California Accident Attorneys Blog

Tesla has issued dozens of recalls over the past several years, covering everything from faulty Autopilot software to door latch malfunctions. If you own or lease a Tesla, running a tesla recall lookup is one of the simplest ways to find out whether your vehicle has an unresolved safety defect that could put you and your passengers at risk.

In California, the driver making a left turn is presumed at fault for a collision with oncoming traffic under Vehicle Code § 21801, which requires left-turning drivers to yield to any approaching vehicle close enough to be a hazard. That presumption is not absolute. Fault can shift to the oncoming driver—partially or en...

⚡ Quick Answer

If you were hit by a car while walking anywhere in California, you can pursue compensation for your medical bills, lost income, pain and suffering, and other losses. California law gives pedestrians the right of way in marked and unmarked crosswalks, and the state’s pure comparative fault rule lets you recover even if you wer...

A decade of data shows a complicated answer — and one number that should concern every rider.

By Steven M. Sweat, Personal Injury Lawyers, APC  |  May 2026  |  Sources: NHTSA FARS, UC Berkeley SafeTREC, California OTS, CHP/SWITRS

The short answer is: better than last year, but worse than a decade ago — and considerably worse than the...

Every year, millions of vehicles on U.S. roads have unresolved safety recalls, and many drivers have no idea their car is one of them. A CARFAX recall check lets you search for open recalls using your vehicle’s VIN or license plate number, giving you a fast, free way to find out if your car has a known safety defect that hasn’t been fixed yet...