2017
Emotion-Sensitive Cars Aim to Make You a Better Driver
- Demas Law Group, P.C.
- Car Accidents, Personal Injury
It’s no surprise to anyone who has followed automotive news in recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) in vehicles is rapidly developing. Already, in-car sensors warn drivers of proximity to other cars and some have driving systems that can automatically apply the brakes to prevent an accident. A Toyota concept car recently displayed at the 2017 […]
California Wildfires – Lawsuits Against PG&E
- Demas Law Group, P.C.
- Firm News
North Bay Fires Including Tubbs Fire, Atlas Fire, Nuns Fire Thousands of people lost their homes and everything they owned when wildfires swept through Northern California neighborhoods in October. Many people escaped with only their lives. Some weren’t so lucky – more than 40 people lost their lives in the wine country fires. If the […]
Safety Advocates Want Lawmakers to Slow Down on Driverless Cars
- Demas Law Group, P.C.
- Car Accidents
Safety and consumer advocates are telling Congress that they need to establish basic rules of road before they allow tech companies and automakers to rapidly expand testing of driverless cars. According to a Bloomberg news report, advocates are urging lawmakers to require automakers to certify the safety of driverless cars before they are tested on […]
Loose Dogs Bite Jogger in Elk Grove
- Demas Law Group, P.C.
- Dog Bites
Police officers were forced to shoot and kill two aggressive dogs running loose in Elk Grove after they reportedly attacked and injured a jogger. According to a CBS13 news report, the incident occurred along the 9400 block of Misty River Way. Police say an animal service officer responded to the scene after a jogger reported […]
Teenager Killed in Sacramento Hit and Run Crash
- Demas Law Group, P.C.
- Hit and Run Accidents
A teenager was killed in a hit-and-run accident on a Business Interstate 80 off-ramp in Sacramento. According to a KCRA news report, a black Chevy Silverado truck was traveling south on Business 80 and got off on the El Camino Avenue off-ramp when the driver lost control of the vehicle and went off the road. […]
Fiat Chrysler to Recall 1.3 Million Vehicles for Auto Defects
- Demas Law Group, P.C.
- Defective Products
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is issuing a vehicle defect recall for 1.3 million vehicles worldwide in two separate campaigns for possible fire risks and inadvertent airbag deployments. According to a CNBC news report, the automaker is recalling about 770,000 SUVs because of a wiring issue that could cause the driver-side airbag to suddenly deploy without warning. […]
Who is Liable in a Driverless Car Accident?
- Demas Law Group, P.C.
- Car Accidents
Will Driverless Cars Decrease Accidents? Cars that are entirely driverless aren’t quite here yet, but they are coming. Tech companies like Google have been using California roadways for several years now to test out self-driving cars. Driverless cars have been touted as a way to dramatically decrease crashes, particularly those caused by driver negligence (drunk […]
Connecticut Hospital Has Special Ward to Treat Teens with Spinal Cord Injuries
- Demas Law Group, P.C.
- Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Cord Injury Unit Gaylord Specialty Healthcare in Wallingford, Conn., has a special ward that treats adolescents who have suffered spinal cord injuries, often as a result of car accidents. According to a report in the New Haven Register, a California girl who fractured her neck and injured her spinal cord in a car accident […]
The “Deadly Days of Summer” Are Here for Teen Drivers
- Demas Law Group, P.C.
- Car Accidents
100 Deadly Days The AAA designates the 100 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day as the deadliest days, particularly for teen drivers who are on the road more during the summer and whose inexperience and reckless may put them in a vulnerable position on the roadways. The numbers are telling. Teens Have Bad Driving […]
Record Settlement of $9.75 Million Obtained in Trial
- Demas Law Group, P.C.
- Car Accidents
Steve S. v. City of Sacramento, et al., Motor Vehicle Collision: Wrongful death of 9- month-old infant Record settlement of $9.75 million obtained in trial Attorney John Demas represented the parents of Raiden S., a 9-month-old baby that was killed in a motor vehicle collision involving a police officer for the City of Sacramento, obtaining […]
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