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Hurting Your Injury Claim: 4 Common Mistakes

WHITEBOARD WEDNESDAY (June 7, 2017): There is nothing more frustrating to someone that has been injured in an accident than destroying the value of their own injury claim. In this week’s Whiteboard Wednesday, Matt highlights the 4 most common mistakes we see people make with their personal injury claims… Want to use our video on your blog or website? Feel free! Below you

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Rental Car Insurance: Do I Need It?

WHITEBOARD WEDNESDAY (MAY 31, 2017): If you have ever rented a car, you know the feeling you get when the rental agent puts the full-court press on you about why you should purchase their rental insurance. In this week’s Whiteboard Wednesday, Matt tackles how rental car insurance works and whether you need it when you rent a car… [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCPyeNQSYFc&vol=70&width=640&height=360[/embedyt]

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Bicycle Accidents: Blaming The Bicyclist

WHITEBOARD WEDNESDAY (MAY 24, 2017): The Bay Area is a very bicycle-friendly place, but with increased bicycle traffic comes increased car vs. bicycle accidents. These accidents don’t usually end well for vulnerable bicyclists—and so our phone rings with people looking for a San Francisco bicycle accident lawyer… Now, we find that most of the time the car is primarliy at fault for

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Uber/Lyft Accidents: Dealing with Insurance

WHITEBOARD WEDNESDAY (MAY 17, 2017): With more ride-sharing going on than ever before in the San Francisco Bay Area, there has been a corresponding surge in car accidents involving companies like Uber and Lyft. This week’s edition of Whiteboard Wednesday covers the ins-and-outs of insurance claims when people are injured in Uber and Lyft accidents. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpgAYWkPHjU&width=640&height=360&rel=0&modestbranding=0[/embedyt] Want to use our video on

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UM/UIM Insurance: The Best Investment You’ll Ever Make?

You are a responsible adult. You save for your retirement. You have a monthly budget and your family is even protected with life insurance. But, do you know how much UM/UIM insurance coverage you have?  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ What Is UM/UIM? The strong majority of people we ask have no idea. Many of them aren’t even sure what UM and UIM are. UM stands for

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BART Crime: Dealing with a Commuter’s Nightmare

Imagine it’s a Monday morning and you’re running behind to get to work on time. You ride BART to/from San Francisco or Oakland every day and know the train schedules like the back of your hand. You race to the BART station, up to the BART platform and slip through the open doors with at least 10 seconds to spare! You

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Don’t Let Your Dog Take a Bite Out of Your Wallet

If you’re like us, you love dogs! San Francisco loves dogs too and it consistently ranks as the most dog-friendly city in the U.S.  If you own a dog you know the joy they can bring to your life, but if you are like most dog owners you may not have considered the financial liability that your dog can become if they

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Legal Perspective: Oakland Club Fire; Ghost Ship

**We hope you find this information with our legal perspective informative and not off-putting.  This tragedy is so fresh and so horrible that we debated weighing in on it publicly, at all.  That said, as Bay Area residents this tragedy is hitting us hard also and given our unique experience with and perspective on tragic events like this, we decided to comment on

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Finalists Announced: Don’t Text & Drive Scholarship

Twice a year, the Law Offices of Matthew J. Quinlan funds a $1,000 scholarship to help raise awareness about the dangers of texting and driving amongst college-aged students.  Studies have shown that 18-24 year olds are twice as likely to be involved in a texting and driving accident than any other age group. Students between the ages of 18 and

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Nectars Royal Jelly Glass Jars Breaking, Cutting Customers

  It has recently come to our attention that Nectars Collective, a medicinal marijuana supplier, has been using defective glass jars in packaging their products. These defective jars are sold under the “710 Royal Jelly” product line in dispensaries across California. A common problem with these defective jars occurs when trying to open them, as they require an unreasonable amount

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