LA Uber Motorcycle Accident Brings Up Corporate Liability

This week, a motorcyclist filed a personal injury lawsuit against Uber after he was hit by an Uber driver making a U-Turn in Los Angeles. While in many cases, the lawsuit would be filed against the individual driver, this suit is taking aim at Uber, claiming that the company selects drivers who are “untrained, unskilled and urged by Uber to drive in a risky manner to maximize their fares.” Whatever the outcome of the case, this surely does a lot to highlight the difference between individual and corporate responsibility.

At the Law Offices of Burg & Brock, we don’t back away from a fight, even if it means going up against a large corporation. Justice is justice, and our head litigator Cameron Yadidi Brock has extensive experience fighting against negligent individuals, corporations, and insurance companies that need to be held accountable. Anyone needing an LA accident lawyer should not hesitate to call our offices today to schedule a legal consult. Justice truly is one thing that shouldn’t be delayed, no matter what you may be up against.

The Road to Autopia?

A news story this week about the reporting of accidents involving self-driving cars pointed out something we might have expected. While the coming of these cars may very well reduce car accidents significantly -- and that will be a wonderful thing -- it definitely remains to be seen if they will lead to a truly brave new world without serious automotive personal injury cases. We can hope for a major reduction in fatalities and crippling injuries, but a world free of automotive dangers is a mighty tall order.

Indeed, while Google and other makers of experimental driverless cars are telling us that all of the accidents so far have been the fault of drivers of more conventional autos, and we have no reason to doubt them, our very strong hunch is that the work of an LA accident lawyer won't be over and done with any time soon. For starters, of course, even if driverless cars become ubiquitous, they are unlikely to be mandatory for at least a matter of many decades. That means the element of human error will still be with us for quite some time to come.

And, of course, there's also the potential for non-human error. At this point, we just don't know how foolproof the cars made by companies like Google are likely to be, especially at first. After all, it's one thing to create a really useful search engine, it's quite another to make an engine-driven machine that will never malfunction its way into a serious accident.

Sadly, people like our own Cameron Yadidi Brock will likely be needed to help car accident victims for a long time to come. Still, it's definitely good that we're starting to work on building a better automotive world. In order for things to improve, sometimes it's essential to try and achieve the seemingly impossible.

Recent Takata Lawsuit is Latest to Illustrate the Importance of Timely Recalls

A lawsuit has been filed against Takata Ignition Systems alleging that one of their defective airbags was responsible of the death of a 22 year old Louisiana woman. If confirmed, she will be the seventh who died due to shrapnel from the defective airbags. While a recall for the airbags was issued, it did not arrive to the woman’s family until 2 days after the crash.

Situations like this highlight just how important prompt recalls are in preventing injuries or death. Yet, when recalls are issued too late, then people must turn to a personal injury lawyer for justice. At The Law Offices of Burg & Brock, we have handled over 5,000 injury cases and achieved a 97 success rate in obtaining compensation for our clients. Negligence cannot simply go uncontested, and we fight hard for every client to insure that they get the justice that they deserve. Few law firms can claim such an exceptional trial record. Our head litigator, Cameron Yadidi Brock, is a patient advocate for client’s rights, who is not afraid to do whatever it takes, in or out of court, to win.

 

Determining Responsibility

The question of legal responsibility in a vehicular personal injury case can be more complicated than you might imagine. Take Monday's terrifying accident at Los Angeles International Airport, in which a 67 year-old driver reportedly appeared to mistake a gas pedal for his Porsche's brakes, causing the car to crash into a terminal and resulting in the serious injury of a 9 year-old girl.

Of course, we know that the brunt of the responsibility almost certainly falls on the driver. Though there may be no indication of any criminal wrongdoing by the motorist, who apparently was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol, it's clear that all drivers have a responsibility to be able to competently operate their vehicles at all times. (This is especially important to remember for those of us with sick or very elderly relatives who may not be aware that their ability to drive has become impaired.)

At the same time, as this case is resolved, it may be determined by the family's legal counsel that other issues need to be addressed. Is the at-fault driver and his insurance company providing sufficient compensation to the victim and her family? Was there anything that the organization responsible for the running of LAX could have done to make pedestrians using sidewalks less vulnerable to an out-of-control vehicle?

While we obviously have no knowledge of the details in this particular case, these are good examples of why the skills of lawyer like our own Cameron Yadidi Brock are so valuable to victims in cases relating to vehicular injuries. Whether you are dealing with a case involving a head trauma resulting from a collision or are in need of a skilled and experienced motorcycle accident lawyer, we can help.