John Roach, Esq. | September 10, 2026 | California Law \ Car Accidents
You did everything right. You wore a DOT-approved helmet, you rode sober and alert, and a driver still turned left across your lane or drifted into you on the 101. The helmet did its job — you’re alive, your skull is intact. But in the… read more
John Roach, Esq. | September 9, 2026 | California Law
A dog attacked a woman on the 500 block of Larkin Street in the Tenderloin at around 9:20 a.m. on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, leaving her with serious, life-threatening injuries. San Francisco Fire Department paramedics treated her at the scene before she was taken to… read more
John Roach, Esq. | September 7, 2026 | Attorney Tips \ California Law
Labor Day weekend is supposed to honor working people. The bitter irony I see in my office every September: it’s also when a lot of working people get hurt — on holiday-schedule shifts, short-staffed job sites, and rush deliveries. And almost every injured worker who… read more
John Roach, Esq. | September 5, 2026 | Attorney Tips \ California Law
Pain and suffering is proven by the people who watched you change. A San Francisco lawyer explains what California compensates, who can testify, and why the witness list should be complete.
John Roach, Esq. | September 3, 2026 | California Law \ Car Accidents
You got in the back seat, confirmed the driver’s name, and watched the little car icon crawl across the map. Then someone ran a light — your driver, or the other driver, it happened too fast to tell — and now you’re hurt, the trip… read more
John Roach, Esq. | September 2, 2026 | California Law \ Car Accidents
Ben Fisher was walking his two-year-old daughter across Sanchez and Duncan streets in Noe Valley shortly after 9:30 a.m. last Friday when she tripped and fell, face-down, in the crosswalk. As she lay there, a Waymo robotaxi began moving into the intersection toward them, according… read more
John Roach, Esq. | August 28, 2026 | California Law \ Car Accidents
For the second time in less than a year, video has surfaced showing a San Francisco Muni operator asleep at the controls of a moving train. On July 31, 2026, at roughly 8:30 a.m., an L Taraval train ran into a stopped, empty train near… read more
John Roach, Esq. | August 24, 2026 | California Law
When a government entity injures you, two questions matter more than any others — and they are the two questions injured people actually ask when they call my office. First: does this lawyer really sue the government? Plenty of firms quietly avoid these cases because… read more
John Roach, Esq. | August 23, 2026 | All Things Trial \ California Law
On February 17, 2026, an avalanche near Castle Peak, above the Frog Lake Backcountry Huts outside Truckee, killed nine people on a guided backcountry trip. It remains the deadliest avalanche in California history. I wrote about the case in February, when investigators were still working… read more
John Roach, Esq. | August 22, 2026 | California Law \ Car Accidents
After a car or rideshare accident in San Mateo, California law lets you recover medical bills, lost wages and pain-and-suffering damages — and if an Uber or Lyft was involved, there may be up to $1 million in coverage most victims never hear about. Attorney… read more