John Roach, Esq. | October 15, 2026 | California Law \ Car Accidents
San Francisco added more shared e-bikes and e-scooters to its streets in the past two years than in the decade before it, and the law covering who pays when one of them ends in an emergency room visit has not kept up. Most people riding… read more
John Roach, Esq. | October 14, 2026 | California Law \ Premises Liability
Every gym membership, rock-climbing gym waiver, youth soccer registration, and dog-walking app in California asks for a signature before you can participate, and nearly every one of those documents tells you, in bold print, that you’re giving up your right to sue. Most people sign… read more
John Roach, Esq. | October 13, 2026 | California Law
Parents often assume that if a child is hurt, California pauses the clock until the child turns 18. That is true for many private-defendant injury cases. It is not true for the government claim that must be filed before you can sue a city, county,… read more
John Roach, Esq. | October 10, 2026 | Car Accidents
Almost every day, a call or an email comes into my office from someone who was recently hurt getting around San Francisco — walking to work, riding a scooter to BART, catching a ride home. That’s led me to ask myself a simple question: which… read more
John Roach, Esq. | October 8, 2026 | Car Accidents
Most people who’ve been hit by a commercial truck assume the crash report will settle the question of what happened. It won’t. The report captures what the officer saw after the fact — skid marks, final resting positions, statements taken while everyone was still shaken…. read more
John Roach, Esq. | October 7, 2026 | Car Accidents
Waymo robotaxis are now a normal part of getting around San Francisco, and in my view they’re among the safest ways to do it, though certainly not the cheapest. They don’t text, drive drunk, or run yellows to make a meeting. When a Waymo is… read more
John Roach, Esq. | October 6, 2026 | California Law \ Car Accidents
On the afternoon of August 30, a Tesla Model Y hit a Honda head-on on Highway 84 outside La Honda, deep in the redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains. A neighbor heard the tire screech and the crash from inside his house, grabbed a medical… read more
John Roach, Esq. | October 5, 2026 | California Law \ Car Accidents
A 15-year-old in California who wants to ride a motorcycle has to complete 15 hours of state-certified training, hold a permit for six months, pass a written test and a vision exam, and ride a registered, insured vehicle while wearing a helmet. A 12-year-old who… read more
John Roach, Esq. | October 1, 2026 | Car Accidents
Getting hit by a fully loaded semi is not the same event, legally, as getting hit by a sedan. A big rig can weigh 20 to 30 times what a passenger car weighs, and the company that put it on the road is regulated by… read more
John Roach, Esq. | September 29, 2026 | Car Accidents
On Monday afternoon, September 28, 2026, a driver struck a pedestrian at the intersection of Anza Street and Arguello Boulevard in San Francisco’s Inner Richmond. Police logged the collision at about 2:08 p.m. Officers from Richmond Station rendered aid at the scene, and paramedics took… read more