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 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
John Roach, Esq. | July 20, 2026 | California Law \ Car Accidents
More than a quarter of a million vehicles cross the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge every day, funneling through tunnels, tight merges, and some of the most congested traffic in the region. Most crashes there look like ordinary collisions — one driver hits another. But the… read more
John Roach, Esq. | July 18, 2026 | Brain Injuries \ California Law
Every mild TBI client I have ever represented has said some version of the same sentence: “Everyone keeps telling me I’m fine, but I’m not.” The scan was normal. The screening came back okay. They went back to work. And for years, insurance companies have… read more
John Roach, Esq. | July 17, 2026 | California Law \ Car Accidents
You had the green. You were going straight through the intersection, doing everything right — and a driver coming the other way turned left directly across your path. In the half-second before impact, there was nowhere to go. If that’s your story, you’re describing the… read more
John Roach, Esq. | July 15, 2026 | Attorney Tips \ California Law
One of the first moves an insurance company makes after a crash is to shift blame onto you. “You were going a little fast.” “You should have seen them.” “You weren’t wearing your seatbelt.” This is not idle conversation. It is the deliberate use of… read more
John Roach, Esq. | July 13, 2026 | California Law \ Car Accidents
Delivery vehicles have taken over San Francisco’s streets. Amazon vans double-park in the Valencia Street bike lanes, UPS trucks back across crosswalks in SoMa alleys, and FedEx drivers race quotas up hills with blind crests. When one of them causes a crash, the injury is… read more
John Roach, Esq. | July 11, 2026 | California Law \ Car Accidents
On June 25, 2026, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 623 — the Fair Medical Billing & Rideshare Safety Act — into law as Chapter 17 of the Statutes of 2026. If you ride in, drive for, or share the road with Uber and Lyft vehicles… read more