Recent Blog Posts
Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage in Orange County: What to Check Before You Need It
About 1 in 6 drivers on California roads carry no auto insurance at all. On a busy stretch of I-5 or State Route 22, that means several of the cars around you right now have no coverage to pay for your injuries if they cause a crash. Your own insurance policy may be the… Read More »
Left-Turn and T-Bone Crashes: How Signal Evidence Can Prove Who Was at Fault
Left turn and T-bone crashes often come down to one driver’s word against another’s. You know what happened, but without evidence, you might not get the compensation you need or deserve. When there is little evidence, and drivers can’t agree on who caused the crash, insurance companies use that uncertainty to delay, dispute, and… Read More »
Why Santa Ana Is Prioritizing Vision Zero: What That Signals for Pedestrian Injury Claims in 2026
Santa Ana’s Vision Zero program isn’t just about future safety. This is strong evidence that Santa Ana officials recognize their streets have been too dangerous for pedestrians. What does this mean for injured pedestrians? If you’ve been hurt while walking across the street in Santa Ana, this recognition can directly impact your injury claim…. Read More »
Caltrans Can Lower Highway Speed Limits (AB 1014): How Speed Changes Affect Negligence and Rear-End Claims
Speed limit changes don’t automatically shift fault in your rear-end accident case, but they can complicate how insurance companies evaluate your claim. If you’ve been hit from behind on a California highway, you might be worried that a recent speed limit change will hurt your case. Or maybe the other driver is claiming you… Read More »
Work Zone Speed Cameras Are Here (AB 289): How a Citation Can Become Key Evidence in Your Injury Claim
If you were injured in a work zone accident, speed camera evidence might be the proof you need to win your case. California’s Assembly Bill 289 created a state highway work zone speed safety program that allows Caltrans to use automated speed enforcement systems in some construction and maintenance zones. These cameras catch speeding… Read More »
School Zone Speed Limits and Child Pedestrian Safety (AB 382): Liability When a Driver “Didn’t See the Sign”
When a driver hits your child in a school zone and says they “didn’t see the speed limit sign,” that excuse does not let them off the hook. The law requires drivers to slow down when they’re in an area with children, whether or not they saw a sign. If your child was injured… Read More »
E-Bike Injuries Surge Among Teens in Orange County Coastal Cities
If your teenager was hurt in an e-bike accident in Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, or Laguna Beach, you’re probably dealing with serious injuries and medical bills right now. E-bike crashes among teens have exploded across Orange County’s coastal communities. Emergency rooms are seeing a sharp increase in e-bike related head injuries, broken bones, and… Read More »
Why Huntington Beach Car Accident Risk Remains High Despite Touristy Image
Huntington Beach has serious traffic dangers that most visitors never see coming. Behind the sunny beach town is a perfect storm of distracted tourists, congested beach access roads, and aggressive local drivers rushing through crowded streets. But why is Huntington Beach dangerous for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists? Its a combination of tourists, drunk driving,… Read More »
$5.34 Million Jury Verdict in Disputed Premises Liability Trial
Aaron Hicks of Hicks Law Firm Secures $5.34 Million Jury Verdict in Disputed Premises Liability Trial Alhambra, California — Hicks Law Firm, led by trial attorney Aaron Hicks and Co-Counsel Nico Mamone of Bentley & More, have secured a significant jury verdict on behalf of a client injured in a disputed premises liability case… Read More »
Hicks Law Firm $5.4 Million Verdict + Fraudulent Transfer
Catastrophic I-5 Collision Results in Multi-Million Dollar Verdict and Finding of Fraudulent Property Transfer Oceanside, California — A bench trial verdict has been received in a catastrophic personal injury case arising from a rear-end collision that occurred on April 6, 2023, on Interstate 5 near Oceanside, California. The collision resulted in severe and permanent… Read More »
