John Roach, Esq. | August 12, 2026 | Attorney Tips \ California Law
The number that matters in a personal injury case is not the settlement figure. It is the amount that actually reaches you after every medical lien, reimbursement claim, and bill has been resolved. Two clients can settle for the identical gross amount and walk away… read more
John Roach, Esq. | August 10, 2026 | Attorney Tips \ California Law
The scene is familiar to almost every injured driver I represent: the tow trucks have gone, the pain is setting in, and then the traffic collision report arrives — and it blames you. Maybe the officer wrote that you were speeding. Maybe the diagram puts… read more
John Roach, Esq. | August 8, 2026 | California Law \ Car Accidents
If you were hurt in a car accident in Concord, California law gives you two years to bring a claim — but the evidence that wins your case is gone within days, and the deadline drops to six months if a government entity is involved…. read more
John Roach, Esq. | August 5, 2026 | California Law \ Car Accidents
Rideshare is woven into daily life in San Francisco — and so are rideshare crashes. When you are hurt in an Uber or Lyft, the most important facts about your case are two things most riders have never heard of. First, which insurance applies depends… read more
John Roach, Esq. | August 3, 2026 | California Law \ Car Accidents
When school starts back up across San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley in mid-August, the streets around every campus change overnight. Crosswalks fill with children, school buses make frequent stops, and pickup and dropoff lines clog quiet residential blocks twice a day. It is one of… read more
John Roach, Esq. | August 1, 2026 | Car Accidents
There’s no breathalyzer for exhaustion. That single fact shapes everything about drowsy driving cases: the driver who drifted across the center line at 5 a.m. tells the officer he “just lost control.” No test, no citation, no admission. The police report says “unknown causes.” And… read more
John Roach, Esq. | July 29, 2026 | California Law \ Premises Liability
San Francisco’s hotels host millions of guests a year, from tourists at Union Square to business travelers near Moscone. A polished lobby floor, a wet pool deck, a dim stairwell, a loose runner of carpet — any of them can send a guest to the… read more
John Roach, Esq. | July 27, 2026 | Attorney Tips
In an earlier article, I covered the basic insurance adjuster tactics every injured person should expect after a car accident — the fast lowball, the request for a recorded statement, the friendly voice that is anything but. But adjusters have a deeper playbook, and the… read more
John Roach, Esq. | July 25, 2026 | Attorney Tips \ California Law
A skull fracture is one of the few injuries where the visible damage is often the smallest part of the story. The skull exists to protect the brain, and when it breaks, the force required to break it has almost always done something to the… read more
John Roach, Esq. | July 22, 2026 | California Law \ Car Accidents
Riders in San Francisco face a double injustice. First, when a careless driver hits them, the lack of a steel cage means the injuries are far more severe than they would be in a car. Second, they then have to overcome a stubborn bias —… read more