John Roach, Esq. | February 23, 2026 | All Things Trial
A Los Angeles Superior Court jury is currently hearing evidence in what may be the most consequential product liability trial involving a technology company in American history. The case — a bellwether trial in the coordinated litigation against Meta Platforms and Google — tests whether… read more
John Roach, Esq. | February 20, 2026 | All Things Trial
On February 5, 2026, a federal jury in Phoenix, Arizona returned an $8.5 million verdict against Uber in a passenger sexual assault case — the first time Uber has been found liable by a federal jury for failing to prevent the sexual assault of a… read more
John Roach, Esq. | February 16, 2026 | Attorney Tips \ California Law \ Car Accidents
California rideshare accident cases raise legal questions that go well beyond a standard car accident claim. When you are injured by an Uber or Lyft driver, you are not just dealing with that driver’s personal auto insurance — you are dealing with a corporate entity,… read more
John Roach, Esq. | February 13, 2026 | California Law \ Car Accidents
It happens in less than a second. You are riding through San Francisco, Oakland, or anywhere in the Bay Area — moving with traffic, fully alert — when a car door swings open directly into your path. There is no time to brake. The impact… read more
John Roach, Esq. | February 9, 2026 | California Law \ Car Accidents
One of the first questions every seriously injured person asks when they call my office is: “How do you get paid?” The answer is a contingency fee — and understanding how it works is important before you sign any retainer agreement with any attorney. This… read more
John Roach, Esq. | February 5, 2026 | Car Accidents
In March 2025, my client was struck by a vehicle in Oakland while crossing the street. She suffered a comminuted right hip fracture, a right sacral fracture, a left pubic fracture, and a right inferior pubic ramus fracture — catastrophic orthopedic injuries that permanently altered… read more
John Roach, Esq. | February 2, 2026 | Attorney Tips
Artificial intelligence has changed how I run my solo personal injury practice — not by replacing the legal judgment that wins cases, but by compressing the time it takes to do the work that supports that judgment. Research that once took hours, deposition summaries that… read more
John Roach, Esq. | January 29, 2026 | All Things Trial
On April 28, 2025, a jury in Alameda Superior Court awarded my client Gail Converse $300,000 in non-economic damages — with no reduction for comparative fault — in a case that did not involve a dog bite. There was no mauling, no broken skin, no… read more
John Roach, Esq. | January 26, 2026 | Attorney Tips
The attorneys who consistently produce the best results in personal injury litigation are not necessarily the ones with the most experience — they are the ones who take control of their cases from day one. Proactive litigation is an offensive strategy. It is built on… read more
John Roach, Esq. | January 23, 2026 | California Law \ Car Accidents
The statute of limitations is one of the most important deadlines in any personal injury case — and one of the most frequently misunderstood. Miss it and your claim is permanently barred, regardless of how strong your evidence is or how serious your injuries are…. read more
