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
John Roach, Esq. | September 28, 2026 | All Things Trial \ Brain Injuries \ Car Accidents
The early imaging in this case was about as clear as brain injury imaging gets — a subdural hematoma that showed up plainly on the first scan, not a borderline read that could have gone either way. That didn’t stop the insurance company from opening… 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 10, 2026 | Brain Injuries \ 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