Los Angeles Personal Injury Attorney Blog

By Steven M. Sweat, Personal Injury Lawyers, APC  |  Updated April 2026 Introduction: The Uninsured Driver Problem in California If you have been injured in a car accident in Los Angeles or anywhere in Southern California, one of the first questions your attorney will ask is whether the other driver had auto insurance. Unfortunately, the…

California law on punitive damages are the legal remedies provided to the citizens of the Golden State when they are harmed by egregious or reckless conduct. What does California Law say on punitive damages? To answer this question, we first have to explain what punitive damages are and when they might apply to a claim…

Top Five Reasons to Hire An Attorney After A Car Accident from Steven M. Sweat, APC

What is the process of bringing a personal injury claim in California? As a California personal injury attorney, I find that many people have questions about this process. I would break this down in stages as follows: From The Date of The Accident to Filing a Lawsuit Obviously, it is not a pleasant thing to…

Personal injury evidence must be gathered in a systematic and organized manner and checklists are one way of doing this. I think they keep us mindful of certain things that need to be done on each and every case. In addition, they keep the personal injury lawyer from forgetting to uncover every stone that might…

I had a trial recently that involved a woman who fell on another person’s property. During the closing argument, the defense attorney stated, she wore the wrong shoes for the weather and wasn’t looking where she was going, so you should give her nothing. When I got up to argue, I said, I don’t believe…

Limits of insurance can be a big obstacle to full recovery. Is it possible to get more than the limits of insurance on a personal injury case? Unfortunately, California only requires that drivers carry a minimum of $15,000 per injured party and $30,000 per accident claim for liability coverage. Even when drivers carry above this…

The Human and Economic Costs of Car Crashes infographic

Legal Definition of Negligence Under California Law Negligence is the failure to use reasonable care to prevent harm to oneself or to others. A person can be negligent by acting or by failing to act. A person is negligent if he or she does something that a reasonably careful person would not do in the…

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