At Blackman Legal Group, our personal injury attorneys help seriously injured California residents and tourists get financial compensation for the catastrophic injuries they have suffered. We bring over 32 years of specialized experience in personal injury litigation to clients throughout San Francisco, Oakland and the Bay Area. Because we have worked with victiims of traumatic injuries for decades, we have an extensive network of experts and professionals to help us build your case. Our lawyers have extensive experience successfully litigating claims involving serious personal injuries, from head and neck injuries to paralysis, broken bones, and loss of limb. Because of our consistent and detail-oriented approach to personal injury claims, we have obtained many verdicts or settlements in excess of million for our clients. Contact the Blackman Legal Group to schedule a free case evaluation. We understand the emotional challenges you face and will aggressively fight for your rights.

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Rosemead Accident Lawyers | 23 Injured in US Asia Tour Bus Accident

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

As many as 23 people were injured — two critically — on Thursday morning when a US Asia tour bus headed for a casino crashed head-on with a car on San Gabriel Boulevard in Rosemead, east of Los Angeles, California.

Los Angeles County fire Inspector Matt Levesque said the accident started with a rear-end collision between two cars in the forced one of the cars into oncoming traffic, where it collided head-on with the bus, according to a CBS Channel 2 News report.

Bus crashed head-on causing fatal injuries

Bus crashed head-on causing fatal injuries

Both the driver of the car and the bus driver were said to be in critical condition. Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Frederic Stowers told the Los Angeles Times that the bus driver was taken to a trauma center along with two others. Seven of the bus passengers sustained minor injuries and 13 others were treated at the scene and released.

The Los Angeles County Fire and Sheriff’s departments are investigating the accident, according to the Times.

The trial attorneys at Blackman Legal Group, a California-based law firm founded by renowned trial attorney Clifford Blackman, have been representing injury victims since 1976, and have special expertise in cases involving public transportation accidents. The nationwide toll-free number to call for a free consultation is 1-866-692-8126.

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Santa Cruz Accident Lawyers | Driver Arrested for Intentional Crash

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

A 51-year-old driver was taken into custody Tuesday and charged with purposely crashing into another vehicle on Highway 1 near Santa Cruz, California.

Donald Lucas Lee’s truck collided into another vehicle shortly after 4 p.m. and he allegedly yelled threats at the driver of the other vehicle and brandished a handgun, according to a report in the San Jose Mercury News. The driver called 911 to report the car accident, but Lee drove away. The driver gave officers a description of Lee’s pickup truck and his license plate number.

More than five hours later, at around 9:45 p.m., someone else called 911 and reported a man passed out in a pickup truck parked at a nearby beach. It matched the description of Lee’s truck. California Highway Patrol officers went to the scene and arrested Lee on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs, possessing an illegal gun and a concealed weapon, and assault with a deadly weapon, according to CHP officer Sarah Jackson.

Authorities explained that the deadly weapon in the assault was Lee’s truck because they believe he intentionally crashed into the other vehicle.

The trial attorneys at Blackman Legal Group, a California-based law firm founded by renowned trial attorney Clifford Blackman, have been representing injury victims since 1976, and have special expertise in cases involving traumatic brain injury.  The nationwide toll-free number to call for a free consultation is 1-888-395-3551.

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Turlock Truck Accident Lawyers | Man Missing After Fatal Crash

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

Turlock Truck Accident Lawyers report that on Tuesday, April 27, emergency crews continued to look for a person believed to be a passenger in a Chevrolet Silverado pickup that crashed into a Honda Accord on Highway 85 in Porterville Monday evening.  One driver was killed from multiple blunt injuries sustained in the crash.  Injured in the crash were two men in the Honda who were taken to a local hospital. One man was released with torn tendons in his right hand; he will require surgery. The other man remains in the hospital, according to coverage in the Visalia Times-Delta.

Emergency crews continued their search because evidence from the crash scene suggested someone might have been ejected from the pickup into a nearby canal during the collision. Furthermore, family members of the deceased said that a 34-year old Porterville man was last seen with the driver and has not been heard from since.

The Turlock truck accident attorneys at Blackman Legal Group, a California-based law firm founded by renowned trial attorney Clifford Blackman has been representing injury victims since 1976, and have special expertise in cases involving wrongful death.   The nationwide toll-free number to call for a free consultation is 1-888-395-3551.

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Palo Alto Spinal Cord Injury Lawyers | Diabetes drug could halt damage from spinal cord injuries

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

A new study reported in the Science Translational Medicine journal last week says a generic diabetes drug used in conjunction with a gene-blocking drug may be able to stop spinal cord injuries from getting worse and causing paralysis after the initial onset.

The procedure works by stopping the bleeding that occurs when capillaries burst after a brain or spinal cord injury, Marc Simard of the University of Maryland told Reuters. The blood carries chemicals called inflammatory factors that are meant to heal but often increase the damage. That’s why patients can appear to be OK after a traumatic brain injury or a stroke, but then get much worse or even die a few hours later.

In lab experiments with mice and rats, Simard’s team has been able to successfully block the ABCC8 gene that starts the post-injury bleeding process. They used the diabetes drug glyburide and a gene-blocking drug together. The next step is to try it on people.

“I think we are pretty darn close to a clinical trial,” Simard told Reuters.

Glyburide is already in Phase I safety trials for treating traumatic brain injury and stroke, Simard said.

The trial attorneys at Blackman Legal Group, a California-based law firm founded by renowned trial attorney Clifford Blackman, have been representing injury victims since 1976, and have special expertise in cases involving spinal cord injury.  The nationwide toll-free number to call for a free consultation is 1-888-395-3551.

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Redwood City Motorcycle Accident Lawyers | Motorcycle officer injured chasing vandals

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

A Redwood City motorcycle police officer was injured Friday night when he hit a car while chasing suspected vandals who were running from another officer on foot, according to a report in the San Jose Mercury News. An eyewitness said Officer Jim Bertellotti was heading east when he hit a northbound car at an intersection without stop signs. The motorcycle hit the car in the side and then flew about 25 feet, according to the witness.

Bertellotti, a 10-year veteran of the Redwood City Police Department, could not speak and was breathing very fast at the scene of the motorcycle accident, according to the report. He was taken to Stanford Hospital with what appeared to be severe injuries. He was complaining of neck and back pain, the initial report stated. The injuries turned out to be minor, however, and Bertellotti was released a few hours later, according to a Mercury News update. No one in the other vehicle was hurt.

The California Highway Patrol is investigating the accident to determine whether Bertellotti had his lights and siren on, how fast he and the other vehicle were going, and who was at fault.

The trial attorneys at Blackman Legal Group, a California-based law firm founded by renowned trial attorney Clifford Blackman, have been representing injury victims since 1976, and have special expertise in cases involving catastrophic injuries.  The nationwide toll-free number to call for a free consultation is 1-888-395-3551.

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