vehicle collision.  A fracture involving the talus, a bone that makes…

There are over 9 Million People a year who take cruise vacations. Occasionally, however, your vacation in the sun may be interrupted. You can find…

Some vacations have been marred by terrible slip and fall accidents in hotel showers.  Between the wet surface, unfamiliar surroundings, and protruding faucets, the hotel…

Proving Liability An important factor in any personal injury claim is proving “liability” — showing who caused an injury and how that happened. In some…

I’m Ed Smith, a Sacramento personal injury attorney since 1982. Many people over the years have asked me what a “personal injury” actually is. Legally,…

  The wet and cold weather of winter brings with it slippery walking surfaces and fall hazards.  There are many types of injuries common to…

The days are getting shorter and cooler, and we here in Sacramento are hoping for lots of rain this winter to help our drought.  In…

United States courts are not yet in agreement regarding the rights of privacy guaranteed individuals versus the rights of the attorneys who may request social…