John Roach, Esq. | September 24, 2026 | California Law
On the afternoon of September 23, a man was stabbed on a Muni bus near 10th and Mission Streets. The San Francisco Chronicle reported, citing SFPD, that the stabbing happened around 1:41 p.m., that the man was stabbed by another passenger and left with life-threatening… read more
John Roach, Esq. | September 24, 2026 | California Law \ Premises Liability
A house fire, a scalding shower in a rented apartment, a chemical splash at a construction site, an e-bike battery that ignites overnight — burn injuries arrive without warning, and the damage they leave behind is rarely limited to the skin. Severe burns mean weeks… read more
John Roach, Esq. | September 23, 2026 | All Things Trial \ California Law
Families going through a wrongful death case almost always ask the same question at some point: how does anyone actually arrive at a number? Insurance adjusters aren’t going to explain it to you — their job is to offer as little as they can get… read more
John Roach, Esq. | September 21, 2026 | California Law
On September 1, the last day of California’s legislative session, the Assembly simply didn’t call a vote. Senate Bill 492 — a last-week compromise assembled after Governor Newsom’s broader wildfire liability-shift proposal stalled — died not in defeat, but in silence. Newsom’s own role in… read more
John Roach, Esq. | September 20, 2026 | California Law
Just after 6:10 a.m. Thursday, September 17, a small fishing boat carrying three people struck rocks near Lime Point, on the Marin County side of the Golden Gate Bridge, and began to capsize. The U.S. Coast Guard, San Francisco Police Department’s Marine Unit, Southern Marin… read more
John Roach, Esq. | September 19, 2026 | Attorney Tips \ California Law
Most people who’ve been seriously hurt by someone else’s carelessness hesitate before they call a lawyer, and the reason usually has nothing to do with money. They don’t want to ruin the other person’s life. They picture the driver who ran the light losing the… read more
John Roach, Esq. | September 18, 2026 | Brain Injuries \ Premises Liability
Six Flags Magic Mountain’s X2 coaster, a ride built around a spinning car and a launch designed to disorient riders on purpose, is now the subject of multiple lawsuits alleging it caused catastrophic brain injuries and at least one death. One family’s wrongful death case… read more
John Roach, Esq. | September 18, 2026 | California Law \ Car Accidents
Senate Bill 371 fixed the headline number everyone worried about: Uber and Lyft’s $1 million commercial liability policy stayed intact when the new rideshare insurance rules took effect. What got far less attention is what SB 371 did to the uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage… read more
John Roach, Esq. | September 17, 2026 | California Law \ Premises Liability
Most people who get bitten by a dog in San Francisco never make a claim. They assume the owner isn’t responsible because the dog “never bit anyone before.” They don’t want to go after a neighbor. Or the dog never actually bit them — it… read more
John Roach, Esq. | September 16, 2026 | California Law
San Francisco sells tourists a fantasy: hop on the cable car, ring the bell, coast down California Street with the bay in the distance. On December 15, 2025, that fantasy broke. According to the lawsuit filed this month in San Francisco Superior Court, Cable Car… read more