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40% of Teens Admit to Texting while Driving
October 10, 2014
Despite the continued efforts of regulators, insurance companies, and parents, new drivers continue to text at an alarming rate while behind the wheel. Research consistently...
NFL Supports Report Claiming 1 in 3 Players Suffer Brain Injuries
September 21, 2014
After decades of denial, the National Football League (NFL) is finally admitting that professional football players are more likely to suffer brain injury and cognitive...
Is Your Child in the Right Car Seat?
September 17, 2014
September 14-20 is Child Passenger Safety Week, which seeks to raise awareness of the dangers young children face when they aren’t properly secured in a...
Brain Injury among the Elderly
September 11, 2014
As we continue to age, the threat of traumatic brain injury (TBI) becomes even higher, with people over the age of 75 having the largest...
City of Bakersfield Opens New Traffic Operations Center
July 21, 2014
Bakersfield’s Traffic Operations Center (TOC) opened in June 2014. Equipped with scores of flat screen televisions providing a mix of live feed, traffic map, and...
California’s Dangerous Bridges
July 16, 2014
According to a new report by TRIP – a nonprofit transportation research group – 13 percent of the bridges in California’s more rural areas are...
Victims of Drunk Drivers
July 11, 2014
Drunk drivers place everyone on the road at increased risk for serious or even fatal injury. In fact, fatalities resulting from accidents caused by drunk...
GM Recalls an Additional 3.36 Million Cars
June 18, 2014
GM has announced a new recall for 3.36 million vehicles. As with a number of recalls issued by GM this year, the issue revolves around...
When to Hire a Personal Injury Attorney
June 5, 2014
Thousands of people are injured in accidents in California every month. A bulk majority of these injuries are mild, requiring little to no medical intervention...
Filing a Small Personal Injury Claim in California
June 5, 2014
Bakersfield personal injury lawyer Mickey Fine focuses his practice on assisting victims of traumatic injury get justice. Traumatic injuries are those that will result in...
Ford Recalls over 1 million Vehicles
May 26, 2014
Ford Motor Company has issued a recall for nearly 1.4 million 2013-2014 model Escape and C-Max vehicles due to issues with both airbag deployment and...
Car Accidents with Uninsured/Underinsured Drivers
May 14, 2014
In the state of California, all drivers are required to carry minimum insurance coverage that includes: Despite this requirement, a number of California drivers choose...